Hidden Beneath the Pines

When Matt Walker answers a late-night call from his estranged ex-wife, he doesn’t expect to find his old home swarming with police—or to be pulled into a violent crime he knows nothing about. Inside, his ex-wife, battered and sobbing, runs straight into his arms, stunning him and the detectives. Coincidence? Or something far more dangerous?
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Hoping to shake the unsettling encounter, Matt returns home to his new life, his new wife, and the peaceful escape of their lakeside retreat. But the illusion shatters the next morning when a body washes up on shore—and once again, Matt is at the center of a crime he can’t explain.
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Detective Mara Graley has spent years untangling lies, but something about this case doesn’t add up. Her gut tells her she’s missing something—but she believes Walker. Her rookie partner, brash and convinced of Walker's guilt, wants to take him down. As the investigation deepens, secrets unravel, past and present collide, and nothing is what it seems.
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If you likeed Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, prepare for a gripping psychological thriller with unexpected twists and a disturbing, clever ending that will leave you questioning everything.