First published 1999
When a respected professor is found dead in his study, the idyllic town of Oakwood is shaken to its core. As the investigation unfolds, detective Anna Sinclair uncovers a tangled web of secrets and lies that implicates the most prominent members of the community. With time running out and suspects multiplying, Anna must race to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. But the closer she gets to the answer, the more she realizes that nothing in Oakwood is as it seems.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Oakwood
Period: contemporary
144 pages · Paperback · Perfection Learning