Unravel : A Suspense/Thriller You Won't Soon Forget (Paradigm, #1)

"I feel like someone's watching me. Whenever I'm alone, I feel this sense of alarm. I hear clicking." "Clicking?" "Like someone's walking in heels."
The door opened to reveal Detectives Ocon and Sofia. Their faces had grave expressions on them. I immediately ushered them in. "Ms. Frietz…" "Victoria. Call me Victoria." "Victoria, we have bad news. Doctor Tsunoda's body was recovered from the river. From the condition his body is in, it has been quite a while since he passed away. All signs are leading toward suicide." …
Meet Victoria Frietz: daughter of world-renowned philosopher Jacques Frietz.
Victoria lives in the shadow of a father she cannot figure out. He ruled every aspect of her life without meaning to. Victoria hopes to break away from his strings after his death, but life has other plans for her.
Things begin to unravel and fall out of place after her father's death. Someone new enters her life. Annette Frietz: intriguing, smart, with an unknown past.
As Victoria grows closer to Annette, more and more things begin to seem unusual.
Despite warnings, she continues to nurture and grow the bond. As the bond grows deeper and deeper, secrets are discovered, trust is betrayed, and hearts are broken. As promises break, so do people.
Things take a turn for the worse as a fellow researcher and friend dies a mysterious death following an unseemly breakdown in his lab.
When it falls on Victoria to uncover the secret behind his death, she is forced to revisit her childhood and the memories associated with her father.
Will Victoria be able to uncover the mystery of her father's past, or will it consume her till she is nothing but a puppet in his play?
Will Victoria be able to untangle the mess surrounding her own life, or will she let it consume her?
Will she be able to protect the people she loves or watch them take their last breath in front of her?
"And if we encounter even a sign of danger, promise me, you will let it go."