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Hard Truth

A Novel

A Novel

By Mariah Stewart

By Mariah Stewart

By Mariah Stewart

By Mariah Stewart

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    About Hard Truth

    From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards.

    TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL

    Two children who mysteriously disappeared twenty-one years ago are the last thing on Lorna Temple’s mind when she returns to her Pennsylvania hometown to sell the old family property in the wake of her parents’ passing. But instead of memories, the fields where Lorna grew up yield something utterly chilling.

    All those years ago, when nine-year-old Melinda Eagan vanished on her birthday, her foulmouthed older brother, Jason, quickly became the lone suspect. Yet when he went missing, too, the case turned cold. But Jason, it seems, never got far: His bones have been moldering on the Temples’ land for two decades. As far as the local police are concerned, the book is closed on Melinda’s murder–and Jason’s death is justice served. But Lorna refuses to let the dead rest uneasily. She turns to private eye T. J. Dawson to dig up the dirt of the past and see what lies beneath. Only there’ s someone out there who hasn’t forgotten–and who won’t be the least bit forgiving about being exposed as a killer.

    In matters of crime, there are many versions of the truth.

    About Hard Truth

    From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards.

    TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL

    Two children who mysteriously disappeared twenty-one years ago are the last thing on Lorna Temple’s mind when she returns to her Pennsylvania hometown to sell the old family property in the wake of her parents’ passing. But instead of memories, the fields where Lorna grew up yield something utterly chilling.

    All those years ago, when nine-year-old Melinda Eagan vanished on her birthday, her foulmouthed older brother, Jason, quickly became the lone suspect. Yet when he went missing, too, the case turned cold. But Jason, it seems, never got far: His bones have been moldering on the Temples’ land for two decades. As far as the local police are concerned, the book is closed on Melinda’s murder–and Jason’s death is justice served. But Lorna refuses to let the dead rest uneasily. She turns to private eye T. J. Dawson to dig up the dirt of the past and see what lies beneath. Only there’ s someone out there who hasn’t forgotten–and who won’t be the least bit forgiving about being exposed as a killer.

    In matters of crime, there are many versions of the truth.

    BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Mariah Stewart’s Dark Truth.

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    About Mariah Stewart

    Mariah Stewart is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. A native of Hightstown, New Jersey, she lives with her husband and their dogs amid the rolling hills and… More about Mariah Stewart

    About Mariah Stewart

    Mariah Stewart is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. A native of Hightstown, New Jersey, she lives with her husband and their dogs amid the rolling hills and… More about Mariah Stewart

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense Romance | Contemporary Romance | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Sep 27, 2005 | 400 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345476678

    Category: Suspense Romance | Contemporary Romance | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Sep 27, 2005 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9780345486394

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