Description: When two residents of Mason County, Virginia, are murdered, Deputy Sheriff Tom Bridger is called in, along with his girlfriend, veterinarian Rachel Goddard, because she heard--but didn't see--the murder.
Brief description:
Sandra Parshall, a native southerner, is the author of the Rachel Goddard mysteries, the first of which, The Heat of the Moon, won the 2006 Agatha Award for Best First Novel. A former newspaper reporter in South Carolina, West Virginia, and Baltimore, she now lives in northern Virginia with her husband, a longtime Washington journalist.
Review Quotes:
"Torn between an old friend and a new love, secretive veterinarian, Rachel Goddard, finds herself targeted by a killer for a crime she didn't witness in Sandra Parshall's engaging Broken Places, another strong mystery from this Agatha Award winner, which will keep you guessing wrong right up to the stunning climax. Bravo!"
-- "Kris Neri, author of High Crimes on the Magical Plane and Revenge for Old Times' Sake"