In a world of lies and games one person has risen to a conclusion. A conclusion that questions everything about life. She fights past it all, trying to give the truth and nothing but it. Will she stay strong or will she fall? Will her brothers actions force her into a new low or will she set him on the straight path all while keeping her life balanced? Times get tough and horrid but what is one to do in this place? All in all, who will survive in the world of truths and dares?
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