The page-turning must-read thriller prequel to We Were Liars - #1 New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation - takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come. Includes a hand-drawn map and family tree.Prequel to WE WERE LIARS, the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and award-winning YA novel that TikTok can’t stop talking about!A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Welcome back to the Sinclair family. They were always liars.Praise for We Were Liars:‘Thrilling, beautiful and blisteringly smart - utterly unforgettable.’ JOHN GREEN'We Were Liars is heartbreaking, witty, beautiful and disturbing. E. Lockhart’s best book to date.‘ JUSTINE LARBALESTIER'A haunting tale about how families live within their own mythologies. Sad, wonderful, and real.’ SCOTT WESTERFELD