Publisher's Synopsis
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may damn well kill me." Those were the words from the suicide note that had been leaked to the press. If they'd leaked it weeks ago Jack could have helped them identify the young woman they'd found washed up on the rocks of Esper Beach. Then they wouldn't have needed to dub her 'The Beach Girl'. Now Jack was headed to the last place on earth he wanted to be: home. When he'd seen the story in the paper yesterday he'd almost choked on his rum-laced coffee. They'd identified her without Jack's help of course. Her mother had seen the article with the snippet of poetry, and recognized it. That had ended the mystery of who, but started a new one: why? That had changed Jack's morning in a significant way, and oddly given him some hope. But heading home could be an even bigger disaster, because to unravel the mystery of Cyn Delacort's suicide, and his sleepless nights Jack would have to contend with small town secrecy and the sins of the past. But he couldn't deny the tantalizing thought that had sprung to mind, maybe the answer to his nightmares and spiraling life was right there in the headline: Former Esper High School Cheerleader Commits Suicide.
