SOLVED. woman returns to hometown and begins to learn the truth of her childhood friend's murder. [s]

[Sue]

It sounds a bit like Carolina Moon by Nora Ronerts.
"Tory and Hope were constant companions, twins of the soul even though Hope already had a real twin sister, Faith. Faith always resented the bond. Then one night all their lives were shattered. What was to be a midnight camp out by two 8 years olds bent on adventure, sees one girl beaten severely, another raped and dead in the swamp. Tory and Hope were to sneak out and meet late that night, but Tory's brutal father took a belt to his only child because she had the devil in her, she was born with 'the sight'. Bruised mentally and physically, she was unable to meet Hope as they planned. And it may have cost Hope her life. Though unable to go Hope's aid, Tory suffered the torment of 'seeing' her true friend murdered in a brutal fashion.
Haunted by the dreams of Hope, Tory knows she must return to face the nightmare of what happened to Hope, and to stop the man who killed her friend, for he was killing still now 20 years later.

Being back in lazy Southern town causes problems, for there are those that wish she had never returned to stir up old scars and memories. Faith still resents that her twin sister was closer to Tory. Cade, their older brother,wants answers about his sister's death he knows Tory holds, but he also want Tory.

Is the mad man killing on August 23 the man that fathered Tory? Or one of the other upstanding citizens of Progress."

[mdt]

I think it might be: Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon.

[Natalie]

Between Here and April by Deb Copaken Kogan. This is really irrelevant but she's my aunt.

I'm not sure how paranormal this is though...

[Dana]

This is it thanks for your help!!! I would highly suggest this book to anyone that has not read it yet.