Where They Lie

“The tragic crash of a small plane sets an Oregon social worker on the trail of even greater tragedies behind it.…A well-paced exposé of dark family secrets.” —Kirkus Reviews “The plot takes many twists and turns and keeps readers guessing until the surprising end. For fans of Harlan Coben, Riley Sager, and Linwood Barclay.” —Library Journal Praise for Or Else “Hart remains a suspense writer to watch.” —Publishers Weekly “Or Else is a thriller/suspense tour de force. Joe Hart has knocked it out of the park with a start-to-finish roller coaster ride of perfectly executed twists and expertly timed chills. Deep character development and rich narrative seals Or Else’s place as the not-to-be-missed domestic thriller/suspense of the year.” —Steven Konkoly, author of the Ryan Decker series and Deep Sleep “The perfect thriller for a rainy afternoon, Or Else draws you into a web of small town secrets, lies, and intrigue and doesn’t let you go. Hart’s well-rendered setting and characters resonate like people and places you’ve known. Loved every minute of this absolute page-turner!” —D.M. Pulley, bestselling author of The Dead Key “Joe Hart has written compelling stories before, but it’s in Or Else that he shows off just how good he is. This book checks all the boxes for me: a (seemingly) quiet, small town drama—filled with those little quirks and secrets nobody wants to talk about—that quickly blossoms into something big, sinister, and menacing. Hart doesn’t pull any punches on some serious issues, either: love, infidelity, family conflict…there’s plenty to think about right up to the explosive ending. This is the thriller you’ll be recommending for the foreseeable future.” —Matthew Iden, author of the Marty Singer series and The Winter Over Praise for Obscura “Joe Hart is a tremendous talent, and with Obscura, he has taken his storytelling to the next level. This is a genius work of science fiction, brimming with thrills, scares, and most importantly, heart. I devoured this book, and you will too.” —Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines Series “This gripping book will be a must-read for fans of sf-based mysteries such as John Scalzi’s Lock In and Kristine Kathyrn Rusch’s Retrieval Artist series, as well as aficionados of stories about science gone wrong, too far, or both.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Outstanding…Fans of Blake Crouch’s Wayward Pines Series, with its combination of mystery, horror, and science fiction, will find this right up their alley.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The pacing is excellent from beginning to end.” —Los Angeles Times “Those seeking an off-planet sci-fi thriller with a haunting plotline will devour Joe Hart’s Obscura, which reads quick and is jam-packed with terrifying surprises.” —The Real Book Spy “For the reader who likes hard science fiction with some mystery and suspense thrown in, Obscura should hit the spot. It’s not merely sci-fi, but a thriller wrapped in the deadly solitude of space with a determined heroine who refuses to give up.” —New York Journal of Books