A Secondhand Lie: A Psychological Thriller Short Story

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Twenty-two years ago, Dan Worthington was the obvious villain. When an armed robbery goes wrong, the evidence points to him. The witnesses swear it was him, calling him deadbeat dad. Alcoholic. Guilty.


Then his daughter is murdered in their own home.


The case goes cold and the family falls apart. And Dan's son Landon grows up knowing two things: his father is in prison, and his sister never got justice.


Now two decades later, Landon is done running from the past. He visits his incarcerated father to ask the one question he's never dared to say out loud: What really happened that night? Because the story he's been told doesn't add up. The more Landon digs, the more he realizes someone has been lying for a very long time. But the truth comes with a terrifying possibility.


What if his father didn't just go to prison for robbery? What if he got away with murder?


To save his father—or finally condemn him—Landon must untangle decades of secrets and face a truth he's most afraid to hear: His sister's killer may be closer than he ever imagined.


A twisty short story mystery that can be read as a standalone or as a companion book to the award-winning thriller A Secondhand Life.

Twenty-two years ago, Dan Worthington was the obvious villain. When an armed robbery goes wrong, the evidence points to him. The witnesses swear it was him, calling him deadbeat dad. Alcoholic. Guilty. Then his daughter is murdered in their own home. The case goes cold and the family falls apar...

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351 reviews
Simi F.
February 10, 2020
I shouldn't read it bec its yet another copycat of how a woman makes a man insane .as a female I blacklist all women writers who all they do is write anti MaN books .shes on my list
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Dianne Burton
October 1, 2019
Absolutely awful. A story that could have been told in 10 pages is dragged out by an author that is trying so hard to sound like an actual writer that I wanted to groan aloud
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Leslie Flinders
February 2, 2024
Good idea but rather tedious. I got bored half way through and gave up. it may be a short story but a little trimming would be an improvement.
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About the author

To know PAMELA CRANE, you first need to know her husband. He sleeps with one eye open. He checks the knife block to make sure none are missing. Why? It could be because they have four kids and a farm full of mischievous animals. Or it could be because she writes murder mysteries, and about the occasional woman who has lost her marbles (not based on her real-life psyche, she swears!). Don't worry—her husband is safe...for now. Her books range from witty whodunnits to psychological suspense and even humorous women’s fiction thrown in for good measure. She’s a USA TODAY bestselling author of over a dozen novels (who’s counting?), but her biggest accomplishment is keeping her zoo of animals alive...and her husband in check. Grab a free book at www.pamelacrane.com.


To know PAMELA CRANE, you first need to know her husband. He sleeps with one eye open. He checks the knife block to make sure none are missing. Why? It could be because they have four kids and a farm full of mischievous animals. Or it could be because she writes murder mysteries, and about the oc...

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