Publisher's Synopsis
Four shocking crimes. Four lives lost. Countless lives shattered. An eleven-year-old girl never makes it home from a Halloween party. When the people of the tight-knit Oil City discover what was done to her, they cancel Halloween until the real monsters who roam their streets can be caught. A fourteen-year-old girl is excited to attend her first evening party with local teens. What happens there is every parent's nightmare, but it is made infinitely worse when the residents of the town close ranks around the perpetrators. A schoolgirl comes to the aid of a middle-aged woman who has lost her puppy and becomes the victim of the most hated couple in Australian history. Police tell gang members a sixteen-year-old girl has agreed to testify against them, with predictable results. When they make an arrest for her murder, a Hollywood sitcom plays a surprising role in the outcome. Four shocking tales of young lives cut brutally short that will make you want to hug your daughter and never let her go. Contains mature themes.
