She's Not There: A Poppy Rice Novel - Hardcover

Smith, Mary-Anne Tirone

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805072233 ISBN 13: 9780805072235

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co., 2003

Synopsis

In Poppy Rice's second venture, the smart, outspoken FBI agent's vacation is rudely interrupted by a sinister murder
FBI agent Poppy Rice is, rather unwillingly, taking time off to recuperate from injuries sustained on the job. A few days into her ill-conceived vacation on Block Island with Joe, her sometime-lover and soul mate, she happens upon a corpse dumped in the middle of the road.
The body of the victim, a young girl from a summer camp for overweight teenagers, is painfully contorted, her face frozen in a death scream. There are no visible wounds and the cause of death is a mystery. Although Poppy is no stranger to gruesome scenes, she is so disturbed by the murder that she can't help but defy her orders to rest. Then, just as she begins poking around, another body is found in the same condition as the first; this time, the pathologist reveals another similarity-the eardrums of both girls were ruptured.
Now Poppy must get to the killer before the killer gets to any more girls. With no clue as to the murderer's method or motive, she's going to need all the help she can get. But in the close-knit, tight-lipped Block Island community, secrets are kept-even deadly ones.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary-Ann Tirone Smith is the author of six previous novels, including Love Her Madly (0-8050-6648-9), the first of the Poppy Rice Mysteries, which was chosen as a People Page-Turner of the Week. She has lived all her life in Connecticut, except for the two years she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon.

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Praise for Love Her Madly:
"You won't anticipate any of the surprise plot twists in this smart, sassy, good thriller." -The Philadelphia Inquirer

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0805072233
• ISBN 13: 9780805072235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336