Not The Version You Remember

Everyone in town remembers the day Daniel Dunne died. Everyone except Elise, the girl who was with him. Elise hasn't been back to the small town she grew up in since she was a child. Now her mother is gone, the house needs clearing, and Elise plans to sort the estate quickly and leave. But the town won't let her be a stranger. Neighbours pause mid-sweep. Mrs Townsend apologises for "everything else, too". Daniel's cousin Mark turns up on the doorstep with stories of a boy who adored her: a boy from her primary class she cannot picture at all. Her body remembers what her mind won't: the hum of a derelict substation, a path through the woods her feet seem to know, the weight of a small hand slipping from hers. Everyone she asks has a version of what happened the year she was eight. None of them fit. None of them feel like hers. As the fragments sharpen, Elise must decide whether to accept the story the town has agreed on, or go looking for the one her mind buried to keep her safe. Not The Version You Remember is a haunting psychological mystery about repressed memory, survivor guilt and the stories a small town tells to protect itself. Perfect for readers who love Tana French and Jane Harper: a homecoming, a childhood tragedy, and a past that refuses to stay buried. A standalone novel in The Quiet Echoes Collection by Allie Kerr. Also in the collection: Where The Echoes Wait, When The House Lights Stayed On, The Silence of Hannah Reid and Safe With You.