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All Those Quiet Lies

For fans of Chris Whitaker and Celeste Ng, this is a beautifully written crime novel about family, race and the long shadows of hidden truths, from a New York Times bestselling author. 
 
A murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across continents. 
When a Japanese immigrant living in Seattle is found murdered and her teenage daughter missing, Detective Calhoun is thrown into the most personal case of her career. The further the investigation goes, the more she begins to question her own origins - something she'd spent a lifetime afraid to do.The victim lived as Anne Walker, but she was once Rika Takahashi. From Tokyo’s criminal underworld to small-town America, Rika spent years running, hiding from a past that refused to stay buried.Now Chelsey must find her daughter before it’s too late. But as she closes in on the truth, one thing becomes clear: some secrets are worth killing for – and the most dangerous ones are closest to home. 
 
PRAISE FOR EMIKO JEAN 
 
'Magnetic' Stephen King 
 
'A deeply haunting thriller about a mother keeping secrets and her daughter's quest to know the truth at all costs' Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid 
 
'An emotional gut punch of a thriller' Samantha Downing 
 
'An exhilarating thriller with a strong emotional current' Publishers Weekly 
 
'The definition of a page-turner' Clare Mackintosh.

An exhilarating thriller with a strong emotional current

A deeply haunting thriller about a mother keeping secrets and her daughter's quest to know the truth at all costs

Emiko Jean is a NYT bestselling author, whose YA and women's fiction has been Reese Witherspoon and Good Morning America book club picks. She lives in Washington with her husband and their two unruly twins. All Those Quiet Lies is her second crime novel.

A murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across two continents. 
When a Japanese immigrant living in Seattle is found murdered and her teenage daughter missing, Detective Calhoun is thrown into the most personal case of her career. The further the investigation goes, the more she begins to question her own origins - something she'd spent a lifetime afraid to do.The victim lived as Anne Walker, but she was once Rika Takahashi. From Tokyo’s criminal underworld to small-town America, Rika spent years running, hiding from a past that refused to stay buried.Now Chelsey must find her daughter before it’s too late. But as she closes in on the truth, one thing becomes clear: some secrets are worth killing for – and the most dangerous ones are closest to home.For fans of Chris Whitaker and Celeste Ng, this is a beautifully written crime novel about family, race and the long shadows of hidden truths.

Emiko Jean

Immersive, gripping, and with a twist you won&rsquo;t see coming

Incredible. The definition of a page-turner.

Truly compelling. Emiko Jean will soon be a household name.

What a page-turner, and masterful in its structure with a truly shocking twist at the end. It&rsquo;s an absolute winner for me.

An emotional gut punch of a thriller, Emiko Jean had me enthralled with her pitch-perfect pacing, elegant prose, and twists I never saw coming.

I stayed up late into the night turning the pages . . . a truly jaw-dropping twist.

Brooding and atmospheric with a truly gripping plot. THE NEXT GIRL is an immersive experience.

&lsquo;Dark, twisted, and beautifully written. But it's also a thoughtful exploration of trauma, female rage, the violence women face and the roles we're allowed to play. I loved it.&rsquo;

A stunning novel that explores the endurance of the human spirit and asks how far someone would go for love.

I guess you're probably wondering about the next girl. Because there's always another girl, right? A girl waiting to be taken. To be swept away. I'll tell you about her. 
 
It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun lost her sister, and she's been searching ever since: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work. 
 
Until, two years after her disappearance, local teenager Ellie Black is found alive in Washington State woods. 
 
But something's not right about her: where has she been, and who is she protecting? 
 
Chelsey has to find out. For herself, for her sister, and before the next girl is taken.

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