Sarah Anne Pearl is the type of girl that you would have never have suspected to do such horrible things. She is adorable, always wears white, and seems like a little kid. That is until someone walks into her woods; careful where you walk, because you'll never know when you'll fall into one of her traps. Who knows...that might be you're last breath when you feel her breathing down the back of your neck. Close your eyes and she'll maybe let you live, keep them open, she'll pull them right from there sockets...if they are pretty enough.
Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is.
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A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche?
*2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller*
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Cover designed by April Alforque