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Josie Buhrman has spent the last 10 years trying to escape her family's reputation and with good reason: her father was murdered, her mother ran away to join a cult and her twin sister, Lanie, once Josie's closest friend and confidante, betrayed her. Now Josie has settled in New York with her boyfriend, Caleb, and that's where she intends to stay. The only problem is that she has lied to Caleb about every detail of her past - starting with her last name.

Josie Buhrman has spent the last 10 years trying to escape her family. Following her father’s murder 13 years before, her mother ran away to join a cult, and her twin sister betrayed her in an unimaginable way. Now Josie finally has a happy new life in New York. The only problem is that she has lied about every detail of her past. When investigative reporter Poppy Parnell re-examines her father's case on her hit podcast, Josie’s world begins to unravel, and then the unexpected death of her mother forces her to return home. Now she must confront the secrets from her past.

In 1921, after six years of unrelenting war and revolution, Russia was in ruins. The economy had collapsed, the country was ravaged by disease and starvation claimed the lives of millions. People were so desperate for food that there were reports of cannibalism, reports that were revealed to be horribly accurate. Remarkably, it was a young American aid worker who uncovered the truth, and, even more remarkably, it was the US-backed charity that had sent him to Russia that would save Lenin’s fledgling government by feeding his people.

Vanessa is a yoga influencer living high in New York. But after her crypto-entrepreneur fiancé ruins both their lives by fleeing the country amid fraud allegations, Vanessa’s only choice is to start over—by flying home to Chicago and moving in with her sister. Just as Vanessa puts her life back together, she bumps into Sam. Years ago, they fell hard and too fast. Their relationship ended in heartbreak after an impromptu Las Vegas wedding officiated by a Dolly Parton impersonator—and an annulment that was just as sudden.

Josie et Caleb filent le parfait amour à New York. Ce que Caleb ignore, c'est que Josie a changé d'identité quelques années auparavant. Elle avait 15 ans et vivait dans l'Illinois lorsque sa vie a basculé. Son père a été abattu d'une balle en pleine tête dans leur maison. Lanie, sa sœur jumelle, a assisté à la scène et a accusé Warren, leur jeune voisin, condamné à perpétuité. Alors quand Josie découvre avec stupeur qu'un podcast écrit par la journaliste Poppy Parnell, et suivi par des millions d'Américains, reprend l'enquête, dans le but d'innocenter Warren, elle prend peur.