In 1969, Alice Belvedere disappeared after kidnapping a baby. Decades passed and the world forgot about her, until a body is found and her crimes are exposed.
Except Bloodson Bay’s infamous murder-solving trio—Tara, Ginger, and Sloane—don’t believe what the press is pushing, that Alice was a baby-snatching monster. With Tara eight months pregnant, her focus is on constructing a crib, not cracking a case. But she has no choice but to get involved, considering where Alice’s remains were recovered: in Tara’s basement. Discovering the identity of that long-lost baby is the only way to stop a killer, but it’s not easy to find someone who would rather die than be found.
To complicate matters, Ginger’s keeping secrets that could disrupt the investigation. Like letters from the correctional center she’s hiding, and clandestine meetings with a person connected to Alice’s death.
It seems like everyone in town holds a piece of the puzzle, from the corrupt mayor to Sloane’s new assistant. But when another homicide breaches their orbit like Neil Armstrong, they (won’t get no) satisfaction until they solve the Swinging Sixties cold case.
One way or another, they must get this skeleton to tell them what she knows because justice—and Tara’s baby—is due.
To know PAMELA CRANE, you first need to know her husband. He sleeps with one eye open. He checks the knife block to make sure none are missing. Why? It could be because they have four kids and a farm full of mischievous animals. Or it could be because she writes thrillers and mysteries, and about the occasional woman who has lost her marbles (not based on her own psyche, she swears!). Don't worry—her husband is safe...for now. Her books range from witty whodunnits to psychological suspense and even humorous women’s fiction thrown in for good measure. She’s a USA TODAY bestselling author of over a dozen novels (who’s counting?), but her biggest accomplishment is keeping her zoo of animals alive…and her husband in check.