First published 2023
Dawn Schiff arrives at her desk every morning at exactly 8:45 a.m. Her coworkers at Vixed nutritional supplements consider her strange. She struggles with social interactions and works alone as an accountant. When Dawn fails to appear at the office one day, Natalie Farrell notices immediately. Natalie serves as the company's top sales representative for five consecutive years. She receives an anonymous phone call that reveals disturbing information about Dawn's disappearance. The call exposes that someone deliberately targeted Dawn, transforming her from an awkward colleague into a victim. Natalie becomes entangled in Dawn's fate as she uncovers the truth behind the missing woman. The investigation pulls Natalie into a dangerous pursuit where predator and prey roles shift constantly. She must determine who suffered real harm and who orchestrated the violence. The evidence points to a clear conclusion: someone despised Dawn Schiff enough to commit murder.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: dangerous-pursuit, predator-and-prey, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Vixed
362 pages · Paperback · Poisoned Pen Press
Content warnings: violence