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Brandi Lakeman was just atoddler when a stranger snatched her. A decade later, the girl was miraculouslyrecovered. Her mother, funeral director Blair Emerson, is determined to rebuildtheir lives, returning to her childhood home of Live Oak, Texas.
But their move to the tightknit town cannot restorenormalcy. Brandi, driven by compulsions, bears the scars of her traumaticchildhood. And Blair, struggling with her own obsessions with her daughter'ssafety, becomes a witness in an arson investigation that has divided Live Oak.
Evidence points to an environmentalist who has alienatedmuch of the town. But Blair reports seeing a teenage boy near the latest fire.What she doesn't say is that he resembled the grandson of a beloved friend--atroubled teen who struggles to hide his own painful past.
As hindrances multiply in Blair's search for normalcy, astranger is watching her and Brandi, stalking their cozy home, lurking in theshadows at dead of night.
But their move to the tightknit town cannot restorenormalcy. Brandi, driven by compulsions, bears the scars of her traumaticchildhood. And Blair, struggling with her own obsessions with her daughter'ssafety, becomes a witness in an arson investigation that has divided Live Oak.
Evidence points to an environmentalist who has alienatedmuch of the town. But Blair reports seeing a teenage boy near the latest fire.What she doesn't say is that he resembled the grandson of a beloved friend--atroubled teen who struggles to hide his own painful past.
As hindrances multiply in Blair's search for normalcy, astranger is watching her and Brandi, stalking their cozy home, lurking in theshadows at dead of night.
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About the Author:
Linda Amey lives in Austin, Texas, where she practiced as a funeral director and embalmer. She is the author of six suspense novels, including Bury Her Sweetly, the first Blair Emerson novel.
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"Just when you thought you'd seen every kind of heroine, along comes funeral director Blair Emerson, who's like no one you've ever met before in fiction." Nancy Pickard, award-winning author of The Scent of Rain and Lightning.
"Spell-binding...Amey writes with compassion and discernment, delving deep beneath the placid surfaceof a tiny Texas town to explore anger, loss, bigotry, and reconciliation in apowerful and disturbing novel." Carolyn G. Hart,award-winning author of the Death on Demand and Henrie O mystery series
"A fascinating look at the business of death." Judith Kelman,author of Summer of Storms
"Suspensefuland affecting--a great read! Amey makes embalming come to life." Barbara D'Amato,author of White Male Infant
"Amey writes with authority about a fascinating psychological disorder, about undertaking,and about small-town Southern life." PatriciaMacDonald, author of Not Guilty
"Spell-binding...Amey writes with compassion and discernment, delving deep beneath the placid surfaceof a tiny Texas town to explore anger, loss, bigotry, and reconciliation in apowerful and disturbing novel." Carolyn G. Hart,award-winning author of the Death on Demand and Henrie O mystery series
"A fascinating look at the business of death." Judith Kelman,author of Summer of Storms
"Suspensefuland affecting--a great read! Amey makes embalming come to life." Barbara D'Amato,author of White Male Infant
"Amey writes with authority about a fascinating psychological disorder, about undertaking,and about small-town Southern life." PatriciaMacDonald, author of Not Guilty
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- PublisherMystery Writers of Amer Presents
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0595240372
- ISBN 13 9780595240371
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages300
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