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Cat Laughing Last (A Joe Grey Mystery)

内容简介

Avirginchilddreamedawoman'sdreamsinthelush,somnolentbackwoodsofLouisiana.Inayearofwar,sixteen-year-oldCharlotteembarkedonamissionoflove,onlytobesetuponbythreesoldiersintraininginalonely,isolatedsectionoftheforest.Andthuswasayounglifedestroyedandremade,leavingCharlottesilentandalone,saveforsomethingthatnowgrewinsideofher.Andninemonthslaterwhenababewasborn--ademoninhereyes--Charlotteabandonedittotheelements,knowingshecouldneverbeartolookuponit.Mostwarseventuallyend.Butsomecontinuetorageinternally.Yearslater,inaworldatpeace,afriend'sgiftofpitybringsCharlottetoaveryspecialplaceinthewoods.Everynight,sad,damaged,overworkedandunappreciatedwomenmaketheirwaytoTheHouseofGentleMen.Heretheyfindthesolaceandchastekindnesstheysodesperatelycrave,administeredbyhauntedmenwishingtoatoneforthecrimesintheirpasts.ButCharlotte'spastisalivewithinthesewelcomingwalls.Andherownsinsandsecretsimpelhertoconsortwithone--andonlyone--penitentsoulwhoseaccusingconsciencehasbroughthimhere:adamagedman,nolongerasoldier,whooncejoinedtwocomradestodefileateenagegirlintheLouisianawoods.

作者简介

SelenaMontgomerygrewupinSouthernMississippi,withtwoincredibleparentsandfivefascinatingsiblings.SheisagraduateofSpelmanCollege,theLBJSchoolofPublicAffairs,andYaleLawSchool.Shedrawsuponherinterestinandexperienceswithsocialandeconomicpolicy,politics,andcreativewritingtofuelhernovels.SelenaisnowaproudresidentofAtlanta,wheresheisalawyerbydayandawriterduringeverywakinghour.Asheralterego,StaceyAbrams,sheisaStateRepresentativeandtheauthorofseveralpiecesontaxpolicyandsocialjusticeissues.Sheisalsoanobsessiveconsumerofpoliticalbiographies,everygenreoffiction,goodtelevision,andfilmandmovies(whicharedifferent).SheisstillmourningthepassingofBuffyandtheendoftheStarTrek:TheNextGenerationfranchise.

丛书

Joe Grey Mystery Series

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