For fans of All the Colours of the Dark and Where the Crawdads Sing, a beautiful atmospheric thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones THE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH 'Propulsive, bold and brutal...A truly atmospheric thriller.' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark 'Bewitching... thought provoking, character driven crime fiction.' Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train ‘Sublime. The best thing I’ve read in ages.’ Will Dean, bestselling author of The Chamber ______ The Labasques aren’t like other families. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are trouble-makers. Outcasts. The kind of people you don’t want living on your doorstep. So when Cutter Labasque’s body is found face down in the swamp, most people don’t care. Only Loyal May, once Cutter’s closest friend, isn’t like most people. She betrayed Cutter the day she left town. Now, perhaps she’s the only one who can find out her true story… _______ ‘What