The Ghost Tree

 

The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry                        Historical Fantasy/Horror Fiction

(from Amazon)  When the bodies of two girls are found torn apart in the town of Smiths Hollow, Lauren is surprised, but she also expects that the police won't find the killer. After all, the year before her father's body was found with his heart missing, and since then everyone has moved on. Even her best friend, Miranda, has become more interested in boys than in spending time at the old ghost tree, the way they used to when they were kids.  So when Lauren has a vision of a monster dragging the remains of the girls through the woods, she knows she can't just do nothing. Not like the rest of her town. But as she draws closer to answers, she realizes that the foundation of her seemingly normal town might be rotten at the center. And that if nobody else stands for the missing, she will.

(My Review)  

Very creepy read!  Mutilated girls bodies are found, but the police don't seem that concerned and then soon forget (and so do the whole town).  The latest bodies are found a year after Lauren's father was found, and now the murders are escalating.  The only ones who seem concerned are Lauren and the new police officer who just arrived from out of town.  Is Lauren a key to the murders?