Who Killed Emily Cross?

“Four years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Emily Cross was found on the dock at her parent’s lake, behind their house, the day after Thanksgiving. She’d been stabbed in the chest. Her face had been,” Atticus cleared his throat, “mutilated beyond recognition. The murder weapon was found in her boyfriend’s car. Of course, he said he didn’t do it.” Atticus pursed his lips and arched his eyebrows, as if he were suddenly trying to solve an equation. James asked, “You believe him, don’t you?”

_____________________________________ After moving to Columbus, Georgia, James Mathis finds himself haunted by the murder of Emily Cross. Curiosity turns into obsession as secrets are uncovered. But James’ obsession with solving the murder unintentionally puts his children in the crosshairs of the killer.