Alan Ashby worked at an old run down music store that surprisingly had a lot of customers. He had a regular day, a day like any other. Until a man , noticeably, covered in tattoos head to toe, clad in black skinny jeans and a black hoodie.
All it took was a ‘hello’ for Alan to fall head over heels. But his world would soon get turned upside down because Austin has a dark secret.
~ Alan was tapping his fingers on the counter to the beat of Suicide Silence that was blasting throughout the store. He got interrupted by a tall, lanky man, the kind of man your dad would tell their daughter not to date.
Austin Carlile is well known murderer. Known as an artist from the way he will position his victims, take a picture , then leave. People know what he is capable of so they don't turn him in. He walks down the street with attitude. He also has his own favorites.
Alan Ashby is the little ginger who works in a music store. He is innocent and gullible. Most of all naive.
Austin’s favorite.
Read to find out Austin’s behavior will set them apart
Or Alan’s longing for Austin change him.
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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