Santiago Gonzalez needs the army that his bride's dowry will raise. But with the dowry comes a bride who is Santiago's match for shrewdness, courage and love, in this story of conquest in 13th century Spain.
The Necklace
β Scribed by Matt Witten
- Publisher
- Oceanview Publishing
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1608094588
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The clock ticks down in a heart-pounding crusade for justice
Susan Lentigo's daughter was murdered twenty years agoβand now, at long last, this small-town waitress sets out on a road trip all the way from Upstate New York to North Dakota to witness the killer's execution.
On her journey she discovers shocking new evidence that leads her to suspect the condemned man is innocentβand the real killer is still free. Even worse, her prime suspect has a young daughter who's at terrible risk. With no money and no time to spare, Susan sets out to uncover the truth before an innocent man gets executed and another little girl is killed.
But the FBI refuses to reopen the case. Theyβand Susan's own motherβbelieve she's just having an emotional breakdown. Reaching deep, Susan finds an inner strength she never knew she had. With the help of two unlikely alliesβa cynical, defiant teenage girl and the retired cop who made the original arrestβSusan battles the FBI to put...
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