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Heather: A Novel
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For readers of Liz Moore’s The God of the Woods, a small-town detective reopens an unsolved case, sending shock waves across generations of women in this gripping new mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author of Please See Us.
1994. In the myth-riddled woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, sixteen-year-old Annabelle Riley’s twin sister, Sabrina, has been having an affair with a mysterious older man, and Annabelle is determined to uncover what’s going on. Then, inexplicably, both sisters disappear.
In this same town years later, newly instated Police Chief Callie Hauser makes an arrest that unexpectedly resurrects details from a heartbreaking cold case. As she digs deeper, the past and the present collide, challenging everything Callie believes about right and wrong, about who she is, and about the town she’s always called home.
A propulsive mystery as incisive as it is forgiving, Heather bears a visceral reminder that the truth of a woman’s life is often complicated and unknowable—to those on the outside, and sometimes even to herself.
1994. In the myth-riddled woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, sixteen-year-old Annabelle Riley’s twin sister, Sabrina, has been having an affair with a mysterious older man, and Annabelle is determined to uncover what’s going on. Then, inexplicably, both sisters disappear.
In this same town years later, newly instated Police Chief Callie Hauser makes an arrest that unexpectedly resurrects details from a heartbreaking cold case. As she digs deeper, the past and the present collide, challenging everything Callie believes about right and wrong, about who she is, and about the town she’s always called home.
A propulsive mystery as incisive as it is forgiving, Heather bears a visceral reminder that the truth of a woman’s life is often complicated and unknowable—to those on the outside, and sometimes even to herself.
352 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication June 9, 2026
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Caitlin Mullen
3 books398 followersCaitlin Mullen is the author of Please See Us, which won the 2021 Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was named a New York Times best crime novel in 2020. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and children.
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3.5 stars! Heather is marketed to fans of The God of the Woods, and I could not agree more. Personally, I did not love that novel, but I see many similarities. The structure feels the same. The summery feeling mixed with a mystery. The writing style truly feels as though they were written by the same author. Heather is a lot more enjoyable because the story is more interesting to me!
I liked going back and forth between time. With the direction the story was going, it only made sense. I enjoyed being able to try to piece the mystery together myself with these details. The story felt a little slow at points, but once it went on more, it was less noticeable.
Thank you NetGalley, Celadon Books, & Caitlin Mullen for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Heather is released on June 9, 2026!
I liked going back and forth between time. With the direction the story was going, it only made sense. I enjoyed being able to try to piece the mystery together myself with these details. The story felt a little slow at points, but once it went on more, it was less noticeable.
Thank you NetGalley, Celadon Books, & Caitlin Mullen for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Heather is released on June 9, 2026!
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