Liberty Street

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER.

From the #1 bestselling Canadian author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalists harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s womens prison—and the detective who uncovers her story decades later.

Toronto, 1961: Emily Radcliffe works as an editorial assistant at Chatelaine magazine, surrounded by the best female reporters in the country, whose articles tackle the controversial topics no other womens publication dares to touch. When a bombshell letter from an inmate at the notorious Mercer Womens Prison lands on Emilys desk, she sees the scoop of a lifetime—one that could launch her career as a journalist. But after going undercover to investigate the inmates shocking claims, Emily discovers that getting into the prison is the easy part; the real challenge will be getting back out . . .

Huron County, 1996: Unidentified female remains are discovered in an unmarked grave in a small-town Ontario cemetery, and Detective Rachel Mackenzie is tasked with unraveling the mystery. But when the investigation leads her to the now-shuttered Mercer Womens Prison, the family trauma shes kept buried for years threatens to surface.

Inspired by true events, Liberty Street is at once poignant and dazzling—an unforgettable, intertwining story about resilience, mental health, and the power of female connection.