This Never Happens Here: A Novel
Feb 2027 · Sold by Penguin
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From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets, an exhilarating thriller following two detectives investigating a baffling string of murders and child abductions in Atlanta’s wealthy suburbs.
Tom and Olivia Henley settle in for a cozy evening at home in the sort of suburb where “nothing ever happens.” The next morning, the young couple is found dead. What seems like a run-of-the-mill accident raises grave concern when police discover that the couple’s six-year-old daughter is missing.
Detectives Temp Marshall and Bella Wilkins are called in to investigate. Temp feels guilty, always caught between her demanding career and her family’s needs, while Bella sees the urgent call as the perfect distraction: She’s attempting to piece her life back together after the untimely death of her husband.
The only lead is a tip from a neighbor who saw a “suspicious” Black woman parked on the street the day before. As similar cases begin to crop up—parents dead, children missing—and pressure from the community mounts, the case takes a disturbing turn the detectives never saw coming, and they realize they’re up against a frighteningly powerful adversary.
Taut, twisty, and laced with searing social commentary, This Never Happens Here showcases a “masterful"(Karin Slaughter) thriller author at the height of her game.
Tom and Olivia Henley settle in for a cozy evening at home in the sort of suburb where “nothing ever happens.” The next morning, the young couple is found dead. What seems like a run-of-the-mill accident raises grave concern when police discover that the couple’s six-year-old daughter is missing.
Detectives Temp Marshall and Bella Wilkins are called in to investigate. Temp feels guilty, always caught between her demanding career and her family’s needs, while Bella sees the urgent call as the perfect distraction: She’s attempting to piece her life back together after the untimely death of her husband.
The only lead is a tip from a neighbor who saw a “suspicious” Black woman parked on the street the day before. As similar cases begin to crop up—parents dead, children missing—and pressure from the community mounts, the case takes a disturbing turn the detectives never saw coming, and they realize they’re up against a frighteningly powerful adversary.
Taut, twisty, and laced with searing social commentary, This Never Happens Here showcases a “masterful"(Karin Slaughter) thriller author at the height of her game.
From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets, an exhilarating thriller following two detectives investigating a baffling string of murders and child abductions in Atlanta’s wealthy suburbs.
Tom and Olivia Henley settle in for a cozy evening at home in the sort of suburb where “nothing...
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About the author
Wanda M. Morris is the acclaimed author of propulsive thrillers such as All Her Little Secrets and Anywhere You Run. Her books have received numerous accolades including Anthony and Lefty awards and have been longlisted for the prestigious Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Prize. Her book What You Leave Behind was nominated for a 2025 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work–Fiction. Morris is a former corporate attorney. She is married, the mother of three, and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wanda M. Morris is the acclaimed author of propulsive thrillers such as All Her Little Secrets and Anywhere You Run. Her books have received numerous accolades including Anthony and Lefty awards and have been longlisted for the prestigious Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Prize. Her book W...
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