Книги автора: Kate Wilhelm

In dire need of a job, Todd Fielding accepts the offer to work at The Brindle Times–even if she has to move to the lackluster town of Brindle.As she settles into her new home, Todd is fully prepared to adapt to the boredom of small-town life, but her preconceptions of Brindle are completely shattered when a local girl disappears. Even more shocking to Todd is the town's sheer indifference to the incident. No one–not even the police–appears particularly concerned.When Todd looks deeper into the story, she discovers that five other girls have «run away» from Brindle under strange circumstances over the past twenty years. As she sets out to uncover the history of a town that has cloaked itself in secrecy for far too long, evidence of manipulation and cold-blooded murder begin to unravel. And Todd may be the next victim to pay the deadly price of silence.

The Kelso/McIvey rehab center is a place of hope and healing for its patients–and for the dedicated staff who volunteer there.But David McIvey, a brilliant surgeon whose ego rivals his skill with a scalpel, wants to change all that. His plan to close the clinic and replace it with a massive new surgery center–with himself at the helm–means that the rehab center will be forced to close its doors.Since he is poised to desecrate the dreams of so many, it's not surprising to anyone, especially Oregon lawyer Barbara Holloway, that somebody dares to stop him in cold blood. When David McIvey is murdered outside the clinic's doors early one morning, Barbara once again uses her razor-sharp instincts and take-no-prisoners attitude to create a defense for the two members of the clinic who stand accused.And in her most perplexing case yet, Barbara is forced to explore the darkest places where people can hide–the soul beneath the skin.

In dire need of a job, Todd Fielding accepts the offer to work at The Brindle Times–even if she has to move to the lackluster town of Brindle.As she settles into her new home, Todd is fully prepared to adapt to the boredom of small-town life, but her preconceptions of Brindle are completely shattered when a local girl disappears. Even more shocking to Todd is the town's sheer indifference to the incident. No one–not even the police–appears particularly concerned.When Todd looks deeper into the story, she discovers that five other girls have «run away» from Brindle under strange circumstances over the past twenty years. As she sets out to uncover the history of a town that has cloaked itself in secrecy for far too long, evidence of manipulation and cold-blooded murder begin to unravel. And Todd may be the next victim to pay the deadly price of silence.