This book is part of a series titled Cedar Tree Mysteries.
Penny Marshall wanted to move to Lakeview (a fictitious city) because she wanted to escape from her present circumstances, which reminded her of her past. She felt like she had to be perfect, and she couldn’t live up to people’s expecations.
The suspense starts to build when Penny came home and found a body in her bathtub. Penny stared at the body and dashed out of her place and down to Abby’s apartment.
After Abby got Penny calmed down, they returned to the Penny’s place, but as they approached the door, they heard a sound inside, so they turned dashed back to Abby’s apartment.
A few minutes later, they entered Penny’s apartment, found that the body had disappeared, so they returned to Abby’s place and called the police.
Excerpt
Penny reached for the doorknob, but fear started to overwhelm her - her heart beat heavily, her hand trembled, and perspiration dripped from her face. She cautiously opened the door and saw her sofa cushions tossed on the floor, the desk drawers pulled out, papers strewn everywhere, pictures on the wall were moved as if someone was looking for a safe, and chairs turned over. “Why me? Who could have done this and why? What was the intruder looking for? Oh no! I hope it wasn’t…”
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