First published 2018
Georgina Shaw's corporate career crumbles when police connect her high school boyfriend Calvin to multiple murders. Among his victims is Angela, Geo's best friend who vanished at sixteen. Kaiser Brody, another friend from their past, arrests Geo for helping Calvin cover up the original crime. She serves five years while Calvin breaks free and disappears. Fresh out of prison at thirty-five, Geo attempts to rebuild her life. Then bodies start appearing in her old neighborhood. The killer's methods mirror Calvin's signature style from his days as the Sweetbay Strangler. Each murder seems deliberately placed to torment her. Geo must determine if Calvin has returned to finish what he started or if someone else knows their deadly secrets. The truth lies buried in that fatal night from their teenage years. What actually happened between Geo, Angela, and Calvin will determine who survives. As the body count rises, Geo realizes the killer may be closer than she imagined. The past refuses to stay buried, and everyone involved will pay the price for secrets they thought were safely hidden.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Sweetbay
Period: teenage years
320 pages · ebook · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: murder, violence