Perhaps She'll Die

Book:	Perhaps She'll Die: A Chantalene Mystery
Author:	M.K. Preston
Honors:	2002 Barry-1st Novel nominee 2002 Macavity-1st Novel nominee Score: 12.52
Genres:	Mystery/Suspense books
Publisher:	Intrigue Press

Chantalene has terrible nightmares from when she was a child: a dark barn in a wind-swept moonlit field. Her mother is inside, screaming; her father is hanging from the rafters for a crime he didn’t commit. She hides in the field, watching as four hooded figures emerge, their faces hidden in shadow. But deep in the recesses of her memory, she knows who they are.

Returning to her hometown of Tetumka in rural Oklahoma, Chantalene vows to learn the identity of her father’s killers. One man claims to have answers for her, but when she finds him slain on the floor of his butcher shop, Chantalene realizes the danger she faces in discovering the truth.

As Chantalene relentlessly searches for more clues, Tetumka’s quiet citizens grow increasingly hostile; her foster parents advise her to let the past lie. With the help of Drew Sander, a local boy back home from the big city, Chantalene uncovers the dark secrets of both her hometown and her own mind, bringing her closer to the faces behind the shadows that haunt her dreams.

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