THE CRACK
A sleepy coastal town. An unsolved disappearance. A sister who can’t forget.
Ren Holbrook was a teenager on family holiday when her younger sister, Daisy, mysteriously vanished from Crackerly Bay without a trace. At the time, police claimed to have few leads and little evidence, and the case quickly went cold — the tragedy slowly destroying what little was left of Ren’s family.
But Ren knows who killed Daisy. She’s always known. So when another young girl goes missing from the same small town in similar circumstances eighteen years later, she knows Arthur Bicknell’s murderous habits have resurfaced.
Except Arthur’s not the only one nursing a secret. Ren is facing uncomfortable questions of her own in relation to her mother’s death. Questions which threaten her freedom and mean this might be her last chance to expose Arthur Bicknell for the killer he is and finally force him to pay for the things he has done.
As old secrets and new lies collide, a desperate Ren is forced to ask herself; what lines is she prepared to cross to get her revenge?
Meet Michelle
Michelle Stephens is a writer of twisty suspense mysteries and thriller fiction about the lengths desperate people will go to. Her debut novel, THE CRACK, releases in January 2027 and she is currently working on her second book.
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