Showing results for "Margie Benedict" in Literature & Fiction

In the summer of 1973, Cassie returns to her coastal Massachusetts hometown. The next day, the town is shaken by a brutal killing – and someone close to her is accused of the crime. The investigation tears through the community, leaving behind guilt, suspicion, and secrets Cassie can’t forget. Seven years later, Cassie’s life is still defined by that night. An unexpected and inexplicable event gives her a chance to finally uncover the truth.

After the experience with her sister, Rebecca is troubled by the growing sense that she should be using her unique ability to find children who have disappeared. When she learns about a boy who vanished a year ago, she becomes obsessed by his case.

What happened to Sadie? This question has plagued 25-year-old Rebecca Danser for 19 years. Imagine if, at the age of six, you had ditched your four-year-old sister to go play with your friend…and then you never saw her again. In the intervening years, now living in Silicon Valley, Rebecca has made a mess of her life. She hates her job, has no career prospects, and has never had a successful relationship unless you count sex with a relative stranger during her time jumps into the past.

Murder, romance, and the discovery of the true nature of her high-powered patron disrupt the life of a sheltered courtesan. Beautiful, cultured Gabrielle lives and works at a house of courtesans. After uncovering evidence that her patron has committed murder, she plots to bring him down by allying herself with a secret society of wives who will use any means to avenge the wrongs against them.