In THE BOY, Tami Hoag - the Sunday Times bestselling author of A THIN DARK LINE - returns with a gripping suspense thriller starring detectives Broussard and Fourcade.MotherIn the sleepy Lousiana town of Bayou Breaux, a mother runs to her neighbour - bloody and hysterical. The police arrive to find Genevieve Gauthier cradling her seven-year-old son in her arms as he bleeds to death.LiarDetective Nick Fourcade finds no evidence of a break-in. His partner Detective Annie Broussard comforts Genevieve, but is troubled by parts of her story that don t make sense. Twenty four hours later teenager Nora Florette disappears. Local parents fear a maniac is preying on their children, and demand answers from the police.Murderer?Fourcade and Broussard discover something shocking about Genevieve s past. She is both victim and the accused, a grieving mother and a woman with a deadly secret. Could she have something to do with the disappearance of teenager Nora Florette? A unbearable loss or an unthinkable crime? Number One New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag keeps you guessing in her most gripping thriller yet.PRAISE FOR TAMI HOAG s BOOKS A masterful tale of two colliding cases that become one tightly coiled plot, THE BITTER SEASON is Tami Hoag at her down and dirty best. Authentic, dark and intense, this is a portrait of flawed characters on both sides of the law that will surprise you and make you laugh as you double-lock your doors. - Tess Gerritsen A riveting crime novel with crackling dialogue and brilliant characterisation, shot through with dark humour... As good as Michael Connelly or Karin Slaughter at their best. Mark Edwards, No. 1 Kindle bestseller