Liz Alterman Books in Order

Seventeen-year-old Tess wakes in hospital with broken bones and no memory of the journey that injured her. Her parents' strange behavior and the absence of her boyfriend and best friend deepen her fear of discovering what happened.

After her husband loses his newsroom job, Liz Alterman is laid off too, leaving their family of five facing an uncertain future. This memoir explores unemployment, marriage, and the pressure to preserve appearances in an affluent New Jersey suburb.

A child's disappearance interrupts the gossip in an affluent neighborhood and exposes anxieties beneath its polished surface. His mother and teenage babysitter blame themselves, while the failure to find him makes every neighbor seem a possible threat.

Laurel hopes a new house will offer her family a fresh start, but suspects its history is being concealed. Elsewhere, recently divorced Corey pursues answers after a devastating loss, and an unknown connection threatens to destroy both women's lives.

A successful thriller writer accepts an invitation to a book club in her hometown, hoping to promote her work and visit her mother. But she cannot remember the organizer, and the reunion begins to feel like a dangerous trap.

Overworked mother Claire reaches her limit when her husband forgets to collect her from the airport. Determined to reclaim herself, she reconnects with an old flame, forcing a choice between the uncertain promise of escape and repairing her marriage.

Two longtime friends turn against each other when their grown sons take a skiing trip and only one returns. As the missing man's family seeks answers, public accusations and divided loyalties test how far each mother will go to protect her child.

On the eve of turning forty, Amelia sees the man whose betrayal devastated her more than a decade earlier. Successful and newly determined, she decides to confront his apparently perfect new life and make revenge her birthday gift to herself.