Angela Richman prays she doesnât have another death investigation on her hands in this chilling novella from Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets. The last thing Chouteau County death investigator Angela Richman wants to do during the holidays is her job. So itâs with some trepidation that she agrees to help the desperate Mr. and Mrs. LaRouche when they show up on her doorstep. Their daughter Juliet is missing. She was last seen leaving a high school party just before midnight, and theyâd like Angelaâs help getting their trusted local detectives involved. The officer assigned to the caseâChouteau newcomer Det. Jace Budewitzâis far too blunt and impolite for their liking. And with the weather murderously cold, they canât bear the thought that their little princess is in the harsh winter wilderness. Discreetly investigating Julietâs disappearance, Angela finds herself struggling to break through the silence from the rich teenagers who knew Juliet and their infuriatingly detached parents. She also discovers that their vicious bias against the local working class has cast a shadow over the case. The more she digs, the less Angela can comprehend the lengths the one percent will go to protect their own. Angela must work quickly as she searches for answers with the acute awareness that Juliet LaRouche edges closer to becoming just a memoryâ¦
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