Shadows of Lindenwood: A Psychological Thriller Novella

Some secrets don't stay buried. They wait.Maria Kent hasn't set foot in Lindenwood in ten years not since the night that changed everything. But when her favorite teacher, Elaine Rowe, vanishes without a trace, a single photograph pulls Maria back to the town she swore she'd never see again. She isn't the only one who got the message. One by one, the friends she left behind are drawn back too - each carrying a version of that night they've spent a decade trying to forget, and each hiding something new the years have added to it. As old secrets resurface and new ones emerge, it becomes clear that Elaine's disappearance is only the beginning. Because in Lindenwood, memory can be a lie. Truth can be buried on purpose and has been, for nearly two hundred years. As Maria and the others dig deeper, they uncover a network of silence stretching back generations, protected by someone who is very good at making problems disappear. With a grand jury deadline closing in and the people they trust most turning out to be the ones who buried the truth, Maria must decide how far she's willing to go - even if it costs her everything she thought she remembered about herself. A gripping psychological thriller about memory, guilt, and the lengths people will go to protect the ones they love perfect for fans of twisty small-town mysteries and unreliable narrators.