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In 1226 Pine Lane: The Scarlet Adams murder, this gripping novel is told through the eyes of its young victim, sixteen-year-old Scarlet Adams, by Detective Mike Schaffer who we meet in the beginning. He brings the past to the forefront while keeping the present relevant. The story is first set in the coastal town of Havre de Grace, Maryland, where we learn about her life growing up there. He tells readers of the move her family makes to the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, a small, close-knit town where secrets lurk behind the very charming facade the landscape portrays. Scarlet has suffered tragedy already in her early life, but this has not stopped her from making the best of her situation and life. The home her family moves to has secrets and once discovering them she makes it her mission to address them. While on her journey to uncovering the truth behind these secrets she develops a friendship with Detectives Schaffer and Miller, who ultimately would end up being the very ones who investigate her murder. 1226 Pine Lane is a heart-pounding murder mystery that tells of the endless bonds of family, the relentless pursuit of truth, and the resilience of a determined teenager who refuses to let her own murder go unsolved, even if takes decades to do so. Scarlet's narrative, as told through the eyes of one Detective, takes the reader on a suspenseful ride through her everyday life and death.