Sadie meets Girl in Pieces in this dark, emotional thriller by acclaimed author Saundra Mitchell.

Something happened to Ava. The curving scar on her face is proof. Ava would rather keep that something hidden—buried deep in her heart and her soul.

But in the woods on the outskirts of town, the traces of someone else’s secrets lie frozen, awaiting Ava’s discovery—and what Ava finds threatens to topple the carefully constructed wall of normalcy that she’s spent years building around her.

Secrets leave scars. But when the secret in question is not your own—do you ignore the truth and walk away? Or do you uncover it from its shallow grave and let it reopen old wounds—wounds that have finally begun to heal?

• Psychological Thriller: A girl haunted by her own trauma discovers the body of another, forcing her to confront the darkness she’s tried so hard to bury.
• Amateur Sleuth: When Ava decides she can’t let the dead girl’s story go untold, she begins a dangerous investigation that puts her on a collision course with a killer.
• Sapphic Romance: In the midst of the chaos, a new relationship with the kind and steady Hailey offers a flicker of light—if Ava’s secrets don’t extinguish it first.
• Painful Pasts: Explores the complexities of PTSD and the long journey of healing, showing that scars aren’t just on the skin.

“LGBTQIA story collections are scarce, but even if they weren’t, this one would be essential.”