Things You Won't Say

In this timely and provocative novel, internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen takes us inside a family in crisis and a marriage on the brink after a tragic shooting. How far would you go to save your family? Every morning, as her husband Mike straps on his SIG Sauer and pulls on his heavy Magnum boots, Jamie Anderson tenses up. Then comes the call she has always dreaded: Theres been a shooting at police headquarters. Mike isnt hurt, but his long-time partner is grievously injured. As weeks pass and her husbands insomnia and disconnectedness mount, Jamie realizes he is an invisible casualty of the attack. Then the phone rings again. Another shootingbut this time Mike has pulled the trigger. But the shooting does more than just alter Jamies world. Its about to change everything for two other women. Christie Simmons, Mikes flamboyant ex, sees the tragedy as an opportunity for a second chance with Mike. And Jamies younger sister, Lou, must face her own losses to help the big sister who raised her. As the press descends and public cries of police brutality swell, Jamie tries desperately to hold together her family, no matter what it takes. In her characteristic exploration of true-to-life relationships, Sarah Pekkanen has written a complex, compelling, and openhearted novelher best yet.