Behind the Red Door: A Novel

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A haunting thriller (PopSugar) about a woman who believes that she has a connection to a decades old kidnapping and begins a frantic investigation to find out what really happened when the victim goes missing again.

When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Ferns husband is sure its because of Astrids famous kidnappingand equally famous returntwenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown. And when Astrid appears in Ferns recurring nightmare, one in which a girl reaches out to her, pleading, Fern fears that its not a dream at all, but a memory.

Returning to her childhood home to help her father pack for a move, Fern purchases a copy of Astrids recently published memoirwhich may have provoked her original kidnapper to abduct her againand as she reads through its chapters and visits the people and places within it, she discovers more evidence that she has an unsettling connection to the missing woman. With the help of her psychologist father, Fern digs deeper, hoping to find evidence that her connection to Astrid can help the police locate her. But when Fern discovers more about her own past than she ever bargained for, the disturbing truth will change both of their lives forever in this masterful meditation on fear (Mindy Mejia, author of Strike Me Down).

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In Behind the Red Door, Megan Collins has achieved something remarkablea dark, disturbing story that is both elegant and fascinating. Exquisite writing, compelling characters and a story so captivating I finished it in a weekend. Few books live up to the word chilling, but this one does.
Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife
"[A] haunting thriller."PopSugar
Collins nimbly orchestrates Ferns growing sense of terror as she slowly sifts in echoes of long-repressed sounds and sights. A dark psychological thriller riddled with twisted family dynamics. Kirkus Reviews
"Spellbinding, poignant and atmospheric, Behind The Red Door is one of those rare stories you can get utterly lost in. With writing so richly evocative I could vividly imagine every detail, this is a mesmerizing tale. Christina McDonald, USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell
In Behind the Red Door, Megan Collins has achieved something remarkablea dark, disturbing story that is both elegant and fascinating. Exquisite writing, compelling characters and a story so captivating I finished it in a weekend. Few books live up to the word chilling, but this one does.Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife
"Adark yet elegant crime thriller"Business Insider

Author Bio

Megan Collins is the author of Thicker Than Water, The Family Plot,Behind the Red Door,andThe Winter Sister. She taught creative writing for many years at both the high school and college level and is the managing editor of3Elements Literary Review. She lives in Connecticut, where she obsesses over dogs, miniatures, and cake.