Gracewood
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Last published Sat, May 5, 2018
The quiet, rural town of Gracewood holds a secret...
23-year-old Ayla Richmond has a great life. She attends an exclusive university in the city and spends most of her time studying to become a lawyer. But, when she finds a blunt knife in her bedroom with a note that says 'WATCH OUT GRACEWOOD', she begins to worry about her very own hometown; Gracewood. She sets off to Gracewood with her best friend Camila for answers, only to arrive just in time for the funeral of her friend from primary school; a murder victim, which leaves Ayla with even more startling questions about her hometown. Ayla meets Will Faye, a young detective, willing to help her solve what is happening in Gracewood, but as Ayla digs deeper into the history of Gracewood, she slowly finds herself drawn into a web of deceit, lies and murder. Can Ayla uncover the secret of the murder and the blunt knife before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Gracewood legend?
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