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Chapters (61)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Dedication
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
  10. Six
  11. Seven
  12. Eight
  13. Nine
  14. Ten
  15. Eleven
  16. Twelve
  17. From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
  18. Thirteen
  19. Fourteen
  20. Fifteen
  21. From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
  22. Sixteen
  23. Seventeen
  24. Eighteen
  25. Nineteen
  26. Twenty
  27. Twenty-One
  28. From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
  29. Twenty-Two
  30. Twenty-Three
  31. Twenty-Four
  32. Twenty-Five
  33. Twenty-Six
  34. Twenty-Seven
  35. Twenty-Eight
  36. Twenty-Nine
  37. Thirty
  38. Thirty-One
  39. Thirty-Two
  40. Thirty-Three
  41. Thirty-Four
  42. From the Missing Journal of Candace Swain
  43. Thirty-Five
  44. Thirty-Six
  45. Thirty-Seven
  46. Thirty-Eight
  47. From the Journal of Candace Swain
  48. Thirty-Nine
  49. Forty
  50. Forty-One
  51. Forty-Two
  52. Forty-Three
  53. Forty-Four
  54. Forty-Five
  55. Forty-Six
  56. Forty-Seven
  57. Letter Found in the Journal of Candace Swain
  58. Forty-Eight
  59. Acknowledgments
  60. Booklist
  61. Excerpt

“According to campus records, Candace’s student card key—the card that is used to enter the dorms or use the meal plan—was used to enter the Mountain View dorm at 12:20 a.m. Saturday morning, consistent with witness statements that Candace left the party after midnight. Her card key was used once more—Sunday night at 11:10 p.m. According to the police, no one saw her enter the building or leave after. A thorough search of the building yielded no additional information or signs of foul play. There are no security cameras inside dorms or on the side entrance where she entered—the entrance closest to the parking garage. The police have never suggested why she might have returned or when she left again. Her card key has never been found.

“Once Flagstaff PD were notified on Wednesday morning,” Lucas continued, “they focused their investigation on friends, family, and boyfriends of Candace Swain. Witnesses indicated that Candace had been seeing two different men, one a student and one who worked downtown as a bartender. Both were publicly cleared by the police in her disappearance.”

Good to know, Regan thought, but she would want to read the reports.

You haven’t even decided whether to get involved.

Except maybe she always knew she would.

Lucas explored every public theory of Candace’s disappearance, from being overwhelmed with her finals to a possible accident to foul play.

Chrissy said, “Candy would never, never, never disappear. Not without telling someone. Not without telling me. We were close. We talked every week. I...I blame myself. I should have known something was wrong when she didn’t call me on Sunday. I had a meet and didn’t get back to my dorm until late and just didn’t think about it... I keep thinking if I reached out, if I had talked to her, this wouldn’t have happened.”

Lucas said, “No one has come forward stating that they saw Candace after the Spring Fling party. Her car was found in the Mountain View parking garage, dedicated parking for the sororities, on Tuesday morning—but no one could verify how long it had been there. She didn’t go to any classes, she didn’t volunteer at Sunrise Center, and she didn’t contact anyone—at least, no one has come forward. The missing-person investigation became a homicide investigation on Sunday, April 19, when Candace’s body was found in Hope Springs Lake.”

Lucas continued. “The Spring Fling is the last time anyone saw Candace alive. Were you there? Call in and tell me. Did you see Candace? What was her disposition? Did you see her leaving? Was she with anyone?”

John interrupted. “Those are all questions the police would have asked.”

“Shh,” Regan whispered.