This mysterious girl, she was found dead, 1997 July 27th.They say that she killed herself others say someone else had to but all that was left behind was her body and a knife with no fingerprints. Some say she faked her death to get away from her life to start a new one, some say she just wanted attention, but what was her story? There was a word around that she a little brother but no one saw him . . . weird.
(This is a story a made up in 3rd grade and how I started this was because of a contest my school did they said they would read the storys the students made up, and pick there favorite one. FOR ONCE SCHOOL SOUNDED INTERESTING. I was picked and a few others as well they decided that they would reward us by letting us pass five test. My work was merely satisfying 😎)
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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