β Scribed by Lisa Regan
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Round and round she goes, blonde pigtails flying, her high-pitched giggle catching on the wind. But as the ride slows to a stop, her seat is suddenly empty. Little Lucy is goneβ¦
When seven-year-old Lucy Ross is snatched from the carousel in Denton city park, Detective Josie Quinn joins the frantic search. Sheβs the one who finds Lucyβs sparkly butterfly backpack abandoned by the ticket booth, a note with a devastating message stuffed inside: answer your phone, or your sweet little darling will dieβ¦
The next day, Lucyβs parents are filled with hope when they pick up a call which they think is from their babysitter β but instead itβs a chilling male voice on the line. Josie races to the babysitterβs small apartment only to find her lifeless body in a tangle of sheets on her bed.
Josie is faced with the most high-stakes case of her career as each new phone call from someone connected to the family ends with the shocking discovery of another body. This twisted killer wants revenge, and he wonβt stop until the Ross family are in piecesβ¦
Something is telling Josie that Lucyβs parents arenβt giving her the whole truth, but digging deeper into their lives will force her to confront a life-changing secret of her own. Does Josie have what it takes to crack this case? She has no choice if sheβs going to bring Lucy home alive
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