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    "description": "First in the Ozarks Mystery series featuring small-town prosecutor Elsie Arnold. \"An authentic legal thriller from an exciting new voice.\" \u2014Mari Hannah, award-winning author of Her Sister's Killer\n\nIn the Missouri Ozarks, some things aren't talked about . . . even abuse. But prosecutor Elsie Arnold is determined to change that.\n\nWhen she is assigned to prosecute a high-profile incest case in which a father is accused of abusing his three young daughters, Elsie is ready to become the Ozarks' avenging angel.\n\nBut as Elsie sinks her teeth into the case, everything begins to turn sour. The star witness goes missing; the girls refuse to talk about their father, who terrorizes the courtroom from the moment he enters; and Elsie begins to suspect that their tough-as-nails mother has ulterior motives. To make matters worse, Elsie receives gruesome threats from local extremists, warning her to mind her own business.\n\nWhile Elsie swears not to let a sex offender walk, she realizes the odds\u2014and maybe the town\u2014are against her, and her life begins to crumble. But amidst all of the conflict, the safety of three young girls hangs in the balance . . .\n\n\"What a terrific book\u2014strong, tough, smart and powerful. This compassionate and compelling mystery reveals the disturbing reality of one woman's quest for justice\u2014while a bleak and sinister culture tries to bury the truth.\" \u2014Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today \u2013bestselling author of One Wrong Word\n\n\"A legal page-turner . . . think John Grisham meets Daniel Woodrell\u2014as Allen touches on the racism, poverty and sexism that are as much a part of the Ozarks as its rocky terrain.\" \u2014 Riverfront Times (St. Louis",
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