Don't Let Him In: Hardcover Book (Release Date: June 24, 2025)
Nina Swann is intrigued when she received a condolence card from Nick Radcliffe, an old friend of her late husband, who is looking to connect after her husband’s unexpected death. Nick is a man of substance and good taste. He has a smile that could melt the coldest heart and a knack for putting others at ease. But to Nina’s adult daughter, Ash, Nick seems too slick, too polished, too good to be true. Without telling her mother, Ash begins digging into Nick’s past. What she finds is more than unsettling… Martha is a florist living in a neighboring town with her infant daughter and her devoted husband, Alistair. But lately, Alistair has been traveling more and more frequently for work, disappearing for days at a time. When Martha questions him about his frequent absences, he always has a legitimate explanation, but Martha can’t share the feeling that something isn’t right. Nina, Martha, and Ash are on a collision course with a shocking truth that is far darker than anyone could have imagined. And all three are about to wish they had heeded the same warning: Don’t let him in. But the past won’t stay buried forever.
The Intriguing Condolence
Nina Swann found herself captivated by a condolence card, an unexpected missive from Nick Radcliffe, a long-lost friend of her recently deceased husband. The note sparked a tentative connection, a bridge across the chasm of grief. Nick, a man of considerable means and impeccable taste, possessed a disarming charm; his smile, a captivating warmth capable of thawing the iciest reserve, and a talent for effortlessly soothing anxieties. Yet, to Nina's discerning adult daughter, Ash, Nick presented a different visage – too meticulously polished, too effortlessly charming, an unsettling veneer of perfection that hinted at something more sinister lurking beneath the surface. Unbeknownst to her mother, Ash embarked upon a clandestine investigation into Nick's past, a journey that would unearth discoveries far more unsettling than she could have ever anticipated.
A Husband's Elusive Absences
In a neighboring town, Martha, a florist blessed with a beautiful infant daughter and a seemingly devoted husband, Alistair, found herself ensnared in a web of increasing unease. Alistair's business trips had become increasingly frequent and prolonged, his absences stretching into days, leaving Martha with a gnawing sense of disquiet. While his explanations for these extended absences always appeared plausible, a persistent unease lingered within her, a subtle dissonance between his words and the intuitive feeling that something was profoundly amiss. The carefully constructed facade of normalcy began to crumble beneath the weight of her suspicion.
A Convergence of Fate
The lives of Nina, Martha, and Ash, seemingly disparate, were inexorably drawn together, converging upon a shocking truth of far greater darkness than any of them could have imagined. Their individual anxieties, their separate investigations, were all unknowingly leading them toward the same chilling revelation, a shared warning they would soon desperately wish they had heeded: Don't let him in. For the buried secrets of the past, long concealed beneath a veneer of civility and charm, were about to unleash themselves upon their lives, leaving an indelible mark of devastation and regret in their wake.
