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Highlights
- It took everything in Teresa Farr's power to return to her hometown of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
- About the Author: Carlene Thompson is the author of Last Whisper, Black for Remembrance, Nowhere to Hide, and Don't Close Your Eyes, among other books.
- 384 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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About the Book
The author of "Last Seen Alive" delivers a pulse-pounding thriller, in which a woman must face the horrors of her past to prove her innocence in the murder of her parents. Original.Book Synopsis
It took everything in Teresa Farr's power to return to her hometown of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Eight years earlier, she had walked in on the savage murders of her father and stepmother--both of whom she hated. She barely managed to save herself and her eight-year-old stepsister, Celeste. But even after notorious serial killer Roscoe Lee Byrnes confessed, people still wondered if Teri was the guilty one. And with Celeste unable to remember that night, or to speak at all, those suspicions never went away...
Now Celeste is beginning to remember. Now Byrnes has recanted his confession. And someone is using a series of bizarre, taunting events to exact terrifying "justice." As Teri desperately races to uncover the truth, she's finding that everyone she loves has secrets they would kill to keep buried. And in the bright mountain sunlight, an evil concealed all too well is reaching out to silence her and Celeste forever...From the Back Cover
"Her parents were murdered. The killer confessed. The case is closed."
"But the nightmare is beginning again..."
It took everything in Teresa Farr's power to return to her hometown of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Eight years earlier, she had walked in on the savage murders of her father and stepmother--both of whom she hated. She barely managed to save herself and her eight-year-old stepsister, Celeste. But even after notorious serial killer Roscoe Lee Byrnes confessed, people still wondered if Teri was the guilty one. And with Celeste unable to remember that night, or to speak at all, those suspicions never went away...
"IF YOU EVER TELL"
Now Celeste is beginning to remember. Now Byrnes has recanted his confession. And someone is using a series of bizarre, taunting events to exact terrifying "justice." As Teri desperately races to uncover the truth, she's finding that everyone she loves has secrets they would kill to keep buried. And in the bright mountain sunlight, an evil concealed all too well is reaching out to silence her and Celeste forever...
"Thompson knows how to keep readers enthralled."--"Fresh Fiction"
"Mary Higgins Clark fans take note."--"Kirkus Reviews"
Review Quotes
"Thompson knows how to keep readers enthralled."--"Fresh Fiction"
"Mary Higgins Clark fans take note."--"Kirkus Reviews"
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“Thompson knows how to keep readers enthralled.”—"Fresh Fiction"
“Mary Higgins Clark fans take note.”—"Kirkus Reviews"
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"Thompson knows how to keep readers enthralled."--"Fresh Fiction"
"Mary Higgins Clark fans take note."--"Kirkus Reviews"
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About the Author
Carlene Thompson is the author of Last Whisper, Black for Remembrance, Nowhere to Hide, and Don't Close Your Eyes, among other books. She attended college at Marshall University and earned her Ph.D. in English from Ohio State University. She taught at the University of Rio Grande before leaving to focus on her writing full-time. Besides writing, she spends her time caring for the many dogs and cats she's adopted. A native West Virginian, she lives with her husband Keith in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.