“Keira Mayock has crafted a riveting debut thriller that grips from the very first page and refuses to let go. Stay Gone is an elegantly written tale of family secrets, vanishing truths, and the shadows that linger long after someone disappears. Mayock’s gift lies not only in her taut, propulsive storytelling, but in the finely drawn characters—people whose vulnerabilities and hidden strengths feel achingly real. This is suspense at its most sophisticated: layered, atmospheric, and brimming with emotional depth. A dazzling achievement, Stay Gone secures Keira Mayock’s place among the most compelling new voices in the genre.” — Gary McAvoy, bestselling author of Vatican Secret Archive Thrillers

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A missing woman. A suspicious husband. A sister who won’t let go.

When wealthy socialite Chérie Abendroth vanishes from the neighborhood book club, her husband shrugs, spinning a story of forgetfulness and midlife unraveling. Their image-obsessed circle is quick to follow his lead.

Her estranged sister Cindy Beuerlein isn’t. Not with what she knows. She slams into town, scrambling over a mansion gate to confront him. But she is unprepared to face the shared history that knocks her off her feet.

Even missing, Chérie’s influence weaves its tendrils into Cindy’s life, destroying the future she desperately desires. When old letters surface, Cindy’s quest to find Chérie becomes a race to escape the dark secrets of the past and her own twisted decisions.