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The Summer She Vanished
A Thriller & Suspense Novel by Jessica Irena Smith
Subgenres:
- Small Town Mystery,
- Cold Case,
- Psychological Thriller
This book is for you if you're into...
- Cold cases that haunt small towns for decades
- Family secrets resurfacing through generations
- Missing person mysteries with unreliable witnesses
From Little Stack
Tense and twisty, The Summer She Vanished is set in a small town with a dark past. In the summer of 1972, Sister Francesca Pepitone was found strangled in a parking lot on the outskirts of Boweridge. A week later, seventeen-year-old Minna Larson disappeared. Now, over forty years later, Minna's niece Maggie learns that days before vanishing, Minna was telling people she knew who had murdered Sister Fran, and that she had the evidence to prove it.
But no one believes Minna. Because everyone knows that Minna lies… A real page turner of a book that is as shocking as it is compelling. Perfect for fans of Sweet Little Lies and The Girls Who Disappeared.
A MURDERED WOMAN. A MISSING GIRL. A SMALL TOWN WITH A DARK PAST . . .
Summer, 1972. Sister Francesca Pepitone was found strangled in a parking lot on the outskirts of Boweridge. A week later, seventeen-year-old Minna Larson disappeared. No one has seen or heard from her since. The cases were never linked, and neither was solved. For some, it was a scar that never healed. Others simply forgot.
Now, over forty years later, Minna's niece Maggie learns that days before vanishing, Minna was telling people she knew who had murdered Sister Fran, and that she had the evidence to prove it. Except no one believed her because there was one thing everyone could agree on . . . Minna Lies.
HOW LONG CAN A SMALL TOWN BURY ITS PAST?
A blistering and shocking thriller that takes you on a taut and compelling journey to find the truth behind the story of a missing teen, a murdered nun, and the dark secret that connects them. Perfect for fans of SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE ROANOKE GIRLS and THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED.
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