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After a farewell failure in fiction, investigative journalist Cassandra Fallows turns to her past in an effort to reclaim her career. Growing up in a diverse Baltimore neighborhood, Cassandra’s childhood friends—Donna, Tisha, Fatima, and the quiet Calliope Jenkins—shaped her early years. Calliope, accused of killing her infant son, was jailed for contempt only to later be released after seven years of silence. Cassandra believes the mystery surrounding that case, largely unknown outside Baltimore, could be her next bestselling nonfiction venture. As she digs deeper, the investigation threatens to expose hidden truths about her own family and force a painful reevaluation of the shared history she and her former friends hold dear.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Laura Lippman
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