A searing, psychological suspense novel about small-town dreams shattered by a deadly secret. -- Terry Shames, Macavity Award-winning author of A Killing at Cotton Hill An unusual protagonist, a timely crime, and outstanding writing make Lori Rader-Day's The Black Hour a stand-out debut. -- Sara Paretsky, <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author Secrets lie behind every loop, slant, and swirl of The Day I Died, Lori Rader-Day's compelling story of a handwriting analyst searching for a lost boy. Richly written, complex, and imaginative...this is a perfect read for fans of Mary Higgins Clark. -- Susanna Calkins, Macavity Award-winning author of the Lucy Campion mysteries Lori Rader-Day is so ferociously talented that it kind of makes me mad. Not fair! The Day I Died is a terrific novel-gripping and twisty and beautifully layered. It kept me locked up and locked in from the very first word to the very last. -- Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of <I>The Long and Faraway Gone</I> Mary Higgins Clark Award winner Rader-Day's (Little Pretty Things) third novel will thrill readers who can't get enough of the psychological suspense genre. -- Library Journal Beautiful prose and tack-sharp observations round out this slow-burning but thought-provoking meditation on the ravages of domestic violence. -- Publishers Weekly on THE DAY I DIED [T]he story is compelling, the characters interesting, and the theme of a mother's love universal. -- Mystery Scene