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Description edit
A young boy's disappearance from the southern hamlet of Niceville sets off a series of events that will expose the dark secret festering below the town's pleasant exterior. Elmore Leonard has said of this gripping novel: "Terrific dialogue, oddball characters, and a wild story... A great... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Nick Kavanaugh: ex-Special Forces officer; hard police detective; husband of Kate
- Kate Kavanaugh: family practice lawyer; wife of Nick
Setting & Locations edit
- Niceville: Lots of poetic license used in describing the town of Niceville. It's allowed, obviously, and given the darkness of the story, maybe it is for the best. I was just sort of looking forward to reading a story about the town where I live.....
- Sallytown
- Cap City
- Gracie
- Angola
- Tin Town
- Quantum Park
- North Gwinnett
- Macao
First Sentence edit
In less than an hour the Niceville Police Department managed to ID the last person to see the missing kid.
Table of Contents edit
Rainey Teague Doesn’t Make It Home
ONE YEAR LATER: Friday Afternoon
Coker's Afternoon Required Some Concentration
Bock's Afternoon Was Disappearing
Delia Cotton's Afternoon Was Hard to Explain
Charlie Danziger and Merle Zane Disagree
Gray Haggard Comes at a Bad Time
Kate and Nick Connect
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Niceville Trilogy. (standard series)
Followed by The Homecoming.
This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carsten Stroud (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-307-70095-7
Page Count: 385
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-307-70095-7
Page Count: 385
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR9199.3.S833N53 2012
- Dewey: 813.54
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