Books like Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon
Forty‑year‑old school nurse Kate Cypher goes home to rural Vermont to watch over her mother, who is living with Alzheimer's disease. One evening she witnesses the brutal murder of a young girl—a crime that reminds her of a tragedy from her own childhood. Thirty‑odd years earlier, her friend Del, nicknamed “Potato Girl” by classmates, was the victim of an unsolved murder that has since become a local legend. Now a new investigation propels Kate into a maelstrom of crime, memories, and haunting family secrets, forcing her to confront betrayal and the ghosts of her past while questioning what really went on in that small Vermont town. The novel explores friendship, family loyalty and the weight of truth amid a suspenseful mystery.
First publish date: April 10, 2007
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Jennifer McMahon
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