In the Blood - April Henry

Category: Mystery
Language: English
Keywords: Mystery Suspense Thriller

Written by April Henry
Read by Tessa Netting
Format: M4B
Bitrate: Variable
Unabridged

Publication date
May 12, 2026

Listening Length
6 hours and 49 minutes

In this heart-pounding YA thriller, when an adopted teen takes a DNA test to find her biological parents, she unknowingly puts herself in the crosshairs of a serial killer.

Adopted as a newborn, Tessa has always wondered who her biological parents are. After turning eighteen, she takes a DNA test in hopes of finding the answers. With best friend El and lab partner Victor, Tessa uses the results to start building her family tree. But they find more dead ends than answers. Her biological mother, who was raised in a religious cult, has cut all ties with her controlling family. And her biological father remains a complete mystery, at least until the police show up. For fifteen years, they’ve been trying to identify a serial killer known as the Portland Phantom. Tessa may be the link they’ve been waiting for.

April Henry delivers a twisty thriller about the families who choose us—and the ones we’re born into. Biology does not have to dictate one’s destiny.

And don’t miss these other chilling thrillers from April Henry including:
Stay Dead
Girl Forgotten
Two Truths and a Lie
When We Go Missing