Where They Lie

In Hart’s latest (following Or Else), child-protective services agent Nora McTavish combats memories of an abusive childhood while investigating what went on behind closed doors in vlogger Kaylee Volk’s home. Kaylee and her wealthy husband Justin seemed to have the perfect life with their three foster children: Bethany, Mason, and Andrea. Kaylee, a former foster child herself, documented the family’s activities on her social media accounts until the day the family’s private plane crashed into the ocean with everyone on board. Only Kaylee survived. From her hospital bed, she admits that teenager Andrea crashed the plane deliberately. Nora had been called to Andrea’s school shortly before the crash to investigate a fight between Andrea and Mason, but she is not convinced that Andrea was suicidal. When Nora searches the family’s house for clues, she finds a broken iPad and, against procedure, brings it home. After her home is ransacked, Nora realizes that whatever is on the iPad may be the key to breaking the case.