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A crime series about an unforgettable gothabilly forensics entomologist using her insect knowledge to solve the most gruesome, shocking crimes.
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Twisted serial killers
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Beautiful locations and communities heaving with dark secrets
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A roster of fascinating characters... and suspects
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Kickass gothabilly insect forensics expert chasing them down
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Fascinating, dedicated detective harbouring their own tragic secrets
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Bodies. Lots of bodies
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'I was entranced from the very first page and couldn't put it down until I had all the answers. Tracy weaves a seamless tale while offering brilliant descriptions and raw emotions.' Mega bestseller Angela Marsons
‘Tracy Buchanan writes moving, gripping, heartbreakingly real family drama.’ Susan Lewis, Sunday Times bestselling author of One Minute Later
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False identity
Two decades after a nightmarish event at Lakewell Manor, Liz returns to Easthaven amid a divorce and custody battle. Her estranged friend Tamsin, now the keeper of their shared dark secret, doesn't remember her—or that fateful night. With her life on the line, Liz faces the perilous choice of confronting her past and risking it all.
False identity
From Kindle #1 bestselling author of Wall of Silence comes a gripping psychological thriller where dark family secrets and chilling winter mysteries lie just beneath the surface.
Some promises can kill.
Then: On a freezing winter’s night, a woman fights for her life as the ice beneath her shatters, plunging her into a dark, frigid lake. But as she drowns, the one who vowed to save her stands and watches.
Now: Amber Caulfield is no stranger to Winterton Chine’s brutal winters, but when a mysterious girl is found wandering barefoot on the icy shore, Amber’s life takes a chilling turn. The girl has no memory—yet there’s something unsettlingly familiar about her, something that stirs shadows of Amber’s own dark past.
As Amber unravels the girl’s secrets, she’s drawn into a deadly web of deception and betrayal. But some truths are meant to stay buried…even if they threaten to pull Amber under once more.
Previously published as The Girl on the Beach in the US by Bookouture in 2019 and The Family Secret in the UK in 2018 by HarperCollins.
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#1 Bestseller
Radio host Anna Graves finds herself in a nightmare when she defends her daughter from a crazed teenager. But when the boy dies, a media frenzy attracts the attention of the notorious serial killer, The Ophelia Killer. Can Anna prove her innocence and protect her daughter from this twisted menace?
#1 Bestseller
Diver Willow's life is upended by a photographic exhibition that exposes a hidden secret involving her late mother and her aunt Hope. Torn between the past and present, she embarks on a quest of the world's submerged forests for truth, questioning her family's integrity and her own memories. As she delves deeper, Willow finds that nobody has been honest for a very long time.
Tracy's best reviewed novel
(Known as The Family Secret in the UK)
In 2009, gifts hop owner Amber's stagnant life is jolted when she discovers an enigmatic girl on the beach. Meanwhile, in 1989, wildlife documentarian Gwyneth survives a terrible accident in the Scottish Highlands, only to find herself involved with a mysterious family. Both women are on collision courses with family secrets that have the power to transform their lives irrevocably.
Other authors love this book!
After a decade of silence, vet Becky's dying mother, Selma, reveals a life-altering secret: she had another daughter. This revelation throws Becky's world into chaos, sparking an urgent quest to find her long-lost sister. Struggling with the impending loss of her mother and this newfound reality, Becky realizes she can't move forward without uncovering the truth. But as she delves deeper, she must grapple with the question of whom she can really trust.
The novel that got Tracy a book deal
After the Boxing Day tsunami, young mother Louise Fenton goes to Thailand to find her missing mother. Her sole clue is an atlas belonging to writer Claire Shreve. As she sifts through the atlas, Louise discovers a shared secret between Claire and her mother—a secret carefully guarded for years.