Sing It to Her Bones (Hannah Ives Mystery Series Book 1)

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Winner of the 1998 Malice Domestic Grant Marcia Talleys terrific debut novel has wit warmth and a spunky new heroine who must not be missed.Sujata Massey Agatha-winning author of The Salarymans Wife She lost her job. She almost lost her life. Now Hannah Ives is taking her first brave steps back into the world wearing a wig and her heart on her sleeve after a frightening bout with breast cancer. But in the small Chesapeake Bay town where she came for a vacation she does not find the relaxation she deserves. Instead Hannah finds a body -- of a girl who disappeared eight years before. Suddenly Hannah is asking hard questions of the good and solid citizens of Pearsons Corner peering behind the facade of the perfect small town and piecing together the last days of a girl who died on her high school homecoming nighta girl about the same age as Hannahs own daughter. Uncovering some dangerous secrets Hannah can feel her own spirit and body surging back to life. After all she beat death once. Now with a killer on the loose she has to face an even deadlier foe. . . . A shining new talent . . . Hannah Ives tackles lifes up and downs with humor intelligence and courage.Deborah Crombie Macavity Award-winning author of Dreaming of the Bones