A college student’s murder shines light on community secrets left in the dark in the seventh Widow’s Island novella by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh。

All communities have their secrets…but on Widow’s Island， there’s a skeleton in every closet， as Deputy Tessa Black knows all too well。 When Tessa stumbles upon a half-buried body in the woods， a peaceful morning hike suddenly turns into a race to catch a killer。

Tessa identifies the skeletal corpse as Aurora Franklin， a young college student and aspiring actor。 She’d come to Widow’s Island for a summer job， only to be strangled and discarded。 Aurora has been dead for over a month—and not a single islander has reported her missing。

The investigation reveals a dangerous predator hiding in the Widow’s Island community。 With her fiancé， park ranger Logan Wilde， by her side， Tessa must find Aurora’s murderer before they strike again。