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The Return

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Reads 7,052
Votes 915
Parts 68
Time 5h 57m

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A body is uncovered in an empty classroom at Lincoln Lane Prep, West Jackson Boulevard, it's ruled an accident. A heroin overdose. The case is closed within a month. 

Holly Steinfeld already has enough on her plate with her parent's re-engagement, school, and settling into a town she once considered a distant memory. 

But who can resist a good mystery? 

Enthralled by the Leighton case-a teenage girl found drugged and dead on the night of her prom-Holly enlists the help of four unlikely kids and together, they find themselves digging into a world of lies, secrets, and manipulation to uncover what really happened to Scarlett on the night of her prom.
Can she reopen a cold case and make it back in time for her parent's wedding?All Rights Reserved

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