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A Stain of Innocence
Previously published as The Healing Tomb by Noah Declan.
Henry is deeply ashamed of the horrible abuse he suffered as a child. Any lie or terrible risk seems worthwhile to hide that secret from his parents and friends.
His abuser returns, after six years away, stirring up shattered memories that provoke painful questions. When his teacher is found bludgeoned to death, his best friends Ryan and Madison protect and hide him from a city-wide manhunt in a desperate effort to prove his innocence.
But after daring escapes across Niagara Falls to the darkest refuge, he faces the most horrifying question of all: Did he murder his teacher? With numerous gaps in his memory, could he have committed the crime and not remember it?
Note: This psychological thriller features a male victim who experiences some of the harmful effects of past abuse, including brief flashbacks.
Henry is deeply ashamed of the horrible abuse he suffered as a child. Any lie or terrible risk seems worthwhile to hide that secret from his parents and friends.
His abuser returns, after six years away, stirring up shattered memories that provoke painful questions. When his teacher is found bludgeoned to death, his best friends Ryan and Madison protect and hide him from a city-wide manhunt in a desperate effort to prove his innocence.
But after daring escapes across Niagara Falls to the darkest refuge, he faces the most horrifying question of all: Did he murder his teacher? With numerous gaps in his memory, could he have committed the crime and not remember it?
Note: This psychological thriller features a male victim who experiences some of the harmful effects of past abuse, including brief flashbacks.
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 8, 2022
About the author
Noah Declan
2 books1 followerFor my first novel, A Stain of Innocence, my plan was to craft a psychological thriller that would be sympathetic toward boys who have suffered childhood abuse. I wanted to explore the honest emotions that many of them have experienced, while acknowledging character flaws resulting from the abuse.
A few of the familiar conventions of the psychological thriller genre have been sacrificed, but hopefully, this has led to a more distinctive and original narrative.
All of my books are human-written.
Note: Goodreads shows The Healing Tomb as a separate novel, but actually it is just an earlier version of A Stain of Innocence.
A few of the familiar conventions of the psychological thriller genre have been sacrificed, but hopefully, this has led to a more distinctive and original narrative.
All of my books are human-written.
Note: Goodreads shows The Healing Tomb as a separate novel, but actually it is just an earlier version of A Stain of Innocence.
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July 28, 2023
Trigger possible
Well this book just didn't quite grasp me as I thought it might, maybe how the story played out. I'm not saying it was bad it just wasn't for me. It may however trigger some people with its content.
Well this book just didn't quite grasp me as I thought it might, maybe how the story played out. I'm not saying it was bad it just wasn't for me. It may however trigger some people with its content.
July 25, 2025
This book was confusing.
I kept wanting to just give up and discard this book but Iwas determined to finish, in hopes that it would make sense. The second half of the book flowed a little smoother than the first half. If has potential but just didn’t get there for me.
I kept wanting to just give up and discard this book but Iwas determined to finish, in hopes that it would make sense. The second half of the book flowed a little smoother than the first half. If has potential but just didn’t get there for me.
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