From the Arthur Ellis Award-winning Grand Master of Crime Writers comes the next installment in the Joanne Kilbourn series When Joanne Shreve's former student, Val Masluk, writes the biography of acclaimed novelist, Steven Brooks, Val once again becomes part of Joanne's life. The biography is already raising troubling questions about Brooks's past, and the wedding of Brooks's daughter, Joanne's son, is scheduled the day before the biography is published. Both Joanne and her former student are haunted by memories of the seminar that led to the deaths of two people and the murder conviction of a third. The publication of the Brooks biography poses a threat not only to the future of the man and woman about to be married, but also to the futures of those who love them. Joanne is certain that the threat is rooted in either her past or in that of Steven Brooks. The collateral damage caused by exposing that link will bring pain to both families, but life has taught Joanne that the only thing worse than knowing is not knowing. There's a new threat, and Joanne is sure it is rooted in either her past or the past of her old acquaintance Steven Brooks. The collateral damage caused by exposing the link will bring pain to both families, but life has taught Joanne that the only thing worse than knowing is not knowing. Gail Bowen is an author, playwright, and teacher. Among her numerous writing awards are a lifetime achievement award from the Crime Writers of Canada and the Distinguished Canadian Award from the University of Regina. Reader's Digest called her Canada's Best Mystery Novelist. In 2018, she was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and Crime Writers of Canada's Grand Master Award. She lives in Regina, SK, with her husband, Ted. Sales and Market Bullets - FAN FAVORITE: Dedicated readers have been returning to Joanne Kilbourn-Shreve's life for more than 20 books (over 31 years!). - AWARD-WINNING SERIES: Bowen has won or been nominated for most major crime awards in the country, including the Crime Writers of Canada Award (formerly the Arthur Ellis), and each book in the series is met with enthusiasm by critics and readers. In 2008, Reader's Digest named Bowen Canada's Best Mystery Novelist and she received the Derrick Murdoch Award from the Crime Writers of Canada in 2009. In 2018, she was recognized with the Crime Writers of Canada's Grand Master Award. - BESTSELLING SERIES: The Unlocking Season (ECW, 2020), An Image in the Lake (ECW, 2021), and What's Past Is Prologue (ECW, 2022) were all national bestsellers.