The Return

Rachel Harrison

Mar 2020 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

A group of friends reunite after one of them has returned from a mysterious two-year disappearance in this edgy and haunting debut.

Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return—except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back. She’s right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she’s been or what happened to her. 

Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong—she’s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who—or what—is she?

Ratings and reviews

this book kept getting better and better. I'm used to reading a little bit bigger books so it did move a little fast for me. BUT, this book is creepy enough that I read it beginning to end in two days.

I read this book and read it again I LOVE it so much! Best book Ive read. This is her first novel too! Its so good! Praise for Rachel! It scared me when Julie was behind her! Omg I love it SO MUCH!😍

Great supernatural thriller

About the author

Rachel Harrison was born and raised in the weird state of New Jersey. She received her bachelor's in Writing for Film & Television from Emerson College. After graduating, she worked on TV game shows, in publishing, and for a big bank. She lives in Rochester, NY with her husband and their cat/overlord. This is her first novel.