Sometimes telling the truth
costs everything you hoped it would save.
DEAD END
Work in Progress
At sixteen, Nikki Giles told the truth about what she saw in the Williamston woods—a big hairy sasquatch. No one believed her. Not her friends. Not the police chief. Not even her parents.
Twenty years later, Nikki has rebuilt herself into a Boston reporter who deals in facts—unadulterated, irrefutable, unsinkable. But when the only friend who stood by her after the infamous “Bigfoot sighting” is found dead, Nikki returns to the town that made her a punchline.
Returning to her roots in the central Massachusetts river town means stepping back into the humiliation she escaped, the whispers that never faded, and the truth she buried so deep she almost believed it was a lie.
But someone else remembers. Someone who’s been living in plain sight. Someone who is desperate to make sure Nikki keeps her mouth shut this time.
As she and her constant companion Satch digs into her friend’s death, old loyalties tangle with new lies, and Nikki must decide whether to protect the identity she’s spent years constructing…or finally face the truth that cost her the one relationship that could finally set her free.
About Me
I write psychological thrillers about women who have been underestimated their entire lives—and what happens when they finally push back.
My stories are sharp, and emotionally insightful, blending dark secrets, fractured loyalties, and the dangerous weight of the truth. Since I’m a longtime lover of thrillers and a woman who built a career in a male-dominated field, I write from the relentless determination of an underdog and the not-so-quiet inner voice that yanks me to attention whenever it feels unseen.
I believe the most compelling heroines aren’t fearless—they’re simply done being afraid.
Contact
Email me at nancy@nancyclementsbooks.com or by using the form below.