The Red Shovel
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Last published Tue, Nov 14, 2017
The small, dull town of Blue Lion holds a secret.
Hailey Phillips has the perfect life working as a gardener in the city and hanging out with her handsome boyfriend, Oliver Park.
However, when she finds a red shovel in her cellar, she begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Phillips family.
A wedding leaves Hailey with some startling questions about her past, and she sets off to Blue Lion to find some answers.
At first the people of Blue Lion are funny and smart. She is intrigued by the curiously popular actor, Landon Scott. However, after he introduces her to cigarettes, Hailey slowly finds herself drawn into a web of murder, robbery and perhaps, even kidnaping.
Can Hailey resist the charms of Landon Scott and uncover the secret of the red shovel before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Blue Lion legend?
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