The Undercurrent

A mystery of remarkable scope, bristling with intelligence, beauty, and humanity. It is, quite simply: stunning. Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl "A stunning, achingly beautiful and gripping mystery. Full of page-turning suspense, intrigue, and secretsI loved it. Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark An overwhelmed new mother becomes obsessed with the unsolved disappearance of a young girl from her small Texas hometownand unearths her own familys dark secret. Its 2011 and Deecie Jeffriess missing persons case in Austin, Texas, is still cold. New mom Bee, struggling with postpartum depression, is living in Portland, Maine, having left Austinand those memoriesfar behind. Until Leo, her childhood crush and her estranged twin Guss best friend, suddenly resurfaces, drawing Bee back into their shared past. Bees predictable life is upended, pushing her to return to her childhood home and piece together a neighborhoods shattered history. Bee becomes consumed with a need to uncover the truth about Deecies disappearance and what happened to the families who lived across the field from one anotherGus, Leo, and their mothers: Mary, a homemaker, whose only escape is the local community theater, and Diana, a serious academic dedicated to her studies. Told in multiple perspectives with two different timelines, The Undercurrent is a gripping portrait of motherhood, obsession, broken family bonds, and buried secrets.