Phillip’s crimes may be harmless, but someone else is not. An attempt is made on the life of Phillip’s daughter. And what had been an exciting game becomes dangerously real.
“A lot of people who find something like that a stone’s throw from their house would just pull up stakes and take off.”
Retreating from her fast-paced life, Maggie Fitzgerald’s seeking peace in the country. But this is shattered when landscaper Cliff Delaney uncovers human bones buried beneath her perfectly tended garden.
A cold-blooded killer is still on the loose, putting Maggie’s life in danger – and her rural idyll is rapidly becoming a nightmare.
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