The Lace Reader: A Novel

Lookintothelace...Whentheeyesbegintofillwithtearsandthepatienceislongexhausted,therewillappearaglimpseofsomethingnotquiteseen...Inthismoment,animagewillbegintoform...inthespacebetweenwhatisrealandwhatisonlyimagined.Canyoureadyourfutureinapieceoflace?AlloftheWhitneywomencan.ButthelasttimeTownerread,itkilledhersisterandnearlyrobbedTownerofherownsanity.Vowingnevertoreadlaceagain,herresolveistestedwhenfacedwiththemysterious,unsolvabledisappearanceofherbelovedGreatAuntEva,Salem'soriginalLaceReader.Toldfromopposingandoftenunreliableperspectives,thestoryengagesthereader'sownbeliefs.ShouldwelistentoTowner,whomaybelosinghermindforthesecondtime?OrshouldwebelieveJohnRafferty,anononsenseNewYorkdetective,whoranawayfromthecitytoasimplerplaceonlytofindhimselfinextricablyinvolvedinapsychictugofwarwithallthreegenerationsofWhitneywomen?Doeseitherhavethewholestory?Ordoesthetruthliesomewhereintheswirlingpatternofthelace?