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- On a summer evening in 1954, 16-year-old Nancy Denton walked into the woods of her hometown of Whytesburg, Mississippi. She was never seen again. Two decades on, Sheriff John Gaines witnesses a harrowing discovery. A body has been unearthed from the riverbank, perfectly preserved, yet bearing evidence of a brutal ritualistic killing.
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Mar 6, 2018 · Kindle Edition. by R.J. Ellory (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 250. See all formats and editions. In this historical crime thriller from a “master of the genre”, a dead body reopens a 20 year old murder case, triggering a detective’s PTSD. On a perfect summer evening in 1954, sixteen-year-old Nancy Denton walked into the woods of her ...
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Jun 6, 2013 · A body has been unearthed from the riverbank, perfectly preserved, yet bearing evidence of a brutal ritualistic killing. Nancy has come home at last. Already haunted by his experiences in Vietnam, Gaines must now find out what really happened to the beautiful and vivacious Nancy.
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Apr 24, 2014 · One day the river offers up her body - perfectly preserved - and so begins a journey back into the past. An emotional one for all. Of course as usual, its the characters that are key here.
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Mar 6, 2018 · John Gaines, newly returned from military service in Vietnam, finds himself appointed sheriff of Breed County. He gets his baptism by fire when the body of a young woman who has been missing for 20 years is discovered buried in a riverbank. The victim is 16-year-old Nancy Denton.
Mar 6, 2018 · Two decades later, Sheriff John Gaines witnesses a harrowing discovery: A young woman has been unearthed from the riverbank, her body perfectly preserved, yet she bears evidence of a brutal ritualistic killing.
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Two decades on, Sheriff John Gaines witnesses a harrowing discovery. A young woman has been unearthed from the riverbank, her body perfectly preserved, yet she bears evidence of a brutal ritualistic killing. Nancy has come home at last, but her return does not bring closure to her family, nor to the townsfolk of Whytesburg.
This tepid thriller from Ellory ( A Dark and Broken Heart) presents an original way of mutilating a corpse but follows a familiar story line.
