Jar of Hearts

This thriller follows three interconnected lives: Angela Wong, a popular teenager who disappeared at sixteen; Georgina Shaw, her best friend who became a pharmaceutical executive in Seattle; and Kaiser Brody, now a detective with Seattle PD who was close to both girls in high school. Fourteen years after Angela's disappearance, her remains are discovered in woods near Geo's childhood home. Kaiser learns that Angela was killed by Calvin James, a serial killer responsible for at least three other murders. The revelation carries a devastating secret: Geo knew what happened to Angela all along. In high school, Calvin was Geo's first love—a turbulent, obsessive relationship that lasted until the night Angela died. Geo was arrested and imprisoned for her knowledge and silence. But the truth is more complex than authorities realize. Dark secrets remain buried, and the past becomes deadly when new bodies surface, killed in the same manner as Angela Wong. The novel explores how far someone will go to hide secrets and what it costs to live with a lie.