You'll Be Sorry

A newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors, in this thriller from a master storyteller.

"Chilling, gripping." —Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True

For Raquel and Theo Collins, it appeared to be love at first sight. Raquel, a renowned interior designer, and Theo, a brash financial wizard met and married in a matter of months, only to confront a terrible tragedy. Now, unbearably aware of the distance between them, they’ve come to a remote town in New Hampshire to begin anew.

Perched on a ledge with stunning views, the Dixon’s family lodge was once a crown jewel of the mountains. Until late one August night, when both parents and their four children vanished, leaving behind a trail of bloody footprints, and a mystery that has endured for thirty years. Now, its latest occupants, the Collinses, are arriving, and the former grand lodge is once more stirring to life.

For Amanda Grady, following in her father’s footsteps as the recently appointed Shereford police chief, it’s good to see a fresh start for the derelict Dixon place. However, not everyone is happy about a new family in the old home and its hidden past may have returned with a vengeance.

When a stray dog leads to the discovery of a skeleton on the property, Raquel and Theo face a daunting choice of what to believe, who to trust, and how to survive. Because in the tiny village of Shereford the time has come. The local residents, the new neighbors, and the fledgling police chief must work together to unravel the terrifying events that happened one night thirty years ago, or …

A self-described research junkie, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner has parlayed her interest in police procedure, criminal minds and twisted plots into a streak of internationally recognized novels. Her 2010 novel, THE NEIGHBOR, won Best Thriller from the International Thriller Writers. Most recently, she was honored with the Silver Bullet Award for her work with at-risk kids and rescue animals.

Lisa's latest series features Frankie Elkin, an everyday average woman who specializes in finding missing people. When the locals have given up, when the media has never bothered to care, Frankie takes on the challenge from finding a disappeared Haitian teen in Mattapan (BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED), to a vanished hiker in the wilds of Wyoming (ONE STEP TOO FAR), to a possibly kidnapped younger sister of a serial killer on a remote island in the Pacific (STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE) to a missing Afghan refugee in the broiling streets of Tucson (KISS HER GOODBYE).

Her other series include the FBI Profilers, Detective D.D. Warren and PI Tessa Leoni. When not writing, Lisa loves to hike, travel the world, and yes, read, read, read!

"A chilling, gripping thriller. Don't miss this one!"—Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Lisa Gardner is one of my all-time favorite authors and YOU'LL BE SORRY will make her one of yours. Filled with razor-sharp twists, fascinating and flawed characters, sly bits of humor and a whole lot of heart, this thriller will consume you from page one."—Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Just when you think Lisa Gardner can’t get any better—BAM—she delivers You’ll Be Sorry. A heart-stopping, sleep-destroying, absolutely unputdownable masterclass in suspense. Packed with a vanished family, a couple with secrets, and a home with a haunting past—not to mention Gardner’s signature wit and razor-sharp humor. This is Gardner at her most electrifying. Miss it, and you’ll be sorry.”—Alex Finlay, bestselling author of Parents Weekend

“Devastating and disturbing, YOU’LL BE SORRY explores the decades old mystery of a missing family. The stakes are high in this twisty, tortured search for the truth. I could not put this one down!”—Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins

“Deep in the woods of New England, an entire family has disappeared without a trace, leaving behind their bloody footprints…and the mystery only intensifies from there. You’ll Be Sorry is about a town’s darkest secrets and the very real danger that ensues when its long-buried skeletons begin to resurface. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!”—Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines

“Evocative and addictive, You’ll Be Sorry is a real page turner. I couldn’t put it down!”—B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors