Guilt from her parents death caused many emotional scars for Kaitlyn (Kate) Emerson. However, these scars could have never prepared her for the painful life in her future. At the age of 12 Kate experiences "the incident" and she is never the same again. Several years later, Kate befriends Alyssa Davis in her senior year of college and shortly after falls for Alyssa's older brother, Hunter Davis. The two develop a special bond and a magical night ends up being the beginning of a long, complicated, terrifying road.
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