It's been one horrifying month at St. Clouds University, series of killings and disappearances of students at St. Clouds' dormitory had been noted.
The killer left no marks on the crime scenes and finish the jobs without a mess.
Five of the students of St. Clouds got curious, being drawn to the mysterious killings and disappearances of their schoolmates. One of them soon formulated a conclusion how to track down the killer.
But what they don't know is that the killer watches every move the group make, finding their names being TAGGED to death.
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