A Secondhand Lie: A Psychological Thriller Short Story - Paperback

by Pamela Crane (Author)

Twenty-two years ago, Dan Worthington was the obvious villain. When an armed robbery goes wrong, the evidence points to him. The witnesses swear it was him, calling him deadbeat dad. Alcoholic. Guilty.

Then his daughter is murdered in their own home.

The case goes cold and the family falls apart. And Dan's son Landon grows up knowing two things: his father is in prison, and his sister never got justice.

Now two decades later, Landon is done running from the past. He visits his incarcerated father to ask the one question he's never dared to say out loud: What really happened that night? Because the story he's been told doesn't add up. The more Landon digs, the more he realizes someone has been lying for a very long time. But the truth comes with a terrifying possibility.

What if his father didn't just go to prison for robbery? What if he got away with murder?

To save his father-or finally condemn him-Landon must untangle decades of secrets and face a truth he's most afraid to hear: His sister's killer may be closer than he ever imagined.

Note: A twisty short story mystery written as a companion book to the award-winning thriller A Secondhand Life, but can be read as a standalone.

Author Biography

PAMELA CRANE is a professional juggler. Not the type of juggler who can toss flaming torches in the air, but a juggler of four kids, a writing addiction, a horse rescuer, and a book editor by trade. She lives on the edge (ask her Arabian horse about that-he'll tell you all about their wild adventures while trying to train him) and she writes on the edge. Writing murder mysteries is her escape from the real world of dirty diapers and cleaning horse stalls, and she bases her characters on real people, so be warned!

She is a USA Today best-selling author of several award-winning psychological thrillers: Pretty Ugly Lies, A Fatal Affair, and The Admirer's Secret. She has also written the chilling Little Things That Kill Series, which includes The Scream of Silence, The Art of Fear, and The Death of Life, and The Killer Thriller Series, including A Secondhand Lie and A Secondhand Life, which you can find on her website at www.pamelacrane.com.

See why Pamela's fans on Goodreads say, "Pamela Crane writes with passion; you can feel the emotions and inner feelings of her characters, " and "She's an author that grabbed my attention."