A girl, working at a small thrift shop one night, finds a man sleeping in the alleyway. Unsure if he was alive or not, she checks, only to wake him up and scare the life out of her when he pushes her up against the side of the building. She begs with him to not kill her, but all he seems to do is stare at her. Before letting her go, shriveling into the side of the building, and walking away down the road.
What was up with it? She didn't know. But this isn't the first time she sees him. One day he comes in, one day he's outside the front window, another he's keeping a criminal from robbing the place.
What is it that he wants from her?
Read Hidden Agenda to find out...
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