Author: | Vicki Delany | ISBN: | 9781615950447 |
Publisher: | Sourcebooks | Publication: | January 31, 2012 |
Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Vicki Delany |
ISBN: | 9781615950447 |
Publisher: | Sourcebooks |
Publication: | January 31, 2012 |
Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
Language: | English |
"Delany delivers an outstanding debut novel that explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of family relationships." —Booklist
Rebecca McKenzie, a successful Vancouver businesswoman, returns to tiny Hope River after an absence of 30 years to attend her mother's funeral. Estranged from her father and two older siblings, she'd left a brutal childhood and a psychopathic grandfather behind. She expects her visit to be short. But then she discovers the diaries written by her mother, a British war bride with a young baby who came to Canada to join a husband she scarcely knew, and finds her heart wrung by her mother's story. Meanwhile, a young girl has gone missing, and suspicion falls on Rebecca's handsome, charming brother Jimmy. Before long, violence threatens and Rebecca must put aside some long-held grievances to cut to the heart of the crime.
"Delany delivers an outstanding debut novel that explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of family relationships." —Booklist
Rebecca McKenzie, a successful Vancouver businesswoman, returns to tiny Hope River after an absence of 30 years to attend her mother's funeral. Estranged from her father and two older siblings, she'd left a brutal childhood and a psychopathic grandfather behind. She expects her visit to be short. But then she discovers the diaries written by her mother, a British war bride with a young baby who came to Canada to join a husband she scarcely knew, and finds her heart wrung by her mother's story. Meanwhile, a young girl has gone missing, and suspicion falls on Rebecca's handsome, charming brother Jimmy. Before long, violence threatens and Rebecca must put aside some long-held grievances to cut to the heart of the crime.