About the Book

Popular podcaster and ex-reporter Faith Byrne has made a name for herself telling stories of greatness after tragedy–but her real life does not mirror the stories she tells. While her daughters spend the summer in Hawaii with her ex-husband and his new wife, she must manage life on her own. But all that changes when she’s asked to spotlight her childhood best friend’s missing person case on her podcast.

Dora Crane has never accepted that her younger daughter could be dead, keeping her home looking the same as when her daughter disappeared. But when her husband leaves her, and her older daughter intervenes, she agrees to counseling and to pack up her missing daughter’s belongings under one condition: Faith Byrne comes to Deep Valley and sheds light on the cold case.

As the investigation moves forward, the two women uncover desperate secrets, and Faith and Dora must face the long-hidden truth before they can begin to move forward.

Award-winning author Christina Suzann Nelson masterfully leads readers on a journey of discovery, healing, and friendship in this suspenseful and poignant tale.

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In My Opinion

As someone whose Jr high/high school years were in the 80s, I enjoyed the nostalgia in Christina Suzann Nelson’s What Happens Next. But this book had so much more to it.

This book is an examination of some of the different ways people handle grief though a missing persons case more than 30 years old. Nelson gives readers memorable characters. I wanted to hug Dora, cheer Faith and her investigation on, and just sit with Heather throughout this story.

The mystery is unfolded so well, I just had to keep reading to find out what happened and who was involved. And despite some tough discoveries, there is much hope woven into the threads of these people’s lives. I can’t believe this is the first book by this author I’ve read, but I guarantee it won’t be the last.

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