What Happens When Everything Goes Right?
For Max Cassidy, chaos has always been her sweet spot. But a year after solving the Amanda Fehrenhold murder, the chaos she thrives on isn’t cooperating. Her boyfriend is perfect. Her kids are almost behaving normally. And even her mother has a new paramour. Max has no idea how to be satisfied.
She hasn’t talked to Mikey or Maria in ages. The awkward revelation of her feelings for Mikey has pushed him away. When Maria suddenly introduces Max to her new boyfriend, Assistant DA Armando Diaz, Max worries that even Maria might be getting her life in order. So what happens when everything goes right? If you’re Max Cassidy, you blow the whole thing up.
While her life unravels through self-inflicted injuries, she’s called on to help investigate another cold case. In 1978, 11-year-old Naomi Woods disappeared. The girl left behind only her bicycle and no other clues. The original responding officer was Janet Sparks, who is now the county sheriff. As Sparks nears the end of her own life, she is desperate to find out what happened to Naomi.
Max and the “psychic” Marvin the Magnificent reluctantly team up to unearth whatever clues have been overlooked so many years later. The truth about what happened to Naomi Woods is darker than anyone imagined and has far-reaching implications.
As Max begins to unravel the mystery of Naomi Woods, her own life begins to change inexorably, and whether she likes it or not, she discovers that it’s not a bad thing when everything goes right.
Could You Love A Dead Girl is a murder mystery for every true crime podcast-loving, TikTok-scrolling armchair detective who is trying to remember what it’s like being an adult while trying to make lunches for the morning.
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