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Where Is Maggie

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Reads 184
Votes 13
Parts 29
Time 6h 45m

Mature

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When Maggie Reyes vanishes, private investigator Michael Knox is drawn back to his hometown, the place he vowed never to return to, to find the missing girl with no leads, no suspects, and no hope. As he investigates, he's forced to confront the trauma of his own past and the unsolved case that haunts him.
But as the truth begins to unravel, he's drawn into a complex web of deceit and secrets that threaten to destroy everything. Knox realizes that Maggie's disappearance is more than it seems, and the secret he's uncovering could be deadly.
The deeper he digs, the more he realizes that the truth behind the missing girl is linked to the unsolved case from his own troubled past.
Will Knox be able solve the mystery and find redemption, or will the darkness of his past consume him?

A gripping psychological thriller about manipulation, deception, trauma and its consequences, and the darkest corners of the human mind.All Rights Reserved

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