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George Vercessi does it again. He weaves a tale of murder, revenge
and long-past jilted love with a fistful of characters that'll
grab and hold you.
Molley Moore is at the center of the action, which erupts when
her husband, Jack, scratches his arm while inspecting an old dresser
in New Market, the antique capital of Maryland. Twenty-four
hours later he's struggling to stay alive.
With Jack's health failing, Molley turns for help to her
former lover, Navy commander Duke Sampson. Together, they trace
the dresser to the idyllic mountain hamlet of Romney, West Virginia,
and the late Alma Wilkins. In their quest, they encounter auctioneer
and self-proclaimed "Maestro" Veltri, who steers them
to Alma's enigmatic nephew, Nelson Twigg. Then, too, there's
the endearing Bill Enis, a reclusive mortician who may hold the
key to Molley's dilemma; and the ebullient former show girl,
Ruby Strible, who's hell-bent on turning every male head
in Romney, including Duke's.
As Molley probes Alma's seemingly innocuous world, she opens
old wounds that'll leave you wondering just who the real
villains are.
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