You Don't Want to Know - by Lisa Jackson (Paperback)

About the Book

A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author deftly takes readers to the edge of sanityNand backNin a gripping novel where a mother's worst fear is only the beginning of a terrifying nightmare, and the truth is more dangerous than she can imagine.

Book Synopsis

In this gripping novel of psychological suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a mother's worst fear is only the beginning of a terrifying nightmare...

"Shiveringly good suspense! "--Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author

NOTHING IS MORE DANGEROUS...THAN THE TRUTH.

In Ava's dreams, her son, Noah, looks just the way she remembers him: a sweet two-year-old in rolled-up jeans and a red sweatshirt. When Ava wakes, the agonizing truth hits her all over again. Noah went missing two years ago, and has never been found. Almost everyone, including Ava's semi-estranged husband, assumes the boy drowned after falling off the dock near their Church Island home.

Ava has spent most of the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, shattered by grief and unable to recall the details of Noah's disappearance. Now she's back at Neptune's Gate, the family estate, her strength slowly returning. But as Ava's mind comes back into focus, she can't shake the feeling that her family, and her psychologist, know more than they're saying. Are they worried for her well-being--or anxious about what she might discover?

Ava secretly visits a hypnotist, hoping to restore her memories. But the strange visions and night terrors keep getting worse. She is sure she's heard Noah crying in the nursery, and glimpsed him walking near the dock. Is she losing her mind, or is Noah still alive? Ava won't stop until she gets answers. But the truth is more dangerous than she can imagine. And the price may be more than she ever thought to pay...

Review Quotes

Praise for YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW:

"This chilling stand-alone suspense thriller from bestseller Jackson (Without Mercy) brings every parent's biggest fear to life--the disappearance of one's child...Multiple red herrings and a host of sinister characters help keep the pages turning until the explosive conclusion." --Publishers Weekly

"New York Times' bestselling author Jackson puts her touch on this dark thriller and tale of forbidden romance...Jackson's book is crammed with suspects and a palpable air of creepiness...Jackson's many fans will enjoy it." --Kirkus Reviews

"Best-selling and prolific Jackson deftly throws in an escaped serial killer and the recent murders of Ava's psychiatrist and hypnotist to ensure that her creepily gothic thriller teems with sinister possibilities."-- Booklist Reviews

"A definite page-turner" --Suspense Magazine

"If it's mystery and intrigue you want, Lisa Jackson has it in spades. You Don't Want to Know is a frantic adventure through a mother's worst nightmare." --BELLA Magazine

"YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW is an artfully written story of suspense that reminds me of the best-of-the-best of gothic novels during their heyday.... Lisa Jackson brings a twist of modernity to the story, making it a novel that combines the best of the old and the new into a story that any reader will want to savor as long as possible to keep it from ending." --Bookreporter.com

About the Author

Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including Liar, Liar, You Will Pay, After She's Gone, Deserves to Die, Running Scared, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages. She lives with her family and rambunctious dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers can visit her online at LisaJackson.com and find her on Facebook.