Another One

Chase Miller is dead.
Julian Vance didn't do it.
But someone made sure he looked guilty.

His story never changed.
It doesn't matter.

Because once a town decides who the villain is, the truth doesn't stand a chance.

Chase's death shatters the fragile calm of Bramblewood, and all eyes turn to the boy who ran from the scene. To the police, it's a clean case. To the town, it's a relief. Fear finally has a face, and justice feels simple again.

But beneath the candlelight vigils and carefully rehearsed grief, something far darker is stirring.

Two boys died before Chase.
Evan. Tyler.

One died under suspicious circumstances - and Tyler was blamed.
The other was ruled a suicide.

No one wants to see the pattern.
No one wants to ask why every tragedy circles back to the same people.

Only a few know how tightly the deaths are connected... and how carefully the story has been shaped from the beginning.

In Bramblewood, reputation is everything.
Truth is negotiable.
And loyalty can be lethal.

Detective Reed knows the case is too perfect - and perfection is rarely innocent.

Because sometimes the real monster isn't the one accused.

It's the one everyone trusts.

A One Family Thriller - Book Two