Book description
Still reeling from his wife's recent miscarriage, Moe Prager is
bullied into taking the case of an up-and-coming politico whose career
has stalled over the suspicious disappearance of a young woman. It's
been almost two years since Moira Heaton, State Senator Steven
Brightman's intern, vanished on Thanksgiving Eve 1981. In spite of
Brightman's best efforts to clear his name, he has been tried and
convicted in the press. As a reluctant Moe peels away the layers of
the case, he discovers the tragic circumstances of Moira Heaton's
disappearance are buried deep in the past and that there is another
more heinous crime at the heart of it all. Will the ugly truth set
Brightman free or will it bury all the players beneath the crumbling
artiface of corruption, murder, and hate?
Nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, and Gumshoe Awards! Winner of
the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards!
