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THE WRONG WOMAN
A man walks into a bank with a gun.
He doesn't ask for money.
He doesn't demand a getaway car.
And when police negotiator Tom Johnson picks up the phone, it quickly becomes clear that this isn't an ordinary hostage situation.
The man inside knows things he shouldn't.
About Tom.
About the people trapped inside the bank.
About something that happened fifteen years ago.
Something everyone involved would rather leave buried.
As the hours pass, Tom begins to understand that the hostages aren't random, the bank isn't just a bank, and whatever is happening inside has been a long time coming.
Someone remembers what happened.
Someone wants the truth.
And before the day is over, everyone will have to answer for the wrong woman.
Trigger Warnings
The Wrong Woman is a psychological crime thriller intended for mature readers. It contains depictions or discussions of gun violence, hostage situations, death, police violence and misconduct, death of a child, grief and trauma, corruption and abuse of power, threats, strong language, sexual content, manipulation, and violence.
Reader discretion is advised.
Matthew R. Castle writing as Mateo Vale