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A question about the time frame: Towards the end of the book, Monica reads a letter that says a character was last seen on October 27. It then immediately says that Monica was told the last time the character was seen was October 18 “a full three days” before the letter says they were last seen. The time line presented here is nine days. Is this an editing error, or am I missing something?

Stephanie I thought the same thing! It must be an editing error. I hope it's fixed for future readers :/…moreI thought the same thing! It must be an editing error. I hope it's fixed for future readers :/(less)

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Is this loosely based on what happened in the late 80s/early 90s in Dryden, NY?

Kelli Kara Thomas was interviewed by Karen McManus and here's one of Kara's responses

"Where do you get inspiration for your books?

Everywhere! I’m a big tru…moreKara Thomas was interviewed by Karen McManus and here's one of Kara's responses

"Where do you get inspiration for your books?

Everywhere! I’m a big true-crime junkie—not in a gross, murderer fan club way, but I get obsessive about unsolved crimes. I spend a lot of time on Reddit: Unresolved Mysteries and listening to podcasts like The Vanished. The Cheerleaders was partially inspired by real-life events in a town called Dryden, New York..."

Here's the link for the interview if anyone interested :)

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/t...(less)

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