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An artist hiding from an escaped killer uncovers one of World War II’s most dangerous secrets - a secret that desperate men will do anything to keep hidden.
After the murder of her twin sister, Murphy Anderson changed her name and appearance and moved to Kodiak, Alaska, to avoid the press and publicity. But when local authorities discover she's an artist and request her help in drawing a dying man's memories, she unintentionally ends up in the limelight again - and may be back in the killer's crosshairs.
The deathbed confessions of an Alaskan hunter has Murphy drawing five bodies discovered on remote Ruuwaq Island 10 years ago. But what investigators discover there has them mystified. Evidence suggests that the bodies may have been deliberately destroyed, and what they uncover in an abandoned World War II Quonset hut only brings more questions.
As one by one the people who were at the hut die, Murphy knows there is something much deeper at stake. What happened there during WWII? And who is willing to kill to keep those secrets buried?
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- Rose
- 07-23-20
Excellent listen to on audible.
Fast paced, interesting plot all the way to the end and the characters were interesting. I really liked how the suspense of the novel was the main thing and the romance was not squishy, just an occasional sideline.
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- Cami Lawson
- 10-14-20
Didn’t see that coming!!
What a great storyline and ending! Loved the twists and turns. A bit different then other Parks books. Very good read or listen.
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- Love to Learn
- 03-05-25
Plot took several turns. Not boring.
It was not predictable. Was not boring. The author also writes books about drawing faces which is cool. The fact that she is an interesting writer is fun discovery. I liked the characters. The story was interesting.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-16-19
WOW
I have now read all of Carrie Stuart Parks' books. All are stupendous. The twisting plot in this particular book was superb. Edge of the seat all the way. can't wait for the next one.
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- Sandra H. Nash
- 12-07-22
Detailed, ending grossing storyline
Amazing twist and turns! I was guessing till the very end. Wonderful characters that grab your heartstrings.
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- Kathleen
- 03-01-19
A Feast...
Feast of suspense, knowledge of forensics, and of PTDS-based derangement, superimposed on a brilliant main character who comes full-circle on handling her issues, and emerges—well, read it and find out.
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- Marla
- 09-06-18
Wow! A must read!
More plot twists than any other book I’ve read, interesting, plausible, intricate and well written. I need to listen to the entire thing again to catch more that I missed. This is excellent!
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- Michelle Puckett
- 02-22-23
Great read until the end
I was very into this book until the last 45 minutes. The plot became very confusing for me to follow. It lost me so bad that I almost quit listening. Up until that point I was hooked!
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- FS
- 04-23-25
Confusing Ending
I found this a very confusing ending. Took the fun out of the book for me.
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