Sunken Secrets
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Last published Sun, Aug 23, 2015
When the police come knocking at Valarie Clinton's door one morning saying that her best friend, Rose Small, has been found dead at Oakmore Woods, she is shocked beyond belief. What was she doing at Oakmore Woods in the first place? Especially late at night?
Most importantly, why are the police saying she was murdered?
With no one answering her questions and everyone keeping secrets, the only things Valarie truly knows is that there is a murderer on the loose, and they may just be a lot closer to home than everyone thinks.
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