“Part murder mystery, part interpersonal drama, a serviceable who-done-it (or did anyone?) with a host of compelling characters…this novel has just enough twists to keep its readers along for the ride. Sleuths will delight in piecing together clues and untangling lies alongside the protagonists.” –Kirkus Reviews
“Sise (We Were Mothers) weaves together the stories of two crimes in Waverly, NY., in this crafty novel. Sise’s talent is her ability to keep readers guessing about which character might be covering for whom, and she keeps the surprises coming. This will appeal to fans of Big Little Lies. —Publishers Weekly
“Sise captures the insular nature of small towns in this domestic drama, and a series of unpredictable twists makes everyone the culprit for at least a little while. The resolution is satisfying, and an epilogue, set five years after the mystery is solved, shows that justice has been served. Readers who enjoy suspense fiction with a strong focus on relationships, like that of Liane Moriarty or Jessica Knoll, will be drawn into McCullough’s story.” —Booklist
“A chilling thriller, Open House tracks a missing art student who vanished 10 years prior and how her disappearance connects with a recent attack during an open house in a small university town. It also showcases the unending loyalty of close girlfriends and sisterhood in life or death.”—Good Morning America
“Open House examines the impact and fallout for the loved ones of Emma, an art student who wandered into the woods and was never seen again, a decade later. With her disappearance still an unsolved mystery, Emma's sister, three college best friends and a former teacher are rocked when the first piece of evidence—her bracelet—is found in the bottom of a gorge and becomes as much of a trigger as it is a clue. And after another woman is attacked during an open house, the secrets running through their quiet town threaten to submerge them all.” —E! Online
“This twisty tale is full of secrets and thrills sure to keep you interested in what is going on through the very end.” —Book Riot
“Katie Sise has outdone herself with Open House, her latest ingenious addition to the world of domestic suspense. A sly, stirring whodunit with an ending that’s nothing short of perfection. A must-read!” —Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Mrs.
A missing young woman, ten years gone. A town still held in the grip of an unsolved mystery. A breathtaking novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of We Were Mothers.
A decade ago in upstate New York, art student Emma McCullough walked into the woods and was never seen again. It’s a mystery that still haunts her bucolic university town and her broken family, especially her sister, Haley, whose need for closure has become an obsession. But now, finally, the first piece of evidence in the vanishing has been found: Emma’s bracelet, lodged in a frozen piece of earth at the bottom of a gorge. For Emma’s three best college friends, for a beloved former teacher, and for Haley, the chilling trinket is more than a clue in a resurrected cold case. It’s a trigger.
Then a woman is attacked during an open house, and the connections between the two crimes, ten winters apart, begin to surface. So do the secrets that run as deep and dark as the currents in this quiet river town.