The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell

A true-crime podcaster investigates a decades-old suspected abduction, in this powerful psychological suspense novel. 1979 Sixteen-year-old Carolyn Russell grows increasingly infatuated with her school mathematics teacher who is also giving her private lessons.

Then she disappears. 2014 Struggling journalist Stephanie Brett creates a true-crime podcast focused on the disappearance of Carolyn Russell.

By digging deep into this mysterious cold case, her confidence and flagging career are boosted.

But after she confronts the suspects—and talks to a potential witness—the leads dry up.

However, Stephanie refuses to let the story rest. Can a small-time journalist with a shoestring podcast really hope to reconstruct the ultimate fate of Carolyn Russell after all these years, or are some secrets best left buried?