The Marshall Boy
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Lucy Vaughn isn't a hero. She never wanted to be one nor asked to be. She's just an amateur journalist who's naturally drawn to puzzles. When she comes home from New York City broke, single and disheartened, she's swept up in the mystery of what happened to Jessica Barlow, and the role Blake Marshall, once small town hero turned murder suspect, played in what happened to her. But Lucy may find out she's in way over her head when the murderer realizes she's onto them.
Can Lucy save the Marshall Boy?
Or will she be the one in need of saving?
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