The Note

'A twisty, fast-paced thriller.' NITA PROSE



'Trust no-one in this irresistible page-turner.' ASHLEY ELSTON



NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WIFE



It was only meant to be a prank . . .





May has always been the good girl, the rule follower.





But even good girls have secrets.





When she reunites with her two best friends for a holiday in the Hamptons, a drunken joke lands the trio in the middle of a missing persons investigation.





As the case takes a deadly turn, and long buried secrets are uncovered, the three friends are suddenly unsure who they can trust, least of all each other.



'No one lands plot twists like Alafair Burke.' HARLAN COBEN



'Deviously smart plotting . . . her most thrilling and entertaining novel.' KARIN SLAUGHTER



Alafair Burke is the Edgar-nominated, New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including Find Me, The Ex, The Wife,The Better Sister, and the co-author of the best-selling 'Under Suspicion' series with Mary Higgins Clark. The Better Sister is being adapted for television by Amazon Prime, and will star Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks. A former prosecutor, and now a professor of criminal law, she recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded the prestigious Pinckley Prize in 2023. She lives in New York.