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Chapters
Chapter 1 – The Pier
Chapter 2 – The Mark
Chapter 3 – The Town Holds Its Breath
Chapter 4 – The Perfect Distraction
Chapter 5: Play his Game
Chapter 6 – The First Snare
Chapter 7 – Shadowed Moves
Chapter 8 – The Wrong Face
Chapter 9: The Bait
Chapter 10 – Shadows Within
Chapter 11 – The Mole
Chapter 12 – The Red Thread
Chapter 13 – Following the Thread
Chapter 14 – A Prime Suspect
Chapter 15 – The Wrong Capture
Chapter 16 – Shadows Behind the Curtain
Chapter 17 – Perfect Lies
Chapter 18 – The Woman Behind the Smile
Chapter 19 – The Wrong Trail
Chapter 20 – The Town’s Darling
Chapter 21 – Threads of Doubt
Chapter 22 – Beneath the Surface
Chapter 23 – A Trap Within a Trap
Chapter 24 – Breaking Point
Chapter 25 – Masks and Shadows
Chapter 26 – When the Walls Breathe
Chapter 27 – Cracks in the Glass
Chapter 28 – Setting the Trap
Chapter 29 – In the Dark
Chapter 30 – The Price of Failure
Chapter 31 – Turning the Board
Chapter 32 – Breach
Chapter 33 – The Daylight Kill
Chapter 34 – False Faces
Chapter 35 – Cracks in the Foundation
Chapter 36 – The Captive Stage
Chapter 37 – The Spectacle
Chapter 38 – The Personal Stage

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Chapter 19 – The Wrong Trail
The rain hadn’t stopped all night, and by morning, Linwood was drenched in a gray haze. Clara sat at her desk in the precinct, staring at her notes, trying to steady her shaking hands. Every detail from yesterday replayed in her mind: Evelyn’s smile, the way she had spoken about saviors and destroye...