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The first crack A Samantha Leary Short Story: Samantha Leary Short Stories Book 2
Paperback
Series: Samantha Leary Psychological Thrillers, Book 26
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 170
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When a woman vanishes, most people look for answers.
Samantha Leary looks for patterns.
A missing wife. A warning delivered in the rain. A hotel room that feels more like a waypoint than a destination. As Samantha follows the quiet trail left behind, she uncovers a story of control disguised as love-and a woman trying to escape a life that refuses to let her go.
Each step draws Samantha deeper into a world where fear is normalized, silence is enforced, and disappearance isn't always an accident. When the truth fractures instead of revealing itself, Samantha is left with what she knows best: not every story ends with rescue, and not every danger announces itself.
A chilling psychological short story from the world of Samantha Leary about obsession, control, and the cost of trying to leave.
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