Sandra Parshall is a native southerner who worked as a reporter in South Carolina, West Virginia, and Maryland. Her love of the mountains and her interest in small-town law enforcement may be hereditaryone of her grandfathers was a police chief in the Smoky Mountains. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, a longtime Washington journalist, and their cats.
*STARRED REVIEW* “Near the start of Parshall's excellent third Rachel Goddard mystery (after 2007's
Disturbing the Dead), the Mason County, Va., veterinarian witnesses an argument between newspaper publisher Cam Taylor, who's desperate for money to save his paper, and popular cartoonist Ben Hern (aka Cuban-American artist Benicio Hernandez), who won't give him any, at Ben's mansion. On the drive home, Rachel spots Cam's abandoned car in the road, pulls over, hears gunshots, and finds Cam dead in the woods. Rachel and her vet assistant, Holly Turner, must take care not to become a frantic killer's next victims in a suspenseful tale distinguished by its sharp prose.”
–Publishers Weekly of Broken Places *STARRED REVIEW* “This third Rachel Goddard mystery (after
The Heat of the Moon and
Disturbing the Dead ) grips readers from the opening page with a suspenseful plot that will leave them breathless. The tension between Tom and Rachel adds to the thrill of the hunt for a clever murderer who has covered all the bases. Fans of Margaret Maron's Deborah Knott mysteries will enjoy.” –
Library Journal of Broken Places "Rachel's third is a tense, well-written combination of mystery and romance that will keep readers guessing." -- Kirkus Reviews