Check the Mayor

Everyone in the town of Willow Creek loved the old library. So when the librarian, Mr. Harlan,

was found dead inside after closing time, the whole place went silent. Detective Maya arrived

to find one strange detail: nothing was stolen. No broken windows. No signs of a struggle.

Just one thing out of place. A book… returned to the wrong shelf. At first,

no one thought much of it—until Maya noticed the book’s title: “Secrets We Keep.”

She checked the return card inside. Only one person had borrowed it recently.

The mayor. When questioned, the mayor laughed nervously and said he’d never met Mr.

Harlan. But Maya already knew that wasn’t true. Because Mr. Harlan