A town haunted by a missing girl, a store stained with fresh blood.Nine years after Kelly Dolan vanished, a brutal crime echoes her disappearance, drawing her sister Quinn and investigator Paulie Carmichael into a web of small-town secrets. Can they expose a killer lurking in plain sight, or will the past consume them all?
In Hogan, Ohio, theTim Abernathyseries continues as a convenience store robbery spirals into a double murder, reigniting the cold case of Kelly Dolan. Quinn and Paulie suspect a serial killer, but Detective Coogan dismisses their theory. As they dig deeper, they uncover a trail of hidden connections, family betrayals, and long-buried lies.
For fans ofgripping crime thrillers,Lost Little Sisterdelivers a suspenseful journey through a community gripped by fear, where the search for truth comes at a deadly price. Will they find justice for the lost, or become the next victims?
Michael Preleeis a crime and science-fiction author who grew up in rural Northeast Ohio and graduated from Youngstown State University. His first published work is the Milky Way Repo sci-fi crime series published by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is also the author of the small-town Tim Abernathy Mystery Series, published by North Star Press. The first entry in the series isMurder in the Heart of It All.Lost Little Sisteris the sequel.
A thrilling murder/mystery from a fresh and wonderfully appropriate newperspective—grassroots journalism. Perhaps even more important than the intriguing plot is the constant rise of legitimate and relevant talking points.