Publisher's Synopsis
Jenny Siler's internationally successful debut novel. Siler's intensely vivid writing packs some punch. She's looking for the truth in a place where there are no easy answers-- only deadly secrets The daughter of a Florida drug runner, Alison Kerry lives from day to day, in seedy motels, surviving on cigarettes, Wild Turkey, and the adrenaline rush of danger. Allie is a runner and her latest job should go down easy: easy pickup, easy payoff-- easy money. But in a bar outside Seattle, everything goes horribly wrong. Allie finds her contact with a bullet in his brain-- and a government-issued Colt in his jacket. Suddenly Allie has a killer on her trail, and the computer disk he killed for burning a hole in her pocket. For Allie, it's a cross-country journey through the Cascade Mountains to the winding back roads of Montana and into the darkest corners of a country's secret history. Because somewhere between the killing fields of Vietnam and the wide-open heartlands of America, a horrifying truth is buried. A truth about a people, a war, and one woman's past. A truth Allie may not survive...a triumphant debutPublishers Weekly Once in a blue moon, a new writer speaks up in a voice that;Jenny Siler ...has that kind of voice The New York Times Book Review a terrific thrillerThe Wall Street Journal A highly suspenseful thriller. A worthy first effort by an author who bears watching.Booklist Debut novelist Jenny Siler's powerful prose is both beautifully poetic and unbearably cynical remarkable prose and brilliantly thorough character developmentThe Mystery Reader Suspenseful and tightly plotted Debut novelist Jenny Siler shows extraordinary promise.Amazon.com