Freedom and Fresh Starts
Crime & Justice · fiction

The Trunk in the Mud

Abigail Lawson’s trunk landed in the freezing mud before she did. The old leather case struck the ground hard enough to snap one of its rusted buckles. Its lid opened an inch, exposing the corner of a folded blue dress and the worn leather cover of her father’s Bible before Abigail dropped to her knees and shoved it...

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Genre
Crime & Justice
Audience
Adult readers
Chapters
6
Fiction status
fiction
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My Life Story Editorial

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Freedom and Fresh Starts

Chapters

  1. 01Chapter 1
  2. 02Chapter 2
  3. 03Chapter 3
  4. 04Chapter 4
  5. 05Chapter 5
  6. 06Chapter 6

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