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Chapters (63)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Chapter Fifty-Four
  57. Chapter Fifty-Five
  58. Chapter Fifty-Six
  59. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  60. A letter from Charly
  61. Acknowledgements
  62. About the Author
  63. Also by Charly Cox

Grace’s suspicion that this case may be connected to her brother’s murder was beginning to make more sense than Alyssa had originally thought. ‘I’d appreciate it if we could get Rosalyn’s number.’

After writing down Rosalyn’s contact information, Elizabeth ripped off the piece of envelope she’d randomly grabbed and handed it over.

‘You said none of Hayden’s friends believed he’d run off, either. Did you ever talk to any of them about that night?’ Sandra asked.

‘Yes, a couple of them, anyway. To be honest, I was so paranoid about keeping our relationship a secret, I didn’t actually hang out with them much. I can’t even remember most of their names. So, I met up with his best friend Marcel and his partner Thad, and the general consensus was that the police believed we were all in denial due to hero worship.’ It wasn’t physically possible for Elizabeth’s eyes to roll any further back into her head.

‘Would you have a way for us to contact either of them?’ Alyssa asked.

‘Actually, Ros told me Marcel died from cancer a few years back. As for Thad, they broke up, so no one really knows what happened to him. The only other friend of Hayden’s I can recall was Al. If Hayden was late for one of our dates, which was frequent, it almost always had to do with Al. I actually never met him, so… Sorry, I know that’s far from helpful.’

‘In my career, you never know when the tiniest bit of information that seems like nothing at the time cracks a case wide open.’ Alyssa stood, indicating the interview was over.

At the door, she thanked Elizabeth for her time and offered her a card. ‘Please call me if you think of anything else.’

Chapter Thirteen

Friday, October 4

Whipping her SUV around a slow-moving Chevy Spark, Alyssa mulled over Gabriel Kensington’s message to Elizabeth Monroe. More importantly, she wondered what and where were the photographs he’d mentioned because, as of yet, none had been discovered in their search of either the Kensington home or office. It seemed the most likely person to answer that question was Rosalyn Benson, Hayden’s sister, since Gabriel’s message came on the heels of his meeting with her.