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The Deadly Truth
Valerie Keogh
Works of: Fiction
A successful young woman with a terrible secret is ensnared in a stalker’s deadly game in this tense psychological thriller.
When Melanie Scott makes junior partner at her law firm, she thinks she’s put the past behind her for good. While out celebrating, she meets the charming and handsome Hugo, who invites her to dinner. Putting aside her nagging doubts, she accepts. After all, doesn’t she deserve a little happiness?
But there’s more to Hugo than he lets on. And when Melanie starts receiving mysterious emails, her troubled past returns with a chilling vengeance. Someone is toying with Melanie. Someone who knows her every move. And when someone close to her turns up dead, it’s only the beginning . . .
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