A knock at the door reveals a terrifying secret—and a dangerous decision.
Newly appointed as the small-town chief of police, Mark Friessen is starting to find his footing when a mysterious woman shows up on his doorstep, unraveling a chilling tale: she was forced to marry the man who killed her family. Desperate for help, she pulls Mark and social worker Billy Jo McCabe into a tangled web of deceit and danger.
As Mark and Billy Jo dig deeper into the woman’s claims, they’re faced with unsettling secrets about her past—and their own relationship is put to the test. What starts as a cry for help turns into a high-stakes case that threatens to expose deep fractures in the town and in their lives.
With a possessive husband, a powerful fixer, and more questions than answers, Mark and Billy Jo quickly realize they’re in over their heads. And as they uncover layer after layer of lies, they may wish this stranger had never knocked on Mark’s door at all.
In The Stranger at the Door, bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart weaves a gripping mystery of trust, betrayal, and the dark consequences of uncovering secrets better left buried.
Newly appointed as the small-town chief of police, Mark Friessen is starting to find his footing when a mysterious woman shows up on his doorstep, unraveling a chilling tale: she was forced to marry the man who killed her family. Desperate for help, she pulls Mark and social worker Billy Jo McCabe into a tangled web of deceit and danger.
As Mark and Billy Jo dig deeper into the woman’s claims, they’re faced with unsettling secrets about her past—and their own relationship is put to the test. What starts as a cry for help turns into a high-stakes case that threatens to expose deep fractures in the town and in their lives.
With a possessive husband, a powerful fixer, and more questions than answers, Mark and Billy Jo quickly realize they’re in over their heads. And as they uncover layer after layer of lies, they may wish this stranger had never knocked on Mark’s door at all.
In The Stranger at the Door, bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart weaves a gripping mystery of trust, betrayal, and the dark consequences of uncovering secrets better left buried.