Small Town & Rural, Psychological, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense, Murder, Serial Killers 

As a child, I tunneled my way out of a locked shed to survive. And now the secret past I’m so desperate to hide is catching up with me. She is missing, and it’s because of my foolish mistake. I must save her, no matter the cost. But if I keep digging, do I risk being dragged back into the dark forever?

Sitting alone in an exclusive restaurant I stick out like a bruise on the tender white throat of a lily. And I cannot believe it when, on my way out, I bump into my colleagues having a great time without me. At the center of it all is Celeste Cooper with her shimmering auburn hair and her billion-watt smile. She’s everything that I am not: fearless, pretty, popular.

When she drops her keys, I can’t stop myself. I scoop them up on impulse and hide them in my purse...

And now Celeste is missing.

If only I’d called out to her, returned her keys, as I should have.

Wracked with guilt, I join the search, determined to make up for my mistake. But I feel I’m being watched. What if there’s more to Celeste’s disappearance than I know? Could someone from my past still be out there? And if I confront the terrifying truth to save Celeste, will we both survive?