23 Miles

When a brutal double-murder takes place on Virginia’s 23-mile-long Colonial Parkway it puts the FBI’s magnifying glass squarely on Shay Eliot, an ex-police officer. Her alibi comes from an unlikely source—a young woman who has been stalking her.

Talia Lisher and her family have a history of lying about anything and everything. Her father is dead, her mother has gone on a quest to start a new life, and her brother is in prison.

Talia sets her sights on Shay. She starts watching Shay, waiting for just the right circumstances and courage to talk to her. Shay tries to keep her distance from Talia, but once she gets to know the younger woman, she can’t keep feelings from developing.

Talia might be watching Shay, but someone in a dark van is watching Talia.

This is a story about community, and how it comes together in dangerous and devastating times. Will Talia and Shay find the answers they need to the mystery of the murders on the parkway, or will justice be elusive? Will they survive their quest for the truth?

A sensational novel inspired by a true event!

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