Charlade
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Last published Wed, Jul 8, 2015
The haunting, scary town of Charlade holds a secret.
Alexa Camont has the perfect life working as a doctor in the city with her charming boyfriend, Toby Lock.
However, when she finds an important flash drive in her cellar, she begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Camont family.
A Funeral leaves Alexa with some startling questions about her past, and she sets off to her home town Charlade to find some answers.
At first the people of Charlade are brave and incredible. She is intrigued by the curiously admirable police officer, Jason Rochdale . However, after he introduces her to cigarettes, Alexa slowly finds herself drawn into a web of lying , impersonation and perhaps, even kidnap
Can Alexa resist the charms of Jason Rochdale and uncover the secret of the important flash drive before it's too late, or will she become yet another Charlade legend?
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