Susan Lentigo’s daughter was murdered twenty years ago – now, at long last, she will witness the killer’s execution.But on her journey she discovers shocking new evidence that suggests the condemned man is innocent – and the real killer is still out there. Even worse, her new suspect has a young daughter who’s at terrible risk.
The FBI refuses to reopen the case. They – and Susan’s own mother – believe she’s having an emotional breakdown. With no money or time to waste, but with the help of two unlikely allies – a cynical teenage girl and the retired cop who made the original arrest – Susan sets out to win justice for the condemned man and her daughter.
‘One small-town woman’s quest for the most poignant kind of justice you could imagine.’ Lee Child
‘[A] unique and powerful thriller following one mother’s cross-country journey to find the truth.’ Lisa Gardner, New York Times best-selling author
‘Fast-paced, riveting’ Alice Hunter, best-selling author of The Serial Killer’s Wife
‘Surprising, propulsive, and poignant. I inhaled this novel’ Meg Gardiner
‘I devoured The Necklace in a single evening’ Hollie Overton
