{"product_id":"the-undercurrent","title":"The Undercurrent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A mystery of remarkable scope, bristling with intelligence, beauty, and humanity. It is, quite simply: stunning.\" --Gillian Flynn, author of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunning, achingly beautiful and gripping mystery. Full of page-turning suspense, intrigue, and secrets...I loved it.\" --Chris Whitaker, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Colors of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delve into a thrilling novel where dark secrets and hidden agendas intertwine, keeping you on the edge of your seat with every twist and turn.\" --E! Online\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Apple Books Best Debut of 2024\u003cbr\u003eFall 2025 Reading Group Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003e19th Annual National Indies Excellence Awards Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn overwhelmed new mother becomes obsessed with the unsolved disappearance of a young girl from her small Texas hometown--and unearths her own family's dark secret.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 2011 and the decades-old case of Deecie Jeffries's disappearance in Austin, Texas, is still cold. New mom Bee, struggling with postpartum depression, is living in Portland, Maine, having left Austin--and those memories--far behind. Until Leo, her childhood crush and her estranged twin Gus's best friend, suddenly resurfaces, drawing Bee back into their shared past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBee's predictable life is upended, pushing her to return to her childhood home and piece together a neighborhood's shattered history. She becomes consumed with a need to uncover the truth about Deecie's disappearance and what happened to the families who lived across the field from one another--Gus, Leo, and their mothers: Mary, a homemaker, whose only escape is the local community theater, and Diana, a serious academic dedicated to her studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold from multiple perspectives and timelines, \u003ci\u003eThe Undercurrent\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping portrait of motherhood, broken family bonds, and buried secrets.","brand":"Zibby Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515581542649,"sku":"9781958506431","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_b8055470-80b8-4f64-9197-ec956c9bbe2f.jpg?v=1781208039","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/the-undercurrent","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}