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Marissa Gray's world was shattered when her best friend, Gretchen, was brutally murdered. Marissa tried to convince the authorities that Dillon Archer was the killer. But her eyewitness statement wasn't enough and Dillon disappeared. Now a successful journalist, Marissa has returned to her hometown of Aurora Falls, finally feeling the past is safe behind her. Until a terrifying hooded figure causes Marissa's car to swerve off the road, nearly killing her. Once again, no one wants to believe Marissa's story. But then old friends of Gretchen's start turning up dead. As Marissa desperately races to uncover Aurora Falls's secret history, someone is two steps ahead, concealed in every taunting clue, and waiting to silence the last inconvenient witness forever. ### Review PRAISE FOR CARLENE THOMPSON **YOU CAN RUN** “Mary Higgins Clark fans take note.”—*Kirkus Reviews* “A compelling writer who keeps the pace moving, the clues coming, and the outcome hidden until the unexpected conclusion.”—*Night Owl Romance Reviews* **IF YOU EVER TELL** “A tense…engaging, romantic suspense thriller.” —Harriet Klausner, BookReview.com **LAST SEEN ALIVE** “This story has plenty of suspense and an excellent mystery.” —*Romantic Times BOOKreviews* “Gripping suspense.”—Judith Kelman, bestselling author of *Hush Little Darlings* ** **LAST WHISPER ** “The characters are so well drawn that the reader will feel like she knows them personally. Thompson offers suspense and an intriguing mystery.”—*Romantic Times BOOKreviews * **SHARE NO SECRETS** “Intriguing…brims with madness and creepy thrills.”—*Romantic Times BOOKreviews* “Turns and twists make you change your mind about who the killer is and the ending is a real shocker.  Get this one quick.”—*Rendezvous* “Thompson knows how to write gripping suspense and keep readers enthralled throughout.  A great mystery with thrilling intrigue.”—*Fresh Fiction* “A chilling murder mystery with lots of twists, turns, and unexpected curves…one of the best romantic mysteries I have read…a great book that you don’t want to miss.”—*Romance Junkies* “A page turner that will leave you on the edge of your seat…another wonderful thriller from Carlene Thompson…a must read.”—*A Romance Review* “An intriguing tale told in a wonderfully fresh voice.  Thompson has a truly unique style that bl... ### From the Back Cover ***Some secrets won’t stay buried…*** Marissa Gray’s world was shattered when her best friend, Gretchen, was brutally murdered. Back then, Marissa tried to convince authorities that Dillon Archer was the killer. But her eyewitness statement wasn’t enough—and Dillon disappeared. Now a successful journalist, Marissa is back to help her family during a time of need. After years away from Aurora Falls, she finally feels the past is safe behind her. Until a terrifying hooded figure causes Marissa’s car to swerve off a snow-slick road, nearly killing her. ***NOWHERE TO HIDE*** Once again, no one wants to believe Marissa’s story—not her sensible sister Catherine, and certainly not her ex-fiancé Eric, who happens to be the town’s deputy chief of police. But other strange happenings are afoot…and a terrifying sequence emerges in which old friends of Gretchen’s start turning up dead. As Marissa desperately races to uncover Aurora Falls’s secret history, someone is two steps ahead, concealed in every taunting clue—and waiting to silence one inconvenient witness forever… **“Carlene Thompson [writes] an excellent mystery.” —*Romantic Times BOOKreviews***