Returning to North Falls

The North Falls series began with We Are All Guilty Here, an instant number-one New York Times bestseller centered on the disappearance of two teenage girls.

The case introduced Officer Emmy Clifton and exposed the secrets, loyalties and moral failures hidden beneath her small Georgia town. The Secrets We Hide returns to North Falls with Emmy now serving as sheriff and facing another deeply personal investigation. Her estranged sister, former federal agent Jude Archer, also takes a larger role as the series expands its central characters and troubled family history.

A Small Town Filled With Suspects

Gunshots at the Vickery family home lead Sheriff Emmy Clifton and Jude Archer to a devastating scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her kitchen, and her teenage daughter has been left critically injured upstairs.

Rumors surrounding the family quickly shape local assumptions about the crime. Emmy must separate gossip from evidence as the investigation uncovers connections to corruption, abuse and secrets buried deep within North Falls. The case also forces the sisters to confront tensions within their own complicated relationship.