Karin Slaughter welcomed us to North Falls in We Are All Guilty Here and we’ve been itching to go back ever since. Now we’re back with another incredible thriller that brings back Emmy Clifton as she deals with another gruesome mystery that will 100 percent surprise you at every turn. And we’re diving right in with the ultimate look that does not shy away from what is really going on in this town.
Cosmopolitan has an exclusive first-listen to The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter, which is set to be released on August 11, 2026. The novel follows Emmy and her sister, Jude Archer, as they uncover what happened at the Vickery house. With so many secrets being hidden behind closed doors, Emmy will have to dive in deep into the home and the rest of North Falls to find out what really happened. Here’s some more info from our friends at William Morrow:
The next thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Good Daughter and the Will Trent Series.
Welcome to North Falls. A small town with big secrets…
1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors.
When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead.
Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town.
And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth…
Ready to find out the truth? Dive into an exclusive look with an audiobook excerpt you can check out above! Just make sure to pre-order The Secrets We Hide so you can find out what happens next!
From THE SECRETS WE HIDE by Karin Slaughter. Copyright © 2026 by Karin Slaughter. Reshared by permission of William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
The Secrets We Hide, by Karin Slaughter will be released on August 11, 2026 from William Morrow. To preorder the book, click on the retailer of your choice:
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