The Other Girl: A Novel

A ritualistic murder of a college professor in Harmony, Louisiana forces Officer Miranda Rader to confront a traumatic event from her past. Fifteen years earlier, a fifteen-year-old girl from the wrong side of town witnessed a horrific crime, but no one believed her account. Miranda has worked hard to build a reputation for honesty and integrity in her community, leaving behind her own troubled youth in the small town of Jasper. When she and her partner investigate the professor's brutal murder, Miranda discovers a faded newspaper clipping about that night fifteen years ago—the crime she had buried along with her past and the girl she used to be. As the investigation deepens, a second body surfaces: a retired police officer, the same man who took her statement on that terrible night. Two murders, two seemingly unconnected victims, yet both lead back to Miranda. She must now confront the nightmares that have haunted her—of a crime no one believed and a girl whose existence was denied.