from The Author Of The #1 New York Times Bestseller Where The Heart Is Comes This Eagerly Anticipated Tale Of A Small Oklahoma Town And The Mystery That Has Haunted Its Residents For Years.
in 1972, The Tiny Windswept Town Of Declare, Oklahoma, Was Consumed By The Terrifying Disappearance Of Nicky Jack Harjo. When He Was No More Than A Baby, His Pajama Bottoms Were Found On The Banks Of Willow Creek. Nearly 30 Years Later, Nicky Mysteriously Returns In This Intriguing And Delightfully Hypnotic Tale, Full Of The Authentic Heartland Characters That Billie Letts Writes About So Beautifully.
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a Beverly Hills Veterinarian Goes South Hoping To Locate The Mother Who Gave Him Up For Adoption-but Finds Himself Instead Investigating A Murder, A Cover-up, And Attempts On His Own Life. Evoking The Closeness Of Small-town Life In Declare, Oklahoma (epitomized By Teeve”s Place, A Combined Diner And Pool Hall Owned And Run By Teeve Narjo), Bestselling Letts (where The Heart Is, 1995, Etc.) Begins Her Third Outing As Handsome Dr. Mark Allbright Arrives In Town. Mark Has Just Learned That He Is Adopted And That His Mother Was Gaylene Narjo, From Declare, And He Now Wants To Confront Her And Ask Why She Didn”t Want Him. But Gaylene, He Learns, When He Introduces Himself To Teeve, Was Murdered 30 Years Ago And Her Son Nicky Jack, Then Ten-months-old, Disappeared And Was Never Seen Again. The Murder Was Attributed To A Well-regarded African-american, Joe Dawson, Who Allegedly Killed Himself In Jail. Declare Is A Politically Correct Mix Of Good Guys (native Americans, A Gay Lawyer, A Crusading Anti-republican Journalist) And Bad Guys (a Sadistic White Sheriff, O Boy Daniels, A Gun-nut, Bigoted Teachers) That May Look Good But Makes For A Blindingly Unshaded Story. As Mark Reads Gaylene”s Diary, He Learns How She Dreamed Of Becoming An Artist And How, As A Native Cherokee, She Was Angered By The Bigotry She Experienced At High School. He Also Learns That She Was Pregnant When She Graduated, And No One Knows Who Was Responsible. With The Help Of Ivey, Teeve”s Single And Pregnant Daughter, And Of Lawyer Hal Duchamp, Mark Begins His Search For Gaylene”s Killer. Some Of The Locals, Though, Including O Boy Daniels And The Radio Station”s Arthur Mcfadden, Aren”t Happy Aboutmark”s Continuing Presence. Still, Even When Someone Tries To Take Him Out, Mark Is Not Deterred. Eventually, Of Course, His Amateur Sleuthing Pays Off-and He Even Finds Someone To Love. Perfect For The Beach. Author Tour. Agent: Elaine Markson/elaine Markson Agency
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