In the wake of Nel's mysterious death, her sister Jules is pulled back into a past she has fought to forget, and into the care of Nel's teenage daughter. Jules grapples with fear and recollections of the old Mill House and the haunting Drowning Pool, where secrets submerged long ago claw for the surface. A web of deception and memory ensnares the townsfolk as a history of women lost to the waters whispers of harrowing truths. Paula Hawkins weaves a tale steeped in psychological suspense, where the chill of the river is matched only by the icy grip of past misdeeds coming to light.