Missing Mom

When Nikki Eaton's estranged mother is murdered by a drug dealer and left for dead on her doorstep, the investigation pulls together three women bound to her: Nikki, who has spent years burying her own history of abuse; Gwen's sister, an older woman with a different set of secrets; and their neighbor, whose affair with Nikki complicates everything. As the truth about what happened that night unravels, Oates weaves a story of addiction, survival, and the bonds women forge in the wake of tragedy.