First published 2011
Hannah Danior has built a careful life around a terrible secret. Without warning, she mirrors the injuries of strangers. Deep cuts appear on her skin. Bones break. Her throat opens in bloody gashes. She heals with impossible speed, but the scars remain. Her face and body tell the story of countless wounds that should have killed her. Hannah wants only isolation from a world that brings her pain. Then detectives arrive at her door. A woman died in her neighborhood with wounds identical to Hannah's latest injury. One detective demands answers Hannah cannot give. The other triggers warnings in her mind she cannot ignore. When one detective falls in love with her despite her scars, Hannah faces an impossible choice. The investigation pulls her from hiding into Chicago's dangerous streets. Her past refuses to stay buried. A killer stalks the city, connected to Hannah in ways she cannot understand. Hannah must confront the demons that have tormented her since childhood.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Chicago
Period: 21st-century
ebook · Smashwords Edition
Content warnings: body-horror, medical-trauma, violence