She came home to bury her mother.
The house had other plans.
When child psychologist Dr. Claire Bell returns to Blackwater after her mother's sudden death, she intends to stay just long enough to settle the estate, sell the family home, and leave behind Shadow Ridge forever.
She hasn't set foot in the house in nineteen years.
Not since the summer a little girl disappeared.
Not since the rumors tore the town apart.
Not since the night Claire lost a piece of her memory she has never been able to recover.
But the past isn't finished with her.
Hidden inside the aging house are clues that should not exist—fragments of a long-buried mystery that force Claire to question everything she remembers about her childhood, her family, and the events that changed Blackwater forever.
Then another woman vanishes.
As suspicion spreads through the town and old secrets begin to surface, Claire finds herself pulled into an investigation that seems determined to lead back to Shadow Ridge. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes someone has spent nearly two decades making sure the truth stays buried.
And they'll do anything to keep it that way.
Because some secrets are worth killing for.
And the closer Claire gets to the truth, the more she begins to fear that what happened nineteen years ago may be connected to her in ways she never imagined.
A gripping psychological thriller filled with shocking twists, buried secrets, and a mystery that refuses to stay dead, The Last House on Shadow Ridge will keep you turning pages late into the night.
"Terry Keys sucks you in from the first page... and never let's go..."
Genre: Mystery
The house had other plans.
When child psychologist Dr. Claire Bell returns to Blackwater after her mother's sudden death, she intends to stay just long enough to settle the estate, sell the family home, and leave behind Shadow Ridge forever.
She hasn't set foot in the house in nineteen years.
Not since the summer a little girl disappeared.
Not since the rumors tore the town apart.
Not since the night Claire lost a piece of her memory she has never been able to recover.
But the past isn't finished with her.
Hidden inside the aging house are clues that should not exist—fragments of a long-buried mystery that force Claire to question everything she remembers about her childhood, her family, and the events that changed Blackwater forever.
Then another woman vanishes.
As suspicion spreads through the town and old secrets begin to surface, Claire finds herself pulled into an investigation that seems determined to lead back to Shadow Ridge. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes someone has spent nearly two decades making sure the truth stays buried.
And they'll do anything to keep it that way.
Because some secrets are worth killing for.
And the closer Claire gets to the truth, the more she begins to fear that what happened nineteen years ago may be connected to her in ways she never imagined.
A gripping psychological thriller filled with shocking twists, buried secrets, and a mystery that refuses to stay dead, The Last House on Shadow Ridge will keep you turning pages late into the night.
"Terry Keys sucks you in from the first page... and never let's go..."
Genre: Mystery