![]() ![]() ![]() Lizzie takes up her own furtive pursuit of the truth, prowling nights through backyards, peering through windows, pushing herself to the dark center of Evie's world. Was Evie unhappy, troubled, upset? Had she mentioned being followed? Would she have gotten into the car of a stranger? As a rabid, giddy panic spreads through the Midwestern suburban community, everyone looks to Lizzie for answers. The only clue: a maroon sedan Lizzie spotted driving past the two girls earlier in the day. To Lizzie, the Verver household, presided over by Evie's big-hearted father, is the world's most perfect place.Īnd then, one afternoon, Evie disappears. Together they live in the shadow of Evie's glamorous older sister Dusty, who provides a window on the exotic, intoxicating possibilities of their own teenage horizons. They are best friends who swap bathing suits and field-hockey sticks, and share everything that's happened to them. Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next door neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable. From the award-winning author of The Turnout and Dare Me: a "mesmerizing psychological thriller" about a teenage girl who disappears during a 1980s suburban summer ( Los Angeles Times). ![]()
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