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Esmâe Foster returns to her hometown to care for her ailing father after a career-ending injury derails her ballet dreams. Her homecoming is overshadowed by the shocking murder of her childhood friend, Kara, found near her family's house. Haunted by dreams of a mysterious figure from her past, Esmâe grapples with her grief and unease, questioning the circumstances surrounding Kara's death and the possibility of mistaken identity. As Detective Rita Myers investigates, secrets within the community surface, revealing deeper mistrust among friends and family.

Snow falls softly outside Molly Bradley’s home on a frigid January night. Inside, half a dozen close friends are gathered to celebrate the fortieth birthday of Molly’s psychologist husband, Jay. Candlelight gleams against dark wood, wine flows, and the house rings with laughter. Everybody loves Jay, Molly most of all. Yet next morning, Molly discovers Jay dead on the floor of his office, his throat brutally slashed. After decades working with the Boston PD, Detective Rita Myers has grown accustomed to the banality of evil—the murders that make no sense beyond bad luck or a tragic brush with the worst of humanity. But Jay Bradley’s murder isn’t random, or a mere crime of opportunity. Rita is convinced that someone in the couple’s small circle killed him. Someone who was celebrating with them that night