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Carly

Name: Carly
Rating: 4.38 (60 reviews)
Author: D.M. Wolfenden

D.M. Wolfenden July 11, 2015

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Synopsis

Carly has been through a horrendous ordeal; her cousin has disappeared, and her family were murdered in front of her by a crazy neighbour.
She tells the police that James Andres had been stalking her, then he killed her family and kidnapped her and that she has killed him. However, she refuses to reveal where the body is.
Once in custody, Carly agrees to a meeting with a female reporter, Vanessa St John. Carly insists she tells the whole story in her words. She talks about the dog and the box, but where are the dog and box now?
Vanessa St John appears to have her own agenda as the tension builds in both of the women seated opposite each other.

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