Slow Burn

Samantha Jellicoe, a renowned architect, finds her meticulously ordered life thrown into chaotic disarray upon her reluctant return to the sleepy Southern town of Charleston, South Carolina. Her estranged Aunt Josephine's recent death forces her back to the place she vowed never to revisit, a place haunted by unspoken tragedies and buried secrets. However, her homecoming quickly turns sinister when she unearths evidence linking her aunt's death to a decades-old murder case—the unsolved killing of Samantha’s own mother. Suddenly, Samantha is no longer just mourning; she's a prime suspect, implicated in a crime she has no memory of. With the local authorities viewing her with suspicion and old wounds festering among the town's tight-knit community, Samantha realizes she's walking a tightrope between danger and revelation. As she delves deeper into the town's murky past, she uncovers a web of deception, long-held grudges, and powerful figures determined to keep the truth hidden. Faced with betrayals at every turn and unsure who among her childhood acquaintances and newfound allies she can truly trust, Samantha must race against time to expose the real killer and clear her name before she becomes the next victim in a slow-burning conspiracy that has plagued Charleston for generations. Her quest for justice will force her to confront not only a killer but also the buried truths of her own past.