Author: thachhtv

Part 1 In the autumn of 1887, a thin young man from Indiana came by wagon into the mountains of western North Carolina with a…

Part 1 The orchestra stopped playing before anyone told it to. One moment, the ballroom of Sterling House glittered with music, crystal, and champagne. Three…

Part 1 No one at the Harbor Crown breathed normally when Margaret Whitmore walked through the doors. Forks slowed halfway to mouths. A young hostess…

Part 1 Elise Caldwell knew something was wrong when the string quartet stopped playing. Not all at once. The violinist nearest the champagne tower finished…

Part 1 The first thing Elena Cross noticed was that Vanessa Vale was wearing her earrings. Not earrings that merely looked like hers. Her earrings….

Part 1 Lorenzo Moretti came home three hours early carrying white roses in one hand and three possible wedding dates in the inside pocket of…

Part 1 The first thing Sophia Carter noticed about the DeLuca estate was that it had been built by a man who expected enemies. The…

Part 1 The champagne glass hit the marble floor between Hannah Cross and the man who had once broken her heart. It shattered with a…

Part 1 The first warning came from a six-year-old boy in dinosaur pajamas. Reese Callaway was checking a blood pressure cuff in Room 604 when…