“Hypnotically readable--I absolutely couldn’t put it down. The structure is brilliant, and I turned the pages with increasing dread. This book is terrific.” —Stephen King
When Hannah vanishes the morning after an explosive argument with her husband, Lovell, he must try to piece together what happened to his wife--and to their life together. While the police gather clues, the reader watches Hannah’s every move, as hastily made decisions prove irrevocable.
With haunting intensity, a seamless balance of wit and heartbreak, and the emotional acuity that author Heidi Pitlor brings to every page,The Daylight Marriage is a riveting puzzle that mines the dark and delicate nature of a marriage and confronts our need to be truly seen by those who see us every day.
“In The Daylight Marriage, there are two mysteries--the whereabouts of a missing woman and the vagaries of the human heart. Heidi Pitlor explores both of these enigmas with equal mastery, merging a shocking crime story with an incisive portrait of a failed marriage . . . Fast-moving, emotionally complex, and ultimately heartbreaking.” —Tom Perrotta, author ofNine Inches
“A page-turning exploration of unexpressed love and unnecessary loss. Riveting and heartbreaking.” —Geraldine Brooks, author ofCaleb’s Crossing
“Understated and plausible . . . We learn the truth about what happened to Hannah in a way that’s all the more disturbing for its subtlety . . . Chilling." —Entertainment Weekly
“Pitlor brings forth the emotions that surge beneath the surface with the precision and power of a conductor . . . This powerful analysis of how dreams become nightmares will make readers want to hold their loved ones close.” —Booklist,starred review
