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In her late twenties, Evelyn left the glamorous world of modeling to marry charming and wealthy Henry, who encouraged her to settle into the …
When a young mother is found murdered in her Mayo, Ireland home, psychologist and criminal profiler Alex Gregory is asked to consult. Traveling from …
Everyone is reading the bestselling novel Diary of an Octopus by Emily Harper, but Rose knows that the novel is her real story, from …