{"product_id":"what-they-did-9780063311855","title":"What They Did","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark, deadly secret between two friends tears them apart, only to reunite them decades later as they are forced to confront what happened that night . . . or lose all they hold dear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe keeps me safe. She keeps me wild.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarly Rivers and Dana Lee were best friends when they were younger. Like fire and water, they always balanced each other out: Dana kept them wild. Carly kept them safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then, a split-second decision resulted in an irreversible tragedy. To this day, neither has spoken of what happened; they share a terrible secret that sent them on separate paths, each hoping to leave the darkness behind them. Carly becomes a police officer in Florida with a beautiful house and a beautiful husband and son. For Dana, things go the other way. After a string of failed relationships and broken hearts, she finds herself in Black Ash, Michigan, working for the notorious meth dealer Warner Prince.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Carly's husband, also a cop, is killed in the line of duty, her son, Anthony, spins out of control. In search of his own fresh start, Anthony heads to Toledo, a stone's throw from Dana's home in Black Ash. As Anthony's friendship with Dana puts him in the crosshairs of some sinister people, Dana's and Carly's lives come together again. Twenty-four years have passed, but the secret between them hasn't died, and the friends soon find themselves in a situation where history is doomed to repeat itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with action and suspense, and tempered with a strong emotional core, Rio Youers's gripping new novel is an intense, edge-of-your-seat story about fierce friendship, the bonds of family, and the extremes we'll go to, to keep our loved ones safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rio Youers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.26w x 1.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063311855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYouers, Rio:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRio Youers\u003c\/b\u003e is the British Fantasy and Sunburst Award-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bang-Bang Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLola on Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Second Chances\u003c\/i\u003e. His 2017 thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. He is the writer of \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e, a comic book series based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King and Owen King. Rio lives in Ontario, Canada, with his wife and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rio Youers \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48840907391133,"sku":"9780063311855","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_afec74dc-9e0d-4019-a287-3c900cfd4424.jpg?v=1787728238","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/what-they-did-9780063311855","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}