Twist

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About Twist

Penelope Highsmith is an iconic mystery writer who has achieved worldwide success with her trademark plot twists, selling millions of books. Critics and peers alike regard her as a shining star in the publishing world, so it comes as a surprise when Penelope announces her own real-life twist-early retirement. But it won't be before she releases one last novel, a puzzling departure, a true crime retrospective. The book will focus on the unsolved murders of three teenage girls-Penelope's high school classmates-in the small town of Willow's Bane. The publisher plans a special event for the book's release at the very place Penelope has avoided since graduation.On the morning of the book's release, Penelope's lifeless body is discovered lying serenely on her hotel bed, with an empty bottle of antidepressants still clutched in her hand. The circumstances of her death are shrouded in mystery, leaving everyone with more questions than answers.Parker, Penelope's estranged daughter, is skeptical about the book and her mother's alleged suicide. Even though she hasn't seen her mother for years, Parker believes that her mother would never take her own life. She knew her mother had a dark side that contrasted with her public image, but those secrets didn't explain Penelope's recent behavior. Parker firmly believes that the key to her mother's death lies in a chapter that Penelope removed from the book at the last minute-or with the secrets long buried by the residents of Willow's Bane. To get to the truth, Parker must confront her own repressed emotions and do what nobody seems willing to do: find the person responsible for her mother's death.What she uncovers, however, is a twist that nobody saw coming!

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