โDark secrets, a dangerous romance, and a chilling murder mystery I wonโt soon forget.โ โStacey Jay, author of Juliet Immortal
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In a town where appearance means everything, how deep beneath the surface will Clare dig to uncover a murderer?
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Summer is the best part of the year in Winston, California, and the Fourth of July is the highlight of the season. People consider themselves lucky to live in the quaint, serene beachside town, and native Clare Knight, now a city girl, feels doubly lucky to be moving back there a week before the July festivities kick off.
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But the perfect town Clare remembers has changed, and everyone is praying that this summer will be different from the last twoโthat this yearโs Fourth of July festival wonโt see one of their own vanish without a trace, leaving no leads and no suspects. The media are in a frenzy predicting a third disappearance, but the town depends on tourist dollars, so the residents of Winston are trying desperately to pretend nothingโs wrong.
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And theyโre not the only ones hiding something.
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Clare has been blessedโor perhaps cursedโwith a gift: she can see peopleโs pasts when she touches their clothes. And since sheโs a seamstress who redesigns vintage clothing, her visions are frequentโand usually unwanted. When she stumbles across a denim jacket that once belonged to Amanda Stavros, last yearโs Fourth of July victim, Clare sees her perfect town begin to come apart at the seams.