A Short Time to Die
Susan Alice Bickford
Feb 2017 · Kensington Books
5.0star
4 reviews
Ebook
284
Pages
About this ebook
In this electrifying thriller, two women from opposite sides of the country find their lives inextricably bound—by blood, by fear, and by a merciless, murderous revenge ...
Walking home on a foggy night in rural New York, Marly Shaw stops in the glare of approaching headlights. Two men step out of a pickup truck. A sudden, desperate chase erupts in gunshots. And a terrified girl is on the run—for the rest of her life ...
Thirteen years later, human bones discovered in California are linked to two missing people from Central New York. Sheriff’s Detective Vanessa Alba and her partner dive into an investigation that lures them deep into the Finger Lakes region. There they find a community in the brutal grip of a powerful family—and a trail of dark secrets leading to the one family member who thought she got away ...
“Held me captive from the first page to the last.”
—Taylor Stevens
“I couldn't have closed the cover if my life depended on it.”
—Lisa Black
“Gripping.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Disturbing, tough ... fun to read.”
—Utica Phoenix
“Chilling, and original.”
—Eric Rickstad
Walking home on a foggy night in rural New York, Marly Shaw stops in the glare of approaching headlights. Two men step out of a pickup truck. A sudden, desperate chase erupts in gunshots. And a terrified girl is on the run—for the rest of her life ...
Thirteen years later, human bones discovered in California are linked to two missing people from Central New York. Sheriff’s Detective Vanessa Alba and her partner dive into an investigation that lures them deep into the Finger Lakes region. There they find a community in the brutal grip of a powerful family—and a trail of dark secrets leading to the one family member who thought she got away ...
“Held me captive from the first page to the last.”
—Taylor Stevens
“I couldn't have closed the cover if my life depended on it.”
—Lisa Black
“Gripping.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Disturbing, tough ... fun to read.”
—Utica Phoenix
“Chilling, and original.”
—Eric Rickstad
Ratings and reviews
5.0
4 reviews
ben ben
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May 24, 2018
Pulls you in from page 1! A great page turner that keeps you thinking and guessing through the entire book. You wont be dissappointed reading this. My only complaint is that this is the authors only novel& she hasnt written more yet.
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May 4, 2018
Page turner, can't wait for this author's next book!
CINDY Crowe
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February 26, 2017
A very entertaining book from start to finish.
About the author
Susan Alice Bickford was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Central New York. Her passion for technology pulled her to Silicon Valley, where she became an executive at a leading technology company. She now works as an independent consultant, and continues to be fascinated by all things high tech. She splits her time between Silicon Valley and Vermont. A Short Time to Die is her first novel. Visit her on Facebook or at www.susanalicebickford.com.
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