The Last House on Briar Hollow

De: Carl Lee Shaw

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A quiet town. A hidden system. One murder meant to stay buried.

When beloved schoolteacher Lila Mae Harper is found dead in an abandoned house on the edge of Briar Hollow, authorities are quick to rule it an accident.

Former detective Evan Crowe knows better.

Back in his hometown after years away, Evan sees what others refuse to look at: the scene was staged, the evidence trimmed, the truth quietly managed. As he digs deeper, a simple murder investigation fractures into something far darker—a decades-old system built to erase mistakes, silence questions, and keep a town alive at any cost.

Beneath Briar Hollow lies a hidden infrastructure:

• secret routes

• falsified records

• poisoned water

• and a house designed not for living… but for disposal

As Evan follows the trail, he uncovers a ledger that was never meant to be read, a conspiracy protected by badges and paperwork, and a killer who doesn’t believe he’s evil—only necessary.

The closer Evan gets, the more violent the town becomes.

Because some places don’t fear murder.

They fear exposure.

The Last House on Briar Hollow is a slow-burn, high-stakes murder mystery that blends:

• Psychological suspense

• Small-town corruption

• Institutional cover-ups

• And a relentless push toward truth

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

• True Detective–style atmosphere

• Dark Southern mysteries

• Conspiracy thrillers rooted in realism

• Stories where the town itself is complicit

This is not a whodunit.

It’s a story about why the killing happened—and what it costs to stop it.

Formats available:
Kindle eBook (with interactive chapter navigation)
Paperback (6×9, professional layout)

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