MH

She grew up in Willow Creek, the kind of town where everyone knew everyone else’s business. Her father owned a small hardware store on Main Street, and her mother worked part-time at the library. She was the middle child of three, the one who never quite stood out. Her older brother was the star athlete, her younger sister the outgoing socialite. She was the quiet one, the one people often forgot was in the room until she surprised them with something sharp or insightful.