The Shortest Years

Booklist compared this author’s propulsive novels to Big Little Lies. In her eighth suspenseful, emotional page-turner, Simmons explores friendship and the cost of keeping secrets in a small Pennsylvania town.

When Sarah, Jonna, and Taylor meet in a church basement support group, they're the same age, but the secrets they keep from their families and from the police, are all different. Still reeling from the crimes committed against their children, the women are hungry for answers and purpose – and yes, for fun. But as their friendship grows, so does their questionable behavior -- and their suspicions about each other. Were any of them complicit in their children’s deaths? And how far will they go to keep their secrets -- and each other's?