Long After We Left Her: A Twisty, Southern Gothic Domestic Thriller
About this ebook
Mare Devereaux has a loving husband, a wonderful daughter and a good life. If only it wasn’t built on a lie.
Twenty years ago, deep in the Louisiana bayou, she and her friends did the unthinkable. To protect their futures, they made a pact to never speak of it again. Mare has kept that promise.
But someone knows what happened. At first, the signs were subtle, like the flowers that arrive anonymously each year. Now, Mare’s friends are dying one by one. Each death feels calculated. Personal. And the evidence points right to her. There are other dark secrets in Belle Rive too—a string of missing girls that stretches back decades, and whispers about a shadowy figure who moves through the swamp unseen. And when Mare’s teenage daughter starts digging into the connection, the lines between past and present blur, inviting the nightmare into their home.
Determined to keep the fragile life she’s built from shattering, Mare soon discovers that what happened in the bayou was only a sliver of the chilling truth. And that truth refuses to stay buried.
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About the author
Jessica R. Patch is a New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than thirty novels. Known for her pulse-pounding plots, emotionally charged characters, and signature twists, Jessica’s stories explore themes of justice, resilience, and the unshakeable power of hope. Whether weaving inspirational stories of danger edged with romance or crafting chilling thrillers that probe the shadows of the human heart, Jessica delivers fiction that thrills while shining light in the darkest places. She makes her home in Northwest Mississippi, where she enjoys life with her family, a good cup of tea, and dreaming up her next edge-of-your-seat story, usually over tacos and queso. Jessica is represented by Rachel Kent of Books & Such Literary Management.
