βNever again.β That was what she said when she left. She promised herself she would never live that life, never return to all that pain. There was nothing in the world that could make her go back β¦ or so she thought. For a while she kept that promise, and she was finally happy. She built a life f
Inherit the Bones
β Scribed by Emily Littlejohn
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1250089409
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β¦ Synopsis
"I couldn't put down Inherit the Bones. Small town Colorado police detective Gemma Monroe is a human and fallible heroine I can't wait to meet again, and Littlejohn's prose is lyrical and gripping--the book is a sure bet for one of the finest debut novels of the year."--Deborah Crombie
Secrets and lies can't stay buried forever in Cedar Valley.
In the summer, hikers and campers pack the small Colorado town's meadows and fields. And in the winter, skiers and snowboarders take over the mountains. Season by season, year after year, time passes and the lies, like the aspens and evergreens that surround the town, take root and spread deep.
Now, someone has uncovered the lies, and it is his murder that continues a chain of events that began almost forty years ago. Detective Gemma Monroe's investigation takes her from the seedy grounds of a traveling circus to the powerful homes of those who would control Cedar Valley's...
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