For two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy―and family secrets―perfect for fans of Showtime’s Yellowjackets.
With THE ALONE TIME (Thomas & Mercer; May 1, 2024), Elle Marr joins the ranks of Colleen Hoover and Karin Slaughter as a true master of psychological suspense. Told in haunting chapters alternating between the past and the present, as well as from the perspectives of Asian-Americans Fiona, Violet, and their parents, Marr’s new novel explores themes of secrets and the damage they inflict, and the horrifying choices family members are capable of making when trying to survive.
“A steady build-up that questions the origins of a tragedy and the motives of the survivors and pits survival, ambition, and perhaps the truth against each other, leading to a finale that will surprise even the most perceptive readers.” –Library Journal
“Marr’s THE ALONE TIME is a captivating, thrilling, deeply haunting tale about familial bonds, family secrets, memory, and trauma. This book is so twisty that it will give you whiplash! Absorbing, beautifully written, and fraught with tension, The Alone Time will keep you in its grip until the very last page. Fantastic. It will leave you reeling!” –Lisa Regan, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
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