First published 2002
Molly Cates built her career reporting on crime, but she never solved the one case that mattered most. Twenty-five years ago, officials ruled her father's death a suicide. Molly fought the verdict then, but her investigation tore her family apart and led nowhere. Now fresh evidence lands in her lap. She decides to dig again, this time with everything she has learned as a reporter. The investigation pulls her through the corridors of Texas state government and into Austin's roughest neighborhoods. What starts as a daughter's quest for justice becomes something much bigger and more dangerous. Molly discovers her father's death connects to powerful political forces she never suspected. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes that learning the truth will force her to make choices she never imagined. Some answers come with a price that extends far beyond her own pain.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: quest-for-justice, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Texas, Austin
Period: 25 Years Ago
352 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Bantam