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Four friends became three. Only murder will set things right.
An emotional what would you do? thriller debut about revenge, the bonds of friendship, the reverberations of a small-town crime, and the limits of justice.
Peter Miles has to die. And Dylan Darcy, Priya Shah, and Isabel Guerreroa bartender, a nurse, and a studenthave to be the ones to kill him. As they see it, this local cop deserves death for murdering their best friend and getting away with it. All they need to do to pull off the perfect crime is stick to their carefully prepared plan.
So thats exactly what they do. Murder, it turns out, is surprisingly easy when youre fueled by revenge. What comes after is the hard part.
As the dry Texas heat gives way to cooler weather, their blazing rage is replaced by a chill fear. Because theres a fallout that comes from settling the score against someone like Peter, and it could cost them more than theyve bargained for. When the lead investigator on the case starts sniffing around for a cop-killer, the three friends are not feeling as confident as they did on that fateful night. And when they start receiving death threats, it weakens their resolve even further . . . but its too little too late.
What they dont realize is that this detective has her own reasons for wanting to get to the bottom of Peters murder. Reasons that dont involve them at all. The investigation ramps up, and so does the pressure, leaving Dylan, Priya, and Isabel to wonder if ending his life may end up costing them theirs.
As the guilt of what theyve done settles in their bones, they realize theres no going back. Someone is going to have to take the fall.
Author: Katie Collom
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 08/12/2025
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.13w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780593974612
Language: English
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