![]() ![]() When her body is found in the river, suspicion lights on first one, then another of the town’s inhabitants, and Frank learns that many people are not as they seem, including Ariel herself. What unfolds is shocking: Ariel disappears. ![]() And his younger brother, Jake, is the tag-along kid with a stutter under pressure. His mother dreams of a better, more fulfilling life for Frank’s sister Ariel, who is a talented pianist, accepted to Juilliard in the fall. And then the story begins, first person, as it happens.įrank’s father, a Methodist minister, is a rock upon whom many lean. Just one page long, this prologue sets the tone for the story that follows, a tragic story filled with loss and anguish. The book begins with a framing device, as Frank Drum recalls the summer of 1961, when he was 13 years old. Hooray! For those who have read Krueger’s Cork O’Connor mystery series, this standalone will be a revelation. And here it is now, nominated for the Best Novel Edgar. I read and reviewed William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace almost a year ago, noting at that time that I hoped the book would receive the recognition it deserves. ![]()
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