Josie Buhrman has spent the last ten years trying to escape her family and with good reason. After her father<U+2019>s murder thirteen years prior, her mother ran away to join a cult and her twin sister Lanie, once Josie<U+2019>s closest friend and confidant, betrayed her in an unimaginable way. Now, Josie has finally put down roots in New York, settling into domestic life with her partner Caleb, and that<U+2019>s where she intends to stay. The only problem is that she has lied to Caleb about every detail of her past<U+2014>starting with her last name. When investigative reporter Poppy Parnell sets off a media firestorm with a megahit podcast that reopens the long-closed case of Josie<U+2019>s father<U+2019>s murder, Josie<U+2019>s world begins to unravel. Meanwhile, the unexpected death of Josie<U+2019>s long-absent mother forces her to return to her Midwestern hometown where she must confront the demons from her past<U+2014>and the lies on which she has staked her future.