Christmas Presents

Madeline Martin, owner of an independent bookstore and daughter of Sheriff James Martin, suffers survivor’s guilt and PTSD from events in 2014. She’s reluctant to cooperate when Harley Granger, a successful true-crime author and podcaster, shows up around Christmastime, wanting to talk about Evan Handy. At 17, Madeline was part of a group that had known each other forever—Stephanie Cramer, sisters Ainsley and Samantha Wallace, and Madeline’s best friend Badger. When Evan moved to town, he came with a reputation, but Madeline broke every rule to be with him. It all came crashing down when Stephanie was murdered at a party at Evan’s house; Ainsley and Sam disappeared, and Madeline was left for dead. Sheriff Martin arrested Evan but, convinced there was a second person involved, hunted for that person until suffering a stroke. Now Granger wants to stir everything up. With another girl’s disappearance, Granger points out that five girls have disappeared in the last 10 years. Was Evan innocent?