Down the Road
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Complete Sun, Apr 4, 20212h 32m
Lily Matherson is a beautiful, successful writer with a dark past. When she is suddenly forced to return to her childhood home, she is compelled to face her haunted memories and her deepest fears.
Will this be an opportunity to find closure or will history repeat itself?
A highly entertaining, spooky-fresh take on "psychological thriller" about a girl and a terrifying secret that could only come from the minds of author Amanda Catarzi Hengst and horror aficionado, Adam Lawson. Down the Road will leave you holding your breath between chapters and haunt you every twist and turn along the way.
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