Description:
When veterinarian Rachel Goddard and Deputy Sheriff Tom Bridger take teenagers on an outing to clean up roadside trash in rural Mason County, Virginia, they make a grisly discovery: the plastic-wrapped body of a young woman--the sister of one of the teens. As Tom launches an investigation, Rachel copes with a visit from her own sister who claims to have a stalker. As Tom closes in on Shelley's killer, the stalker makes his move against Rachel.
Brief description:
Sandra Parshall grew up in South Carolina and has worked as a reporter on newspapers in South Carolina, West Virginia, and Baltimore. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, a long-time Washington journalist, and three cats.
Review Quotes:
2007 Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery, "Heat of the Moon"
2008 Nominee for the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery, "Disturbing the Dead"
"Parshall's excellent third Rachel Goddard mystery ...[is] a suspenseful tale distinguished by its sharp prose.""--Publishers Weekl"y starrred review of" Broken Places"