“A subtly but relentlessly unsettling novel.” -TANA FRENCH, author of The Witch Elm

It was an ideal spot to disappear…

One sultry summer months, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her existence anew-to achieve her destiny. There, she finds herself lured by the promise of friendship, like, starry skies, and outrageous celebrations. But Maureen’s new life just might end up being too good to be true, and prior to the summer is usually up, she vanishes.

Decades later, when Allison Simpson emerges about One Night time Eliminated: A Book the chance to house-sit in Opal Seaside through the off-season, it looks like the perfect chance to begin fresh after a messy divorce. But when she becomes drawn in to the strange disappearance of a girl thirty years before, Allison realizes the beautiful homes of Opal Beach conceal dark secrets. And the truth of this long-ago summer isn’t actually the most shocking part of most…

“A heart-wrenching and suspenseful book of betrayal and revenge. Stunning!”

-Carol Goodman, award-winning writer of The Night Visitors

“Having a brilliantly executed dual timeline with two unforgettable narrators, One Night Eliminated is usually a timely and timeless mystery that will maintain you obsessively reading well past your bedtime.”

-Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin by the end from the World