Set in the old town of Cameron Heights, protagonist Brooke Young discovers its secrets. And it sure is not what it seems. It started with an ear-splitting scream she heard that day at the lake...and everything changed since that day. She starts seeing things that can't be seen. Her best friend has already found a new group of friends- ones who Brooke believed who were involved in reliving the mysteries and secrets of the old town. Her life starts falling apart too, her mind still flashing the horrifying images of that night. But there is this one question that keeps repeating itself in the deepest, darkest part of her mind- Will she survive through all these or will she give in to the fate given to her by the secrets that revolve in this town?
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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Cover designed by April Alforque