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Name: Blackberry winter
Author: Sarah Jio

Set in 1933 and present‑day Seattle, the story follows Vera Ray, a night‑shift journalist who, after leaving her three‑year‑old son Daniel for work, discovers his disappearance amid a heavy snowstorm. Decades later, Claire Aldridge, a reporter for the Seattle Herald, is assigned to cover the violent “blackberry winter” and its predecessor. While researching the unsolved case, Claire learns that Daniel’s disappearance is linked to Vera Ray—and that their lives are connected in ways she never expected.

First publish date: 2012

Genre: Suspense/General Suspense

Authors: Sarah Jio

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