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Hidden Among Strangers
Paperback
Publisher: Bailie Lawson
Published: Jan 18 2024
Pages: 348
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.78 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Celia's life takes an unexpected and perilous turn when she witnesses the shocking murder of wealthy businessman Richard Davenport. Terrified that the killer might have seen her and will come after her next, she plunges headlong into a world of deception and danger.
Desperation leads her to a high-stakes gamble: she assumes the identity of Richard's long-lost niece, Amelia. Celia undergoes a dramatic transformation, altering her appearance and assuming a new persona. She infiltrates the life of Amelia's grieving family, William and Sylvia Davenport. Struggling with the ten-year void left by their daughter's disappearance, they accept Celia as Amelia without suspicion.
But Celia's audacious ruse is only the beginning of her troubles. Her precarious deception starts to unravel when Amelia's former boyfriend reemerges, raising questions about Celia's true identity and hinting at secrets they shared in the past.
A deeper fear gnaws at her - that the real Amelia might return and expose her charade.
The fear of the real Amelia's unexpected return looms over her like a dark cloud, but the most harrowing enigma of all lies in the identity of Richard's ruthless killer. What does this murderer want? And is Celia's life still in jeopardy?
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