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A thrilling reimagining of Shakespeare s "Hamlet, " "The Steep and Thorny Way "tells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten. 1920s Oregon is not a welcoming place for Hanalee Denney, the daughter of a white woman and an African-American man. She has almost no rights by law, and the Ku Klux Klan breeds fear and hatred in even Hanalee s oldest friendships. Plus, her father, Hank Denney, died a year ago, hit by a drunk-driving teenager. Now her father s killer is out of jail and back in town, and he claims that Hanalee s father wasn t killed by the accident at all but, instead, was poisoned by the doctor who looked after him who happens to be Hanalee s new stepfather. The only way for Hanalee to get the answers she needs is to ask Hank himself, a haint wandering the roads at night. "
About the Author
Cat Winters is an award-winning, critically acclaimed author of teen and adult fiction that blends history with the supernatural. Her YA works include IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS, THE CURE FOR DREAMING, THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY, ODD & TRUE, and a forthcoming novel about Edgar Allan Poe's teen years, THE RAVEN'S TALE (April 2019) . Her adult novels are THE UNINVITED and YESTERNIGHT. She has been named a Morris Award finalist, a Bram Stoker Award nominee, a Jefferson Cup Award winner, and an Oregon Spirit Book Award winner, and her YA novels have appeared on numerous state and "best of" lists.Winters lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit her online at www.catwinters.com.
