The Woodsons
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Last published Mon, May 22, 2017
Soon after the Woodson mansion perished to ash, Courtney and Julia Woodson discover that the arsonist responsible is a trusted employee within their trillion dollar company. With the help of Courtney's talent manager, Jack Smith, they dive head first into a private investigation into their business partners, and close family and friends as suspects. After all, in this game of business you never really know who you can trust. They work to keep this scandal out of the public, and separate from their public careers as Courtney is a singer and Julia is an actress.
This is my first ever novel and, to be honest, I am still trying to figure out what genre this story truly lives in. I am, however, choosing to label it as "Mystery," due to the origins of this story.
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