Long Way Home - by Lynn Tavernier

Book Synopsis

When an embattled detective investigates the suspicious death of a wealthy young socialite, she unearths long-buried family secrets in this tense thriller for fans of Lisa Gardner.

Detective Andrea Stuart thought her weeklong escape to the quiet shores of Jamestown would be a time to rest, to reconnect, to forget. But a blocked call in the early hours of the morning pulls her back into a world she's been trying to leave behind--and into a case no one wants her to solve.

Hope Philbrick--young, beautiful, and heir to one of Rhode Island's most powerful families--has fallen to her death from a seaside cliff after her lavish pre-wedding celebration. Everyone says it was an accident. Her fiancé is grieving. The family wants silence. And Andrea has been told, in no uncertain terms, to keep her head down and follow orders.

But something about the scene doesn't sit right. Not the missing witnesses. Not the body's position. Not the lies--because Andrea can smell them. The deeper she digs, the more the glittering façade of privilege cracks, revealing a dark web of pressure, secrets, and betrayal that threatens to destroy more than just reputations.

To uncover the truth, Andrea must risk her career--and confront a haunting past she's never truly escaped.

Gripping, atmospheric, and richly written, The Lost Hours is a spellbinding mystery about power, trauma, and the cost of doing the right thing.

About the Author

Lynn Tavernier is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and studied at Sarah Lawrence's Writing Institute and Grub Street, Boston. This, her debut novel--Too Far to Fall was shortlisted in June for the 2024 CWA Dagger Award and won the Claymore for Best Unpublished Mystery at the Killer Nashville Writers conference. She twenty-five years in restaurant management including former ownership of the French Bistro, Chez Pascal in Providence, Rhode Island. Tavernier lives in Saunderstown, Rhode Island with her husband and Jack, their cat.