The Waitress: A Novel

A propulsive, unmissable debut, The Waitress follows an acclaimed writer’s search for the truth after her husband pays a waitress from the town cafe to disappear—an act he refuses to explain, even as it unleashes a torrent of secrets.

A writer has rented a cabin on the Oregon coast with her husband of three years, determined to finish her next book. Their breakfast is interrupted one morning by a knock on the door: it’s the waitress from the café in town. She looks distressed, though she say...