Society of Lies: A Novel

Kai’s wedding is at Margaret and John’s estate. On the way there, Detective Gary calls. They have reviewed the station security camera footage, so they know a man attacked Maya, but his face is blurry. They also realize Sara wasn’t with DuPont when she said she was, so DuPont lacks an alibi and is now a person of interest in Naomi’s death.

At the wedding, DuPont and Sara fight. Daisy says she spoke to Marta, and Marta has the camera footage from the ski trip. Margaret promises to remove DuPont, but he stays. Nate, now aware that DuPont is harassing his family, physically confronts him.

In the early hours, a “primal” scream wakes Maya. She reaches for Nate, but Nate isn’t there. She meets Kai in the main house, and they take Ambien. Maya notices a missing knife. On her way back to the pool house, she investigates a noise. She sees a young woman in the moonlight, and she thinks the person is Lila. She then sees DuPont dragging Lila’s body through the snow.

Maya wakes up in the pool house. Margaret is there. She claims Maya had a nightmare, but Maya isn’t sure. When Nate returns, Maya asks why he wasn’t in bed during the middle of the night.