Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser

Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser

"Full of slow-burning intrigue, Strawser's second novel will appeal to fans of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies and Jennifer Kitses' Small Hours." --Booklist

*Book of the Month Club Selection

An innocent night of fun takes a shocking turn in Not That I Could Tell, the next page-turner from Jessica Strawser, author of Almost Missed You.

When a group of neighborhood women gathers, wine in hand, around a fire pit where their backyards meet one Saturday night, most of them are just ecstatic to have discovered that their baby monitors reach that far. It's a rare kid-free night, and they're giddy with it. They drink too much, and the conversation turns personal.

By Monday morning, one of them is gone.

Everyone knows something about everyone else in the quirky small Ohio town of Yellow Springs, but no one can make sense of the disappearance. Kristin was a sociable twin mom, college administrator, and doctor's wife who didn't seem all that bothered by her impending divorce--and the investigation turns up more questions than answers, with her husband, Paul, at the center. For her closest neighbor, Clara, the incident triggers memories she thought she'd put behind her--and when she's unable to extract herself from the widening circle of scrutiny, her own suspicions quickly grow. But the neighborhood's newest addition, Izzy, is determined not to jump to any conclusions--especially since she's dealing with a crisis of her own.

As the police investigation goes from a media circus to a cold case, the neighbors are forced to reexamine what's going on behind their own closed doors--and to ask how well anyone really knows anyone else.

Jessica Strawser is the editor-of-large at Writer's Digest, where she worked for nearly a decade as the editorial director and became known for her in-depth cover interviews with literary figures. She's the author of the book club favorites Almost Missed You and Not That I Could Tell (all St. Martin's Press), as well as a Book of the Month selection and a Barnes & Noble Best New Fiction selection for March 2018 (both St. Martin's Press). The St. Martin's Press). She has contributed to The New York Times Modern Love column, Publishers Weekly, and other prestigious publications, and she is a sought-after speaker at writing conferences and festivals. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two children.