An unsolved mystery. A beautiful home that has been deserted. A household keeping a terrible secret to themselves. Be ready to feel the pull. The most recent thriller written by Lisa Jewell is easily her best work to date. In the middle of summer 2017, a young mother named Tallulah decides to go on a date, but she must leave her infant son at home with her mother, Kim.
She sends a text message to her mother around 11 o'clock at night. At 4.30 in the morning, Kim is startled awake by the realization that Tallulah has not yet returned home. Friends have told her that the last time they saw Tallulah, she was on her way to a pool party at a property in the adjacent woods that is known as Dark Place. Never again will we see Tallulah.
2018: While strolling in the woods behind the boarding school where her lover has just begun his new position as a head teacher, Sophie comes across a sign that has been tacked to a fence.
a sign that says "DIG HERE" in capital letters