The Child’s Secret

The Child’s Secret
Amanda Brooke

A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something. Who will pay the price?When eight-year-old Jasmine Peterson goes missing, the police want to know everything.What is local park ranger, Sam McIntyre, running away from and why did he go out of his way to befriend a young girl?Why can’t Jasmine’s mother and father stand to be in the same room as each other?With every passing minute, an unstoppable chain of events hurtles towards a tragic conclusion.Everyone has secrets. The question is: who will pay the price?

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Source ISBN: 9780008116491

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Dedication (#u3feeeabe-02da-51b9-b190-4f140f1f7f09)

In memory of Donna Hall

‘What you see depends on what you’re looking for.’

Anon.

Table of Contents

Cover (#ud5f94a22-be45-5862-9fce-0e83e198af42)

Title Page (#ub16369cc-63eb-51db-84b2-8e8636a83a4f)

Copyright (#ue33e76d7-2840-5bd1-b1b7-51bba3ee07d0)

Dedication (#u9b381ac1-3cdc-5a5e-b06f-07e3e3ef736b)

Epigraph (#u9796c6fe-cda6-5c1c-8668-3f106cfd0a9c)

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Chapter 2: Six Months Earlier (#u4868d98b-8ab2-5af6-8fe7-9f4381dbecc6)

Chapter 3 (#u1640ff3a-e72a-5f65-a245-275f1d10f3a1)

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Chapter 11 (#u53f306dc-435d-5ca1-acdc-0bf37a1226e3)

Chapter 12 (#u3c4c5054-b4a3-58c7-ba33-26becdc32ae8)

Chapter 13 (#ub432100b-0990-5a2e-a209-5f973d741a01)

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