“Rich characters, a forensic artist’s eye for detail, and plot twists—Carrie Stuart Parks hits all the right notes!” —Mary Burton, New York Times bestselling author
An unsolved case. A tempest of memories. The future’s at stake—and time is running out . . .
Gwen Marcey has done a good job keeping the pain of her past boxed up. But as she investigates the case of a missing child in Lapwai, Idaho, details keep surfacing that are eerily similar to her childhood traumas. She doesn’t believe in coincidences. So what’s going on here?
No one knows more about the impact of the past than the Nez Perce people of Lapwai. Gwen finds herself an unwelcome visitor to some, making her investigation even more difficult. The questions keep piling up, but answers are slow in coming—and the clock is ticking for a missing little girl. Meanwhile, Gwen’s ex-husband is threatening to take sole custody of their daughter.
As Gwen’s past and present collide, she’s in a desperate race for the truth. Because only truth will ensure she still has a future.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Portrait of Vengeance
Book Author: Carrie Stuart Parks
What do you like about this book:
"If I'm right . . . . then this is a portrait of vengeance."
Forensic artist Gwen Marcy convinces the commander of her Interagency Major Crimes Unit to assign her to a case that places Gwen back into the foggy world of her childhood; two adults have been brutally murdered in Lapwai, Idaho and their four year old daughter is reportedly missing. Bracing herself, Gwen arrives on the scene to discover that one of the only remaining clues duplicates a memory from the day when her own parents had been murdered.
"Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
While interviewing potential witnesses, Gwen continues to stumble across eerie images and inexplicable ironies, causing her to imagine that her own past might be intertwined with the present atrocities, however, no one besides her friend Beth and the local chief of the Nez Perce Tribal Police will entertain her wild theories. After narrowly escaping several attempts on her life, Gwen bravely proceeds on her own, piecing together the hideous portrait of a violent serial killer.
In brilliant fashion, Carrie Stuart Parks has written the quintessential crime novel with chilling, intriguing and complicated characters. It was my pleasure to receive a copy from the publisher; the opinions stated are entirely my own.
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