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For nearly a minute, none of us spoke. Russell’s voicemail had ended, but the final sentence kept repeating in my head. “If I ever wanted to know who killed him, …

I played Thomas Vale’s voicemail 3 times. “The woman you called your mother did not die beside that river.” “She survived.” “And for the last 30 years, someone has been …

For several seconds, nobody moved. Patricia’s final words seemed to remain inside the room after the video ended. Your mother’s death was not an accident. I was 6 years old …

I stared at the photograph until my father’s face blurred. IF I DIE, FIND VICTOR. Those 5 words had been written by Malcolm Halstead. My father. The man who had …

Russell stared at the envelope as if the 4 words written across it had reached through the paper and wrapped themselves around his throat. FOR RUSSELL — AFTER IT’S DONE. …

“I’m going to let him believe he finally won.” Chloe stared at me. “And then?” I looked at my daughter. “Then we make sure every secret inside Cedar Ridge comes …