"Bright Girl" by Nancy Basile is a murder mystery novel published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/42TrRsH

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The story centers around Detective Shelby Reed's investigation into the strangling of a student named Whitney Chandler.

Key elements of the plot include:

• The initial investigation Shelby examines the body and discovers the victim, Whitney, was strangled. Whitney's parents reported her missing after she didn't return home from a party.
• The suspects The investigation initially focuses on Whitney's boyfriend, Bobby Garza, but soon expands to include other potential suspec ...