"In a town as small as Eldritch, you would think that we would know if there was a murderer/ kidnapper in our midst."
Jean didn't ask to be born in this log house town. As a matter of fact, she didn't ask for much growing up. Except to leave. When she makes an unlikely ally, the mysteries of the ghost town begin to unveil themselves one by one. Jean doesn't want anything to do with it, but it's hard to stay out of the mess when your entire town blames you for homicide.
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