Chapters (61)
- Cover
- Praise
- Dedication
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-One
- From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
- Twenty-Two
- Twenty-Three
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Twenty-Eight
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- Thirty-One
- Thirty-Two
- Thirty-Three
- Thirty-Four
- From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
- Thirty-Five
- Thirty-Six
- Thirty-Seven
- Thirty-Eight
- From the Journal of Candace Swain
- Thirty-Nine
- Forty
- Forty-One
- Forty-Two
- Forty-Three
- Forty-Four
- Forty-Five
- Forty-Six
- Forty-Seven
- Letter Found in the Journal of Candace Swain
- Forty-Eight
- Acknowledgments
- Booklist
- Excerpt
“If the notes are from the killer, it means he is within listening distance of the station.”
“Not necessarily,” she said. “He could be streaming or listening to the podcasts after the fact.”
“Except that someone personally delivered the notes.”
True, she thought.
“I wonder if he’s tipping his hand,” her dad continued. “Since he’s remained at large all this time, silence would be the smarter move.”
“Criminals are not always smart. And the notes may not be from the killer.”
“Then, why would they want to shut Lucas up? Whoever is trying to intimidate him doesn’t want the truth to come out.”
“That, or someone in the sorority doesn’t like the podcast because she thinks it makes them look bad, or someone’s messing with him.”
“Do you believe that? It’s a joke?”
“No. I think—well, I don’t know, to be honest. I was leaning toward someone at Sigma Rho. The current sorority as a whole doesn’t want the podcast aired. They closed ranks and won’t talk to him. I had that confirmed by an alumna who got a message from the sorority suggesting that no one speak to him, and from a current sister who wanted to give us information but not use her name. But I’m meeting with the president tomorrow, and I’m hoping to get more answers. The veiled threat feels more like someone who isn’t going to act on it, but I can’t be certain.”
“Any idea who wrote the anonymous letter?”
“No. I have an idea, but I need to confirm it. It was someone who attended the party, an alumna. They want the truth exposed, but don’t want to be the one who talks.”
“Loyalty in Greek Life is both good and bad, same with us in law enforcement.”
She drained her beer and got up to retrieve a water bottle. The sausage on the pizza was spicy, just the way she liked it.
“I’ll listen to the podcast tomorrow, see what you come up with.”
“Do that. And if you think I need to go in a different direction, text me.”
“I’ve been thinking,” her dad said.
She started to clean up. She didn’t want to know what her dad was thinking, not with the tone he had.
“Listen,” he said.
“Dad—”