The Secrets We Hide

A Mystery Novel by Karin Slaughter

Subgenres:

Crime Thriller,
Small Town,
Domestic Thriller

Published June 18, 2026

Length 405 pages

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Small town mysteries where gossip fuels suspicion
Family secrets that unravel after a shocking crime
Detectives digging into dark truths beneath quiet streets

Publisher Description

The gripping new crime thriller from Karin Slaughter – the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of We Are All Guilty Here.

Welcome to North Falls—a small town with big secrets. The house at 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other in the quiet, residential street. But rumours are rife about the Vickery family – a couple in the midst of a volatile separation and a daughter with secrets of her own.

Then one afternoon gunshots ring out. Allison Vickery is found murdered in her own kitchen, her teenage daughter bleeding and left for dead. Her husband suspiciously absent.

Everyone in North Falls thinks they know what happened. Gossip and rumours spread like wildfire. But the truth is far more shocking than anyone could ever have imagined.

Secrets are everywhere in this small town. Everyone is hiding something. It's up to Detective Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth, but the deeper she looks the darker it gets…

A gripping and twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Andrea Mara and Shari Lapena.

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