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She left home as the local pariah at twenty-two, but when a family tragedy brings her back, she must confront her tortured past - and a new danger in town that no one seems to understand but her.After years of self-exile, Jacinda "Jac" Brodie is back in Brook Haven, South Carolina. But the small cliffside town no longer feels like home. Jac hasn't been there since the beloved chief of police fell to his death - and all the whispers said she was to blame.That chief was Jac's father.Racked with guilt, Jac left town with no plans to return. But when her granddad lands in the hospital, she rushes back to her family, bracing herself to confront the past.Brook Haven feels different now. Wealthy newcomer Faye Arden has transformed the notorious Moor Manor into a quaint country inn.
About the Author
Yasmin Angoe is the author of the critically acclaimed Her Name Is Knight, first book in the Nena Knight trilogy. She is a first-generation Ghanaian American and the recipient of the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color. Her Name Is Knight came in #1 on multiple Amazon Bestseller charts and is an Editor's Pick for Best Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense. Yasmin is a nominee for the Anthony Awards and the AAMBC nominee for "Best First Book" and "Debut Author of the Year". Yasmin's work has received numerous recognitions, Best Of lists, and a Library Journal Starred Review. Her book has appeared in Woman's World Book Club, POPSUGAR, Nerd Daily, the Washington Independent Review of Books, and other platforms. Yasmin is a former educator and received a Kirkus Review calling Her Name Is Knight, "A parable of reclaiming personal and tribal identity by seizing power at all costs".
