Mit acht Jahren wurde Tory Bodeen Zeugin des gewaltsamen Todes ihrer besten Freundin. Achtzehn Jahre später kehrt die junge Frau in ihre Heimatstadt Progress zurück, um den Mord an Hope aufzuklären. Mutig tritt Tory der Familie der Freundin gegenüber, die sie immer noch für mitschuldig am Tod der geliebten Tochter hält, und unterschrocken beginnt sie mit den Nachforschungen. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass dieser Fall nur der Anfang einer ganzen Serie ähnlicher Morde war. Und diese Serie ist noch nicht zu Ende ...
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a novel of redemption and suspense, as a woman haunted by the unsolved murder of her childhood friend returns to her small South Carolina hometown...
Tory Bodeen grew up in a run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt-and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Her one escape was her neighbor Hope, whose friendship allowed Tory to be the child she wasn't allowed to be at home. Then Hope was brutally murdered, and everything fell apart.
Now, as she returns to Progress with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop, Tory is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of the past. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle-Hope's older brother and the heir to the family fortune-she isn't sure whether the tragic loss they share will unite them or drive them apart. But she is willing to open her heart, just a little, and try.
But living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than Tory could ever have expected. Because Hope's murderer is nearby as well...
