Megan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls , The Perfect Stranger , The Last House Guest , which was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, The Girl from Widow Hills , Such a Quiet Place , The Last to Vanish , The Only Survivors , and Daughter of Mine . She has also written several books for young adults. She grew up in New Jersey, graduated from MIT, and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children. Follow @MeganLMiranda on X and Instagram, @AuthorMeganMiranda on Facebook, or visit MeganMiranda.com.