Silence is always more welcome than screams any day. I hated the screams, the way they seemed to pierce even my dreams, my subconscious, even. I hated them, the people who screamed, I hated them almost as much as I despised her. You may be asking what her name is, what was done. Maybe even how we ended up here. Honestly any question you have I could probably answer but I won't. Focusing on the past doesn't change anything. Going back won't fix this.
Meet the child.
Who are they?
What happened?
And what does anything mean?
They won't tell you, they like to focus solely on the present, to them the past and the future are worthless and a waste of time. Something that they can ignore forever...
Let's see how long they can keep that up shall we?
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