A Slow Ruin

Pamela Crane

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Praise for USA Today bestseller Pamela Crane’s psychological thrillers:

Praise for USA Today bestseller Pamela Crane’s psychological thrillers:

“You are not prepared for the twists…Pamela Crane has in store for you. The schemes…are sure to have you at the edge of your seat.” – POPSUGAR

“Crane succeeds at painting families and friendships in vivid detail; women will see their tussles and triumphs in these pages, and will relish the twists and moments of brave camaraderie and bold revenge... A satisfying read that has echoes of Liane Moriarty and of Emily Giffin's All We Ever Wanted.” – Booklist

“Pamela Crane's anthem to female friendship and the empowerment of women proves one thing. Friends will do anything for each other...including lie, cheat in bed, and kill. This novel is a read for our tumultuous times.” – Jenny Milchman, Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author of Cover of Snow and The Second Mother

“One of the most chilling opening scenes I've ever read, and the tension keeps right on building. My advice: don't read this book...unless you're prepared not to put it down until you're finished!” – New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub

“I loved it! It's so well written, with sharply observed characters and the kind of fast-paced, twisty plot that keeps you turning the pages...” –Sunday Times and international bestselling author Debbie Howells

“There is always great depth to Pamela's writing and this is no exception.” – Bestselling author Patricia Dixon

“A captivating mystery with prose that fans will devour.” – Literary Lover Reviews

SLOW

RUIN

SLOW

RUIN

PAMELA CRANE

Tabella House

Raleigh, North Carolina

Tabella House

Raleigh, NC

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The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.

ISBN: 978-1-940662-213 (paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-940662-206 (eBook)

Thank you for supporting authors and literacy by purchasing this book. Want to add more gripping reads to your library? As the author of more than a dozen award-winning and bestselling books, you can find all of Pamela Crane’s works on her website at www.pamelacrane.com.

To Talia, for letting Mommy take a million pictures of you for my cover. I know you love the attention.

To Mary Kaja, my budding creative genius niece. You gave Vera flesh when I only had bones. At age fifteen your talents already far surpass most. Never stop using them…or else give them to me!