PART 9 — THE WOMAN I BURIED TWICE Your mother did not die six years ago. I read the message once. Then again. Then a third time. Nothing changed. The …

PART 8 — THE GRANDFATHER WHO ATTENDED HIS OWN FUNERAL Your grandfather was alive when you met him. I stared at the message until the words stoppe looking like words. …

PART 7 — THE BODY BENEATH LOT 17 The first thing Tanya did was forbid me from going anywhere near Lot 17. The second thing she did was find out …

Three years passed. Three quiet, ordinary years. And after everything that happened, ordinary felt luxurious. Mercer Construction no longer occupied space in my head when I woke up. Daniel no …

PART 10 — THE LAST SIGNATURE Tell Arthur’s daughter she has until midnight to sign. I read Jonathan’s message once Then I looked across the cemetery. Marianne stood less than …

PART 5 — THE WOMAN THEY NEVER EXPECTED TO WALK AWAY Daniel was never the original plan. I read the message again. Then the second one. Ask Richard who you …

PART 4 — THE ENVELOPE THEY WERE AFRAID I WOULD OPEN Maybe Daniel had not chosen me at all. Maybe his family had. I stared at the photograph of my …

PART 3 — THE SIGNATURES I NEVER MADE “Twelve years?” My voice sounded too calm. That frightened me more than if I had screamed. Tanya sat beside the forensic specialist …

PART 2 — THE HALF HE NEVER KNEW I OWNED “You need to come home,” Daniel said. I was still sitting in Tanya’s office. The blue folder lay open between …