After losing her mom in a tragic accident, Fiona finds herself heading to one of the most prestigious schools with a low acceptance rate. But as time flies at Maple Ridge, Fiona realizes that her mom's life wasn't as simple as she thought, and neither was her death. What happens when she starts finding connections, and clues hinting at a buried conspiracy, and a series of unexpected events unfold, linking Maple Ridge to her mom's death in more ways than she could have ever imagined. Highest rankings #1 in killer #1 in mystery-thriller #1 in murder #1 in depressed #1 in murdermystery #1 in secretorganization #2 in friendship #2 in agency [COMPLETE]

When all hope is lost. When there's no-one else left to call... Dudley the Labrador is a cadaver dog specifically trained to sniff out human remains. His handler, Jennifer, suffers from an unusual phobia which has left her socially isolated. When together they uncover the corpse of a missing child, Jennifer begins to feel a deep, personal connection to the case. Dissatisfied by the direction of the official police investigation, she resolves to unravel the mystery herself. In doing so, she must first unravel herself... Readers' comments (final chapter): 'great book', 'superb' 'wonderful, incredible, fantastic!' 'wow, just wow', 'wonderfully satisfying', 'I love this book' Status: completed Genre: mystery/suspense Target readership: adults Narrative style: psychological depth, frequent twists, semi-literary Length: 75,000 words (approximately 300 standard novel pages) Author: Michael D Smith, Wattys award winner (The Painted Altar, 2020, literary fiction) Extract: It was then that the barking came, somewhere a hundred or so metres off to my right. Not his usual playful response, but instead a focused, constant noise - a quick-fire volley of woofs like rounds from a machine gun. His 'found something' bark. My heart quickened along with my step, the flashlight boring through the darkness. The moist barks of the trees deflected against my outstretched hand; pernicious branches whipped at my thighs, my chest, my face. "Stay there boy! You just stay right there." The barking was incessant, grew louder with each step. At last the thick maze of tree trunks relented and there he was, framed in the soft-edged beam of the torchlight in the centre of a small clearing. His tail swooshing manically, snout directed at the ground. Stooping myself down beside him, I slanted the flashlight to the earth, squinted in close examination. Nothing - just dirt, twigs and damp leaves. A shallow grave. The lifeless body of Meghan Shaw had been tossed into a shallow grave.

Visalisa finally decided to move out from UK to study law in New York University after a year of staying in her house "I just did leave there, my parents, my friends, and everything is now behind me right now I'm going to have a new life by now after I put my first step in this airport is a new chapter. "