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Complete, First published Jul 25, 2021
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It's summer in the city of Syracuse, New York and a woman has been found murdered in the living room of her house. On top of that her daughter is missing and all signs and witnesses point to her abusive ex-partner as being the one responsible. But as James Holland digs deeper into the case he realises that no one is as they seem, least of all himself as he battle his own past trauma and finds himself slipping into the unexpected realms of a relationship in order to solve the woman's death and find her missing daughter.

Book 2 in the Dastardious Hollow Series
Chronological Order:
The Cold Road - 2015
Don't Cage the Birdie -2020
The Story of Silence -2012
Of Lights and Shadows - 2013
The Night Works - 2018
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