Don't Hang Up
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  • Reads 186
  • Votes 8
  • Parts 2
  • Time 24m
Ongoing, First published Aug 20, 2019
Mature
In a small town, two strangers follow an aging blood trail in search of a killer long gone, long dead, or hiding in plain sight.

It was a brisk February afternoon in Bradswell, Indiana when twelve-year-old David Halbert disappeared on his way home from school. Most assumed the boy had gotten lost or simply run away- until his body was discovered in a shallow grave two months later.
Thirty-four years after the fact, the case remains open, the boy's murderer never caught.

Texas college student Lauren Fairgrave finds herself drawn to the cold case after receiving a series of calls from an unfamiliar Indiana number. There's no caller ID, and the number's been out of use for years, but the calls keep coming.

Lauren isn't the only one who wants answers, however. Scott Halbert, the victim's older brother, is just as eager to bring David's killer to justice. He's willing to do whatever it takes to see it through, but the clock is ticking.

The real kicker? Scott's been dead since March of '86.
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