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The one I left behind

In the summer of 1985, teenaged Reggie's mother was the victim of a serial killer called Neptune, who left his victims' severed hands on the police department steps. Her body was never found; the killer was never caught. Twenty-five years later, Reggie is a successful architect who has lef...

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Main Author: McMahon, Jennifer, 1968-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : William Morrow, c2013.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Women architects > Fiction.
Serial murderers > Fiction.
Women > Crimes against > Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Summary: In the summer of 1985, teenaged Reggie's mother was the victim of a serial killer called Neptune, who left his victims' severed hands on the police department steps. Her body was never found; the killer was never caught. Twenty-five years later, Reggie is a successful architect who has left her hometown. But when she gets a call revealing that her mother has been found alive, Reggie must confront the ghosts of her past--and find Neptune before he kills again.
Physical Description: 422 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9780062122551 (softcover)
006212255X (softcover)
9781624900464 (hbk.)
1624900461 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Jennifer McMahon was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1968. She received a BA from Goddard College in 1991 and studied poetry for a year in the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College. Before becoming full-time writer in 2000, she worked as a house painter, farm worker, homeless shelter staff member, and counselor for adults and kids with mental illness. Her first novel, Promise Not to Tell, was published in 2007. Her other works include Island of Lost Girls, Dismantled, and My Tiki Girl. In 2014, her title The Winter People made The New York Times Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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