Kate Pearsall Knihy

A girl with the unique ability to smell lies delves into the dark secrets of her small Appalachian town, revealing its hidden truths and incendiary mysteries. This companion novel to Bittersweet in the Hollow explores themes of deception and the struggle for understanding in a haunting setting.

When a girl goes missing in her secluded Appalachian town, seventeen-year-old Linden, who can taste other people's emotions, recovers haunting memories of her own disappearance and explores the legend of the Moth-Wigned Man, leading her to wonder if there are some secrets best left buried.