Publisher's Synopsis
In 1966, seventeen year old Vivian Russell disappeared like smoke. The seemingly senseless murder of her parents in their home in Cleveland, Ohio was as inexplicable as her vanishing act in its aftermath. Her younger sister, Emma-traumatized by the horrific event-grows into a capable and relentless investigator who decides to do whatever it takes to find her. Her search takes her through the turbulent sixties-Viet Nam, The Black Panthers, dead ends, and bank jobs. Along the way, she finds herself and, whether she is prepared for it or not, the truth. Babette Hughes Born in Cleveland Ohio, Babette Hughes grew up in the time of Prohibition and bootleggers. Her father was one of the first bootleggers in the country, and was murdered by the Mafia in a turf war at the age of 29. Babette was just two at the time. Writing has allowed her to draw from her unusual life experiences to create her characters and tell their stories (and sometimes cautionary tales) in vivid detail. Now 93, she still writes every day with a fluidity and grace of a woman half her age. "The truth is liberating, but sometimes elusive." She explains. "I'm always looking for it and how to best write about it, and I probably always will."
