Saltwater A Novel

Katy Hays

eBook - 2025

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters comes a slow-burn psychological drama about an opulent family that unravels when a decades-old crime resurfaces.“Full of chills and darkness.”—Oprah Daily“Fans of family dramas and thrillers will devour this tense, suspenseful novel.”—Woman’s WorldIn 1992, Sarah Lingate is found dead below the cliffs of Capri, Italy, leaving behind her three-year-old daughter, Helen. Despite suspicions that the old-money Lingates are involved, Sarah’s death is ruled an accident. And every year, the family returns to prove it’s true. But on the thirtieth anniversary of her death, the Lingates arrive at the villa to find a surprise waiting for them—the necklace Sarah was wearing t...he night she died.Haunted by the specter of that night, the paranoid, insular Lingate family begins to crack, and Helen seizes... more