The instant #1 New York Times bestselling mystery and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick that's captivated more than two million readers about a woman searching for the truth about her husband's disappearance. . . at any cost. and A fast-moving, heartfelt thriller about the sacrifices we make for the people we love most. and Real Simple Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year- Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers Owen's sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah's increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the Fbi arrests Owen's boss, as a Us marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn't who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen's true identity and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen's past, they soon realize they're also building a new future one neither of them could have anticipated.