This Town Won't Tell

Praise for This Town Won’t Tell:
“Mesmerizing even at a break-neck pace, This Town Won’t Tell had me laughing, wincing, and compulsively turning the page. With sharp writing and a fascinating mess of a character, Rhodi Hawk keeps readers on a white knuckle funride of suspense.”
—Sarah Pinborough, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of We Live Here Now

“Rhodi Hawk is a master storyteller as evidenced in her new novel This Town Won’t Tell. An intricately plotted story about a mother trying to protect her daughter only to get mixed up with the wrong people, this twisted tale will have you engrossed in Janey’s life and decisions until the very last page.”
—Lyn Liao Butler, bestselling author of The Fourth Daughter

“In This Town Won’t Tell, Rhodi Hawk turns one underestimated woman into the beating heart of an extraordinary thriller. No stock protagonist, Janey is a single mother with a rough past who must rely on her intelligence, grit, and sheer determination to keep herself and her young daughter alive after crossing paths with the wrong people. The wild Montana landscape and a roadhouse bar packed with one-of-a-kind characters create an atmosphere of constant risk and ever-growing menace. This Town Won’t Tell is a sophisticated, next-level thriller, built on character and consequence, not cheap shocks or worn-out genre shortcuts. Hawk’s confident, cinematic storytelling makes this novel feel destined for the screen and marks her as a standout voice in contemporary thriller fiction. I loved every minute of it.”
—Amy Pease, author of Northwoods and Wildwood

“From the opening sentence, This Town Won’t Tell seizes you in its grip and doesn’t let go. In Janey, Hawk has created a character you want to root for, and surrounded her with the kind of treachery that keeps you reading late into the night. A heart-pounding thriller that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page.”
—Nicole Maggi, author of the National Parks Mystery series

“Author Rhodi Hawk delivers a twisty mystery-thriller starring Janey Hendee, a gutsy survivor struggling to stay on the straight and narrow. To protect her daughter’s future, “wolf mom” Janey must outwit a small-town, high-stakes crime ring. With its darkly beautiful mountainside setting and cast of expertly drawn suspects, This Town Won’t Tell is a fast-moving, immersive read. “
—Kathleen Bryant, author of Over the Edge