One day, fifteen-year-old Carmina Knight’s life was perfect, and the next, she had lost everything. Her family, her home, almost everything that she knew. Alone on the streets, she can’t trust anyone, but she also can’t make it alone.

Agent Neil Crowther, haunted by his own past, is determined to find her, not just to solve a case, but to uncover the truth behind Carmina’s identity and bring her to safety.

Carmina’s discovery that her life has been a carefully constructed lie shatters everything left of her world. Who can she trust? Can she uncover the truth about her past while fighting to survive on the streets? Her only companion, a rag doll named Cynthia, is her sole link to a past she cannot remember.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved this book … The story of Carmina was amazing

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a thought-provoking glimpse for the reader. It takes a while to learn Cynthia’s secret. The author keeps us in suspense, which keeps us riveted to the story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It takes a while to learn Cynthia’s secret. The author keeps us in suspense, which keeps us riveted to the story. I would recommend this book to boys and girls from upper grade school to high school. This is a great story of a young girl’s struggle to survive 

By the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016.

A twisty story of identity, family, and the power of secrets keeps readers riveted until the very last page.

If you enjoy gritty contemporary young adult books like those by John Green and Stephen Chbosky, give P.D. Workman’s Stand Alone a try.

—Cynthia has a Secret hooked me at the beginning and kept me interested right to the last page. Filled with intriguing characters you won’t soon forget.

—New favorite!

—PD Workman weaves a fascinating tale… Alone and scared, Carmina would rather take to the streets than trust the police her father has warned her against. This is a page-turning novel that will leave you anxious to find out how it all ends.

…one of the girls who had professed not to enjoy reading came back the following week having read her book Cynthia Has a Secret and took out two more of Workman’s books.

– In the Margins Book Committee membe

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“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me … And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”

“I’ll read anything by P. D. Workman that I can get my hands on.”

“Every book by PD Workman that I’ve read has been a gripping one, however different the genres are, going from lighter mysteries to really dark ones… this is one of my favourite, most dependable authors.”

“P.D. Workman is an incredibly versatile writer. No matter which of her books I read I am drawn into a great story and honestly, I don’t think I’ve followed another author that could go from cozy mystery to YA to a PI series dealing with mental health issues. Really enjoy her books!”

“[P.D. Workman’s] stories are so believable and you can’t help but feel like you know these people. You find yourself crying, laughing and feeling the characters emotions. Now if an author can make you cry and feel every emotion in a story, she is one hell of an author.”

“P. D. Workman, does not shy from probing the deep psychological scars of childhood trauma, mental illness, and addiction. Also characteristic of this author, these extremely sensitive issues are explored with extensive empathy, described with incredible clarity, and portrayed with profound insight.”

“Once again P.D.Workman has created an intense psychological mystery that impacts a wallop of thought induction. The writing is so well developed and draws you into the characters story.”