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The Ghosts of Minera Springs Series

Small town. Dark secrets. Mysteries that refuse to stay buried.

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    It had everything from a love story to murder as well as everything in between. It will keep you reading on an on with its twists and turns.

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    An excellent small town Texas cast lives out this story with the charm that only someone who grew up in small town Texans knows.

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    When I started reading Ghosts of Minera Springs I had zero clue to what I was diving into, definitely didn't expect to get completely drawn into the sweetest suspense story I have ever read. When an author can make me laugh, scream, and cry all within a couple hundred pages, they have successfully done their job.

About Charles Franklin

Army veteran, Texas teacher, and author Charles Franklin writes suspense stories set in small towns where the past never stays buried.

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