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A shocking DNA discovery unearths long-buried family secrets in this gripping thriller from the bestselling author behind the hit Netflix series *Stay Close.*

After a failed attempt at settling into a conventional life, Wilde returns to the remote Ramapo Mountains, where he has always felt most at home—alone and free from society’s expectations. But when an unexpected match appears through an online ancestry database, he finds himself closer than ever to uncovering the truth about his past.

The discovery leads Wilde to his biological father, but instead of the answers he seeks, their meeting only raises more unsettling questions. Determined to learn more, he follows a final lead—his second cousin—only to find that the man has vanished just as quickly as he appeared. Once a respected figure, Wilde’s cousin has now fallen from grace in a spectacular and deeply troubling way.

Was his cousin’s downfall inevitable, or was he ensnared in a complex and dangerous conspiracy? And how is it all connected to a notorious fugitive known as The Stranger, a man whose influence and deadly ambitions have only grown stronger over time?

Named one of the best books of the year by USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly, this heart-pounding thriller is packed with shocking twists and dark revelations.