After Anna

A groundbreaking domestic thriller of emotional justice and legal intrigue from the New York Times–bestselling author who "knows how to keep readers in her grip" (The New York Times Book Review).

Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti, and for the first time in a long time, he and his young son are happy. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn't seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she's even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she'd lost forever, her only daughter Anna.

Maggie and Noah know that having Anna around will change their lives, but they would never have guessed that everything would go wrong, and so quickly. Anna turns out to be a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living under their rules, though Maggie, ecstatic to have her daughter back, ignores the red flags that hint at the trouble brewing in a once-perfect marriage and home.

Events take a heartbreaking turn when Anna is murdered and Noah is accused and tried for the heinous crime. Maggie must face not only the devastation of losing her daughter, but the realization that Anna's murder may have been at the hands of a husband she loves. In the wake of this tragedy, new information drives Maggie to search for the truth, leading her to discover something darker than she could have ever imagined.

"A deliciously distracting thriller . . . Scottoline illuminat[es] the landing strip of revelations and truths in a deliciously slow and intense way." —The Washington Post on After Anna

Praise for Lisa Scottoline

"Scottoline writes riveting thrillers that keep me up all night, with plots that twist and turn." —Harlan Coben

"Scottoline is a powerhouse." —David Baldacci

"Lisa Scottoline is one of the very best writers at work today." —Michael Connelly

"Smartly structured mystery thrillers written with genuine snap." —Entertainment Weekly

"Punchy, wisecracking thrillers . . . characters who are earthy, fun, and self-deprecating. Scottoline has one of the best-branded franchise styles in crime writing today." —Janet Maslin, The New York Times