Locust Lane

"A cool-headed, red-blooded novel of such ice-pick intelligence that you might find yourself wondering, as I did, when you last read a thriller this sophisticated. Like Lehane and Landay -- like Harlan Coben, too, and Laura Dave in The Last Thing He Told Me, he detonates surprises with perfect timing.
--A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

"Amidon's compulsively readable, richly plotted crime novel is a tour de force that grabs readers' attention and doesn't let go until the final page."
--Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"Locust Lane is a thrilling, immersive read that will keep you guessing right until the end."
--The Spectator World

"Stephen Amidon's menacing mystery Locust Lane follows the moneyed families of a suburban town closing ranks when a murder threatens their futures.... Only one child has to go down for the crime, and each parent will do anything to ensure it's not theirs."
--PopSugar, "12 New Mystery Books That'll Have You on the Edge of Your Seat in 2023"

"[A] taut, twist-filled thriller."
--ENews

"Stephen Amidon's taut domestic thriller Locust Lane... Everyone has a story, everyone has secrets, and all that enthusiastic page-turning created a refreshing breeze. Very satisfactory...."
--The Seattle Times

"Locust Lane is as perceptive as it is compulsively readable."
--The Washington Post

"Stephen Amidon has spent considerable time in London, so perhaps that's why he's so good at conjuring the nasty wittiness of a mid-century British novel (which is exactly the tone I want to find in a book about wealthy people behaving very, very badly)."
--CrimeReads, "The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2023"

"This truly gripping novel, both a convoluted family drama and a suspenseful murder investigation, delivers intrigue and moral depth."
--Shelf Awareness

"As a bald faced examination of affluenza and the privileges wealth affords, Locust Lane is a highly realistic read, with an ending that will have readers ruefully wishing that we all lived in a better world."
--Criminal Element

"Stephen Amidon's Locust Lane is a suburban noir thriller that packs a gut punch."
--Deadly Pleasures Magazine

"A sharp portrait of class divisions and high-end dysfunction."
--New York Times Book Review