Let Me Go - by Rachel Howzell Hall

Book Synopsis

A writer's search for her missing friend becomes a real-life thriller in a twisting novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of These Toxic Things.

Bailey Meadows has just moved into the remote Topanga Canyon home of thriller author Jack Beckham. As his writer-in-residence, she's supposed to help him once again reach the bestseller list. But she's not there to write a thriller--she's there to find Sam Morris, a community leader dedicated to finding missing people, who has disappeared in the canyon surrounding Beckham's property.

The missing woman was last seen in the drought-stricken forest known for wildfires and mountain lions. Each new day, Bailey learns just how dangerous these canyons are--for the other women who have also gone missing here...and for her. Could these missing women be linked to strange events that occurred decades ago at the Beckham estate?

As fire season in the canyons approaches, Bailey must race to unravel the truth from fiction before she becomes the next woman lost in the forest.

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Praise for What Fire Brings

"Nothing is what it seems in this tour de force." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Classic gothic and Hitchcockian themes take on post-COVID-19 twists here, fueling paranoia and shifting realities as Hall crafts harrowing what-ifs around writers' relationships with their stories." --Booklist

"An aspiring suspense writer searches for her missing friend in this intricate...chiller from bestseller Hall." --Publishers Weekly

"Rachel Howzell Hall is a master of the psychological suspense thriller. What Fire Brings delivers shocking secrets, surprises on every page, and a killer twist that will leave you breathless. A must-read!" --Melinda Leigh, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author

"This one will keep you guessing! Hall's considerable talent is on full display as she expertly deploys misdirection and subterfuge in a riveting tale of intrigue and suspense where nothing is as it seems. The past collides with the present to forever alter the future while the twists keep coming until the final shocking reveal. If you love an intricate plot with well-crafted prose, incisive insight, and complex characters, do not miss this propulsive mystery by a superb storyteller!" --Isabella Maldonado, Wall Street Journal bestselling author

"Crackling wildfires, dark secrets, and a serial killer on the loose. Rachel Howzell Hall's What Fire Brings is a captivating and creepy thrill ride through the California canyons, right up to the final and fiery twisty end." --Wanda M. Morris, award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets and Anywhere You Run

"Rachel Howzell Hall is simply one of the finest crime writers of her generation, and What Fire Brings is her most assured novel yet...and one that hits a little close to home for everyone who puts pen to paper or finger to keyboard. Tense, illuminating, and filled with surprises on every page. A masterwork that will leave you flipping pages to see what you might have missed." --Tod Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author