Hard Truth

Product Description TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL Two children who mysteriously disappeared twenty-one years ago are the last thing on Lorna TempleвЂTMs mind when she returns to her Pennsylvania hometown to sell the old family property in the wake of her parentsвЂTM passing. But instead of memories, the fields where Lorna grew up yield something utterly chilling. All those years ago, when nine-year-old Melinda Eagan vanished on her birthday, her foulmouthed older brother, Jason, quickly became the lone suspect. Yet when he went missing, too, the case turned cold. But Jason, it seems, never got far: His bones have been moldering on the TemplesвЂTM land for two decades. As far as the local police are concerned, the book is closed on MelindaвЂTMs murder–and JasonвЂTMs death is justice served. But Lorna refuses to let the dead rest uneasily. She turns to private eye T. J. Dawson to dig up the dirt of the past and see what lies beneath. Only thereвЂTMs someone out there who hasnвЂTMt forgotten–and who wonвЂTMt be the least bit forgiving about being exposed as a killer. In matters of crime, there are many versions of the truth. From the Paperback edition. About the Author Mariah Stewart is the bestselling author of numerous novels and several novellas. A RITA finalist for romantic suspense, she is the recipient of the Award of Excellence for contemporary romance, a RIO (Reviewers International Organization) Award honoring excellence in womenвЂTMs fiction, and a ReviewersвЂTM Choice Award from Romantic Times magazine. A three-time recipient of the Golden Leaf Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award winner from the New Jersey Romance Writers, she has been inducted into their Hall of Fame. A native of Hightstown, New Jersey, she lives with her husband, two daughters, and two rambunctious golden retrievers amid the rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Valley Forge Romance Writers, the New Jersey Romance Writers, and the Romance Writers of America.