What Margot Left Behind: A Whitaker Cove Story

By J.C. Gabrielson

The killer came to Harbor Road for one woman-and left with two new targets.

Camille Arden returns to Whitaker Cove after a cryptic midnight message promises proof that her late father was right about the painting that destroyed his reputation. Instead, she arrives in time to watch Margot Ellison step into the road-and a dark SUV accelerate straight toward her.

Camille isn't the only witness.

Evan Rourke saw everything. He is also the man convicted fifteen years ago of stealing Woman at the Breakwater, the missing masterpiece at the center of Camille's father's disgrace. Now the painting could be worth forty-eight million dollars, Margot is dead, and someone will do anything to keep its true history buried.

Camille and Evan have every reason to distrust each other. But the killer knows their faces, the police are asking the wrong questions, and a concealed repair in an antique frame may be the only evidence capable of revealing what really happened.

Forced together by danger, two strangers begin unraveling a carefully protected lie-and discovering that trust may be the greatest risk either of them has taken.

Because the driver didn't just see the woman on the road.

The driver saw them both.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKC7649R
• ISBN13: 9798175479684
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"