The Next Woman

Author: Caroline Corcoran

Crime & mystery

Published on 17 April 2026 by Amazon Publishing (Thomas & Mercer) in the United States.

Paperback | 333 pages
130 x 197 x 26mm | 296g

Lily knows every inch of Aurora Island—she came here to disappear.

Hidden away, a mile off the mainland, it’s a paradise of beautiful beaches and picture-postcard villages. The perfect place to reinvent yourself. To keep secrets buried.

But this summer, women are vanishing—in a chilling alphabetical pattern. First Alice. Then Beccy. Then Corinne. Each disappearance more mysterious than the last, leaving no trace behind.

As panic builds on the island, a hit true-crime podcast seizes on the story. Its magnetic host, Ross, arrives with questions, charm, and an agenda no one can quite pin down.

For Lily, each new disappearance brings her letter closer. And on Aurora, where some come to hide and others vanish without a trace, time is running out—one woman at a time…