Watch Over Me

Name: Watch Over Me
Author: D.K. Hood

Genre: Thriller Suspense Crime and Mafia Mystery

42 pages

It’s almost midnight as she steps onto the icy sidewalk. There isn’t a soul in sight, as the young woman hurries toward her car. She barely has time to take a breath before a strong hand grips her tightly and her world goes dark…

It’s Christmas in Black Rock Falls, and Sheriff Jenna Alton and Deputy David Kane are called to a local bar where school teacher Ellie McBride has stumbled in covered in bruises, saying she just escaped a kidnapping. Jenna is determined to catch the man, but as she watches the CCTV footage, something doesn’t add up. Why is Ellie missing from the recording? Did the kidnapper manipulate the footage to cover his tracks?
Days later, when a deadly message is written on the whiteboard in her classroom, it’s clear Ellie isn’t out of danger. This is personal. And Jenna must catch the man responsible. But, when social worker Laney Prescott is reported missing, the case is thrown on its head.
Jenna’s heart breaks when she visits Laney’s small cottage searching for clues only to find her lifeless body on the bedroom floor. But now Jenna is convinced there is a twisted monster in town, and she vows to hunt him down. But how are the two women connected? Jenna is running out of time to catch the killer.

And when heavy snow leaves the small town stranded, Jenna receives an emergency call from Ellie’s school. Ellie’s in trouble… can Jenna save the young woman before it’s too late, or will she pay the ultimate price?

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