Review of We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin

 I received a copy of this title via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

The discovery of a girl abandoned by the side of the road threatens to unearth the long-buried secrets of a Texas town's legendary cold case in this superb, atmospheric novel from the internationally bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans.

"If you only read one thriller this year, let it be this one. Psychologically absorbing, original and atmospheric. I could not turn the pages fast enough."--Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 28 Summers

It's been a decade since Trumanell Branson disappeared, leaving only a bloody handprint behind. Her pretty face still hangs like a watchful queen on the posters on the walls of the town's Baptist church, the police station, and in the high school. They all promise the same thing: We will find you. Meanwhile, her brother, Wyatt, lives as a pariah in the desolation of the old family house, cleared of wrongdoing by the police but tried and sentenced in the court of public opinion and in a new documentary about the crime.

When Wyatt finds a lost girl dumped in a field of dandelions, making silent wishes, he believes she is a sign. The town's youngest cop, Odette Tucker, believes she is a catalyst that will ignite a seething town still waiting for its own missing girl to come home. But Odette can't look away. She shares a wound that won't close with the mute, one-eyed mystery girl. And she is haunted by her own history with the missing Tru.

Desperate to solve both cases, Odette fights to save the lost girl in the present and to dig up the shocking truth about a fateful night in the past--the night her friend disappeared, the night that inspired her to become a cop, the night that wrote them all a role in the town's dark, violent mythology.

In this twisty psychological thriller, Julia Heaberlin paints unforgettable portraits of a woman and a girl who redefine perceptions of physical beauty and strength.

My Review:

4 Stars

Small towns are usually tight knit communities. Everyone knows everyone's business no matter how hard you try and keep the secrets locked down. So when the town's golden girl goes missing and is never found fingers point wildly. 

Odette is haunted. Multiple ghosts swirl around her head. These are what push her to help the lost girl that was found in the middle of a field. Found by the one person everyone suspects for the disappearance that happened so long ago. 

What Odette doesn't seem to realize is that someone isn't happy with the dust she is kicking up. Dust that they thought had settled so long ago. Someone that will stop at nothing to make sure the truth never sees the light of day. 

Suspenseful, thought provoking and very intriguing. We Are All the Same in the Dark was a very interesting story to experience.