The Window's Silhouette
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Last published Mon, Jun 11, 2018
A small town girl, Dakota Acs, is murdered after a high school party. Now as she's stuck in the inbetween she must enlist the help of an unlikely allie, Skyler Coleman. The two of them must find out who murdered her so she can find her way into heaven. But like many small towns, Underwood, has its own secrets to keep and the townspeople aren't so willing to give them up.
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