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Chapters (100)
  1. Cover
  2. Back Cover Text
  3. Praise for the novels of Heather Gudenkauf
  4. Praise for Not a Sound
  5. About the Author
  6. Booklist
  7. Dedication
  8. Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
  9. Monday, April 16, 2018
  10. Case #92-10945
  11. Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
  12. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  13. Case #92-10945
  14. Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
  15. Thomas Petit Monday, April 16, 2018
  16. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  17. Case #92-10945
  18. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  19. Case #92-10945
  20. Thomas Petit Monday, April 16, 2018
  21. Case #92-10945
  22. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  23. Case #92-10945
  24. Interview Of Jordyn Petit, Pitch Police Department Officer Bree Wilson, Thomas Petit—Grandfather Of Jordyn Petit
  25. Case #92-10945
  26. Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
  27. Case #92-10945
  28. Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018
  29. Case #92-10945
  30. Text Message Exchange Between Clint Phelps, Abby Ridgewood And Ryan Maren
  31. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  32. Case #92-10945
  33. Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  34. Case #92-10945
  35. Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  36. Case #92-10945
  37. Case #92-10945
  38. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  39. Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
  40. Case #92-10945
  41. Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  42. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  43. Case #92-10945
  44. Interview Of John Dover, Pitch Police Department Officer Bree Wilson
  45. Case #92-10945
  46. Case #92-10945
  47. Case #92-10945
  48. Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  49. Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  50. Case #92-10945
  51. Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
  52. Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
  53. Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  54. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  55. Case #92-10945
  56. Beth Crow Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  57. Case #92-10945
  58. Case #92-10945
  59. Thomas Petit Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  60. Case #92-10945
  61. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  62. Case #92-10945
  63. Case #92-10945
  64. Case #92-10945
  65. Case #92-10945
  66. Case #92-10945
  67. Beth Crow Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  68. Case #92-10945
  69. Case #92-10945
  70. Thomas Petit Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  71. Case #92-10945
  72. Beth Crow Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  73. Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Gabe Shannon
  74. Case #92-10945
  75. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  76. Case #92-10945
  77. Case #92-10945
  78. Case #92-10945
  79. Text Message Exchange Between Jordyn Petit And Violet Crow
  80. Interview Of Jordyn Petit, Pitch Police Department Officer Bree Wilson, Robert Peale—Attorney For Jordyn Petit
  81. Beth Crow Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  82. Case #92-10945
  83. Interview Of John Dover, Pitch Police Department Officer Keith Grady
  84. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  85. Thomas Petit Thursday, April 19, 2018
  86. Case #92-10945
  87. Beth Crow Thursday, April 19, 2018
  88. Text Message Exchange Between Nikki Dobric, Max Crow, Clint Phelps And Ryan Moren
  89. Case #92-10945
  90. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  91. Five Months Later
  92. Thomas Petit September 14, 2018
  93. Beth Crow September 14, 2018
  94. Dr. Madeline Gideon September 14, 2018
  95. Sept 14 2018
  96. Acknowledgments
  97. Before She Was Found Reader’s Guide
  98. Questions For Discussion
  99. A Conversation With The Author
  100. Excerpt

“You can’t say no,” Officer Grady says kindly but in a way I know he means business. “Believe me, the Pitch jail is the last place you want Violet. This is where you want her to be right now. Beth, she needs help.”

The name of this god-awful town alone should have been enough of an omen. I want to run from this room, grab Violet and Max and get back in the car and drive as far away from here as I can.

Case #92-10945

Case #92-10945

Direct message dated January 3, 2018,
via DarkestDoor.com

JW44:

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, CORA? I’VE BEEN CHECKING BACK HERE EVERY DAY. IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

Corareef12:

No. Everything is NOT okay. Everyone hates me.

JW44:

WHY? WHAT HAPPENED? HOW DID YOUR PRESENTATION GO?

Corareef12:

It was bad. You said I should include Rachel Farmer in the presentation but that was completely screwed up! She was the aunt of a classmate of mine and all it did was make her cry. Then I freaked out and told the entire class that you were real! That you and I talked. They think I’m crazy. Then I slapped Jordyn. Everyone hates me.

JW44:

YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE DONE THAT. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET.

Corareef12:

I know! I’m sorry. What should I do?

JW44:

THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS TO TELL PEOPLE YOU WERE JUST JOKING ABOUT TALKING TO ME. WE COULD BOTH GET IN BIG TROUBLE. HAVE YOU TOLD ANYONE ABOUT THIS WEBSITE? THAT WE’VE BEEN SENDING MESSAGES? HAVE YOU SHOWN ANYONE THE EMAILS?

Corareef12:

I haven’t shown anyone. I promise.

JW44:

GOOD. BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE, WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO TALK ANYMORE. I’D HAVE TO GO AWAY FOREVER. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

Corareef12:

I understand. I promise. I’ll never tell anyone. Please don’t go.

JW44:

FORGET ABOUT JORDYN AND VIOLET—THEY’RE OBVIOUSLY NOT TRUE FRIENDS.

Corareef12:

Maybe. But they were the only friends I had and I miss them.

JW44:

I’M YOUR FRIEND, CORA. YOUR ONLY FRIEND. DON’T FORGET THAT. I’M ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU.

Case #92-10945

Case #92-10945

Excerpt from the journal of Cora E. Landry

Jan. 7, 2018

I went to school today ready to tell everyone that I was just joking about the whole Joseph Wither thing. That I was trying to be funny and it obviously wasn’t. I was going to say that I was sorry for slapping Jordyn, that I was just having a really bad day.