Title: A Killing at the Creek
Author: Nancy Allen
Genre: Legal Thriller
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Publisher: Witness Impulse an imprint HarperCollins
~Synopsis~
Another suspenseful legal thriller set in the Ozark hills starring prosecutor Elsie
Arnold, who’s been waiting for a murder case to make her career--but when a body
is found under a bridge and the only suspect is a 15-year-old boy,Elsie’s in for more
than she bargained.The Monday morning meeting of the McCown County
prosecutor’s office is interrupted by news of a discovery:the lifeless body of a
woman, who was dumped under abridge, her throat cut from ear to ear.
The investigation reveals that the deceased was transporting a school bus,and when
the vehicle, its interior covered in blood, is recovered in Oklahoma, the police arrest
its sole occupant,Tanner Monroe, a fifteen year-old boy.When the head prosecutor
assigns the case to Elsie Arnold and Chuck Harris, the new chief assistant,
Elsie’s got herwork cut out for her. She’s been chomping at the bit to try amurder
case, but win or lose, this case will haunt her. Noone has successfully prosecuted a
juvenile for first degreemurder in McCown County.
If she loses, it’s her career on the line and a chilling murder unresolved; if she wins,
a boy’s liberty will be taken from him before he reaches his sixteenth
birthday.
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About the Nancy
Nancy began her term as prosecutor, she was only the second woman in Southwest Missouri to serve in that
capacity. During her years in prosecution, she tried over 30 jury trials, including murder and sexual offenses, and she
served on the Rape Crisis Board and the child protection team of the Child Advocacy Council. She lives in Missouri
with her family.
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