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One beautiful summer afternoon, from her bedroom window on the second floor, Jody Linder is unnerved to see her three uncles parking their pickups in front of her parents houseor what she calls her parents house, even though Jay and Laurie Jo Linder have been gone almost all of Jodys life. What is this fearsome thing I see the young high school English teacher whispers, mimicking Shakespeare. Polished boots, pressed jeans, fresh white shirts, Stetsonsher uncles suspiciously clean visiting clothes are a disturbing sign.The three bring shocking news The man convicted of murdering Jodys father is being released from prison and returning to the small town of Rose, Kansas. It has been twenty-six years since that stormy night when, as baby Jody lay asleep in her crib, her father was shot and killed and her mother disappeared, presumed dead.
About the Author
Nancy Pickard is an American crime novelist. She received a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and began writing at age 35. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. Her novel , published in 2007, won an Agatha Award. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America.
