Lie In Wait (Canaan Crime Novels)

Lie In Wait (Canaan Crime Novels)

<p>From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Silent Girls comes another unforgettable thriller set in Vermont€s Northeast Kingdom, featuring Detective Sonja Test</p><p>Even in a quiet Vermont town, unspeakable acts of the past can destroy the peace of the present.</p><p>In the remote pastoral hamlet of Canaan, Vermont, a high-profile legal case shatters the town€s sense of peace and community. Anger simmers. Fear and prejudice awaken. Old friends turn on each other. Violence threatens.</p><p>So when a young teenage girl is savagely murdered while babysitting at the house of the lead attorney in the case, Detective Sonja Test believes the girl€s murder and the divisive case must be linked.</p><p>However, as the young detective digs deeper into her first murder case, she discovers sordid acts hidden for decades, and learns that behind the town€s idyllic fa§ade of pristine snow lurks a capacity in some for great darkness and the betrayal of innocents. And Sonja Test, a mother of two, will do anything to protect the innocent.</p><p>€œGripping, topical, and wrenching€"everything you want in a top-flight mystery.€€"Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award-winning Author </p>