What Happened to the Bennetts

Reviews

**One of Kirkus Reviews' "Best Books of 2022"**

"Scottoline just keeps ratcheting up the pressure in what may be her most emotionally intense nail-biter to date.”
—People

"A Must-Read Book"
—USA Today

"Just might be the best book Scottoline has ever written, a masterpiece of misdirection, where nothing is as it seems, and a scorching character study of a man at the end of his rope who's not about to go down without a fight."
—Providence Journal

“Explosive new complications in the most relentless of all her mysteries. A high-octane thriller whose hero is tossed into one impossible situation after another. Best started early in the morning.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
“Twisty, propulsive and exhilarating. From this novel’s first pages, Scottoline caroms us into a heart-throttling journey as the Bennett family must navigate both urgent dangers and their own complicated pasts—all while the clock ticks. What Happened to the Bennetts left me dazzled and breathless.”
—Megan Abbott, author of The Turnout

“An emotion-packed thriller that stabs at the core of family, betrayal, and justice. Scottoline drives the plot at breakneck speed and keeps readers turning the pages. A must read.”
—Robert Dugoni, author of the Tracy Crosswhite Series
 
"Scottoline is at the top of her already masterful game in this gripping thriller about parental love. From its opening, heart-grabbing pages, What Happened to the Bennetts is compulsively readable, seamlessly delivering one blazing twist after another with relentless pacing. You won’t be able to put this one down.”
—Alafair Burke, author of Find Me
 
“In What Happened to the Bennetts, Scottoline thrusts the reader into one family’s living nightmare—and their long, nail-biting battle to return to some sense of normalcy.”
—Riley Sager, author of Survive the Night

“This heart-wrenching novel…morphs into a high-speed, action-packed thriller…Fans will get their money's worth."
—Publishers Weekly

"Scottoline’s gift for crafting human connections is displayed here...setting this thriller apart from other suburban-hero stories. A good choice for Greg Hurwitz and Harlan Coben fans."
—Booklist

“Clear the calendar before you start reading; What Happened to the Bennetts is so good you may not want to put it down until the hard-won and well-earned finale.”
—New York Journal of Books

“[Scottoline's] best thriller...Fast-paced with so many twists and turns, and I felt like something happened on every page.”
—Bookreporter

Praise for Scottoline’s Thrillers

“Scottoline writes riveting thrillers that keep me up all night, with plots that twist and turn.”
--Harlan Coben, author of The Match
 
“Scottoline is a powerhouse.”
--David Baldacci, author of Mercy
 
“Scottoline is one of the very best writers today.”
--Michael Connelly, author of The Dark Hours

“Scottoline knows how to keep readers in her grip.”
--The New York Times Book Review Expand reviews