You have already seen the ending; you simply chose to forget it – Coming in June Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller by Gabriela Marie Milton.

You have already seen the ending; you simply chose to forget it.

My dear readers and subscribers,

I wrote a few notes on my upcoming book: Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller, which I am extremely excited to share with you. This novel will take readers on a thrilling journey through the enigmatic landscapes and mysterious events that unfold on the island. I hope you enjoy these insights into the story, alongside a short excerpt that highlights the tension and intrigue woven throughout the book. Thank you for taking the time to read and support my writing journey; your interest means the world to me as I put the finishing touches on this captivating tale.

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Jezebel’s Island, centers on the psychological manipulation of Anastasia, a young woman used as a moral mirror for a fractured society. Following the mysterious death of the city’s governor, his widow, Jezebel, weaves a web of conspiracy that forces Anastasia into a messianic role. Though the novel concludes on a hauntingly open note, the resolution is subtly encoded within the story’s pages—challenging the reader to look closely at what ‘disconcerting’ is before the main narrative even takes hold.

Everyone on the island has a secret except Anastasia, yet she is the one moving toward the most profound revelation. Anastasia’s journey is a loop through a world of mirrors. The novel’s conclusion remains open, yet for the careful reader, the final heartbeat of the story is echoed in its first breath. It is a thriller where the path is hidden in the pages you thought you’d left behind.

I wrote the novel. I invite you my dear reader the solve the puzzle.

Gabriela Marie Milton

From Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller

Anastasia walked down the street, taking the onslaught of the rain, and scurried along the line of shops. She was like a ghost, appearing out of the mists of time for just an instant, drawn by the smell of rock and water-washed trees. That night, she had dreamed of Jezebel in the basement of a house, groping through narrow, dark corridors. It was an imposing villa, in whose wretched old cellar rats abounded. She was terrified. Jezebel had entered a small room through a narrow door. Anastasia had glued her ear to the door with ruined paint and had heard first Jezebel’s laughter, then her breath, as if Jezebel had pressed herself against the door to hear her.

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Anastasia walked down the street, taking the onslaught of the rain, and scurried along the line of shops. She was like a ghost, appearing out of the mists of time for just an instant, drawn by the smell of rock and water-washed trees. That night, she had dreamed of Jezebel in the basement of a house, groping through narrow, dark corridors. It was an imposing villa, in whose wretched old cellar rats abounded. She was terrified. Jezebel had entered a small room through a narrow door. Anastasia had glued her ear to the door with ruined paint and had heard first her laughter, then her breath, as if Jezebel had pressed herself against the door to hear Anastasia’s.

Suddenly silence had taken over. Before long, the scream of a drowning man. Had David screamed? She reached for the pillow beside her, and the coolness of the sheets shook her. No, David had not yet returned from the Radio. A strange sensation invaded her, seizing her senses with the force of a whirlwind that could unite heaven and earth, that could lift into the air all beings of the ground, erasing with fury all emotion, all dreams, all hope, and replacing them with nothingness.

Anastasia managed to control her pace. The clouds were rushing from the mountains toward the city at a frightening speed. Perhaps the city deserved to be wiped off the face of the earth. Lightning flashed over the peaks, splitting the sky. She steadied herself, wondering if everything was connected: Jezebel, Esteban, David, all that had happened on the other side of the Island, and all that was still to come. She walked instinctively northward, drawn to the mountains …

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