Author: Lisa Jackson

Description: From a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a tense, atmospheric thriller about buried secrets and a mother’s relentless search for the truth. When Shelby Cole receives a mysterious photograph of a little girl — the daughter she was told died at birth — she is forced to return to her hometown of Bad Luck, Texas, a place steeped in lies and danger.

Nearly a decade after leaving, Shelby finds the town unchanged in its hostility and secrecy. Her return coincides with the release of Ross McCallum, the man tied to a long‑ago murder and to the trauma that drove her away. Whether he’s baiting her or someone else has orchestrated her return, Shelby can’t tell — but she knows the photograph is no coincidence.

Her only ally is Nevada Smith, the former bad boy turned cop who once arrested McCallum. Shocked by Shelby’s revelation that the child he never knew existed may still be alive, Nevada is determined to help her uncover the truth. But as they dig deeper, they’re pulled into a deadly web of deception, where long‑buried secrets ignite a dangerous quest for revenge.

In Bad Luck, the past isn’t just haunting — it’s lethal.