The Darkest Secret

by Alex Marwood

Book Overview

"If there has been a better mystery-suspense story written in this decade, I can't think of it . . . transcend s] the genre." --Stephen King "A cruel and cunning mystery . . . Plot-twisting, mind-altering and monstrously funny." -- The New York Times Book Review The latest gripping psychological thriller from Edgar Award winner Alex Marwood When a child goes missing at an opulent house party, it makes international news. But what really happened behind those closed doors? Twelve years ago, Mila Jackson's three-year-old half-sister Coco disappeared during their father's fiftieth birthday celebration, leaving behind her identical twin Ruby as the only witness. The girls' father, Sean, was wealthy and influential, as were the friends gathered at their seaside vacation home for the weekend's debauchery. The case ignited a media frenzy and forever changed the lives of everyone involved. Now, Sean Jackson is dead, and the people who were present that terrible night must gather once more for a funeral that will reveal that the secrets of the past can never stay hidden. Perfectly paced all the way through its devastating conclusion, The Darkest Secret is one that fans of Gillian Flynn and Liane Moriarty won't be able to put down.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143110519
• ISBN13: 9780143110514
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

The Darkest Secret was one of the best mysteries I've read in a while.

I'm a big fan of mystery books in general and this was the first one I had read by Alex Marwood. The ending will leave you totally amazed! I then started looking for other books by this author and have since read The Wicked Girls, and The Killer Next Door. Both of these books were great also, but I thought they plodded along at times even though The Wicked Girls won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback in 2014.