"A riveting atmospheric suspense debut that explores the dark side of a small town and asks: How can we uncover the truth when we are lying to ourselves?"-- Provided by publisher.

Reckless behavior cost NYPD detective Leigh O'Donnell her job and her marriage. She returns to her hometown of Copper Falls, Ohio, with her four-year-old daughter. Despite having family there, Leigh hasn't been home in ten years. Recently three men drowned in what Leigh suspects to be a triple homicide, and she hopes that by finding out who killed them she might get her life back on course. To find the truth, she must unravel a web of secrets going back generations. In the process, Leigh must plumb the darkness within herself. -- adapted from jacket