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Mar 31, 1996 | ISBN 9780449149980 Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Jul 22, 2009 | ISBN 9780307567758 Buy
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Mar 31, 1996 | ISBN 9780449149980
Jul 22, 2009 | ISBN 9780307567758
When forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson becomes the official P.I. for her brother Bill’s fledgling Virginia law firm, she quickly takes on two complex cases. Eleanor Royden, a perfect lawyer’s wife for twenty years, has shot her ex-husband and his wife in cold blood. And Donna Jean Morgan is implicated in the death of her Bible-thumping bigamist husband. Bill’s feminist firebrand partner, A. P. Hill, does her damnedest for Eleanor, an abused wife in denial, and Bill gallantly defends Donna Jean. Meanwhile, Elizabeth’s forensic expertise, including her special knowledge of poisons, gives her the most challenging case of her career. . . .
Sharyn McCrumb is an internationally acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose work has been honored with all five of the major awards in crime fiction (Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, and Nero)—with two Best Appalachian Novel awards. She is the creator of… More about Sharyn McCrumb
"Sharyn McCrumb is a born storyteller."–MARY HIGGINS CLARK"Ms. McCrumb writes with quiet fire and maybe a little mountain magic."–The New York Times Book Review"She manages not only to make a reader laugh out loud but also to shed a tear or two, especially over the remarkable Eleanor Royden."–The Washington Post Book World
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