Blacksburg
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After, the sudden death of her father Gertrude Baines is left with no other choice but to move down south to live with her estranged aunt. Who owns and operates a small bakery in The tiny town Blacksburg, South Carolina. Though Blacksburg comes off as being a nice, comforting, put together town that everyone loves. It has a past no one dares to mention, secrets that are yet to be exposed and a serial murder living among it. A little over a year ago, the body of poor 16 year old Elizabeth Westbrook was discovered in the woods right behind Patrick and Kerry Moore's house. The details of Elizabeth's death remain unknown, but the blame still sits upon Patrick Moore's throne. Gertrude discovers just why her father decided to leave all those years ago as many unanswered questions are answered. This is Blacksburg a town with a lot of history.
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