In the sunroom of an assisted living facility, four wrinkled old women confess details of their involvement in a forty-year-old crime. Newspaper editor, Gloria Larson, plans to write a book about their story…and to make them confess to something more. Which one of them is her birth mother?
Gloria Larsen knows only three things about her birth mother: she was over forty, she lived in Rosewood, Nebraska, and she was accused of murder in 1974.
When Gloria is offered a job as newspaper editor in the small town, she jumps at the opportunity to discover the identity of her birth mother. Digging into the past, she finds a story of the disappearance of a judge's wife and four friends accused of murder. Gloria tracks the now-elderly women to an assisted-living facility. This is Gloria’s chance to write the story of a lifetime and finally know her heritage. Even if she can't learn the truth of her origins, she must find out what really happened to Naomi Waterman Talbot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, April 28, 2014
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Didn't want to quit reading once I got started, author held my attention through out the book...couldn't believe the ending....was bowled over...would recommend this one to anyone...
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Expertly Crafted
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5.0 out of 5 stars Expertly Crafted, March 5, 2014
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So many aspects of rural life are captured between the covers in this portrait of the darkest and brightest parts of humanity. The characters reveal themselves in monologues recounting the major events of their lives - each entwined around the expertly crafted villain. As with other previous works, it is this ability to reflect the parts of ourselves we most despise in the antagonist that allows us to connect so deeply with the story and the journey of the protagonist. At the heart of this tale is the companionship, loyalty, and love of dear friends, true to each other to the end and willing to protect the hope for the future regardless of the cost.
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Loved this book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book, April 18, 2014
By Linda R. Rogers - See all my reviews
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I was drawn into the story from the beginning and could not put it down. The story of 4 older women who had been friends since they were children, a bully that wanted to destroy them and the secret that they were willing to take to their grave until someone agreed to write a book about them and not publish it until after their death. Just a great story that most would enjoy reading.
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