The Killing HillsMick Hardin, a combat veteran now working as an Army CID agent, is home on leave. His wife is about to give birth, but they aren't getting along. His sister, newly risen to sheriff, has just landed her first murder case, and local politicians are pushing for city police or the FBI to take the case. Are they convinced she can't handle it, or is there something else at work? She calls on Mick for help. As he delves into the investigation, he dodges his

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But there is much more at stake than anyone realises

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told through the intertwined lives of three remarkable people: a great singer

She learned that nothing - even the best palliative care - can sugar-coat the pain of losing someone you love

Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin

It's a puzzle that leads them into a dark underworld on the trail of Clausen's interests and vices

Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent

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To her home with her two best friends