National bestselling author Lesley Kagen makes her hardcover debut with an extraordinary literary thriller, rendered through the eyes of an unforgettable eleven-year-old girl. During the summer of 1968, Shenandoah Carmody's mother disappeared. Her twin sister, Woody, stopped speaking, and her once-loving father slipped into a mean drunkenness unbefitting a superior court judge. Since then, Shenny-named for the Shenandoah valley-has struggled to hold her world together, taking care of herself and her sister the best she can. Shenny feels certain that Woody knows something about the night their mother vanished, but her attempts to communicate with her mute twin leave her as confused as their father's efforts to confine the girls to the family's renowned virginia estate. As the first anniversary of their mother's disappearance nears, her father's threat to send Woody away and his hints at an impending remarriage spur a desperate Shenny to find her mother before it's too late. She is ultimately swept up in a series of heartbreaking events that force her to come to terms with the painful truth about herself and her family. Told with the wisdom, sensitivity, and humor for which Lesley Kagen has become known, Tomorrow River is a stellar hardcover debut

It was the summer on Vliet Street when we all started locking our doors… Sally O'Malley made a promise to her daddy before he died. She swore she'd look after her sister, Troo. Keep her safe. But like her Granny always said-actions speak louder than words. Now, during the summer of 1959, the girls' mother is hospitalized, their stepfather has abandoned them for a six pack, and their big sister, Nell, is too busy making out with her boyfriend to notice that Sally and Troo are on the Loose. And so is a murderer and molester. Highly imaginative Sally is pretty sure of two things. Who the killer is. And that she's next on his list. Now she has no choice but to protect herself and Troo as best she can, relying on her own courage and the kindness of her neighbors

В американском южном городке одна за другой пропадают две девочки. Вскоре их находят мертвыми, со следами насилия на теле. Полиция активно ищет убийцу, но безрезультатно — даже несмотря на то, что городок небольшой и каждый здесь вроде бы на виду. Как раз в это время на голову десятилетней Салли О’Мэлли сваливается куча неприятностей: тяжело заболевает мама, пьющему отчиму нет до семьи никакого дела, из дома их собираются выселять… Кроме того, Салли уверена, что знает убийцу и что своей следующей жертвой тот избрал именно ее. Конечно, она — большая фантазерка, и потому ей не особо верят, когда она рассказывает, что за ней охотится страшный человек в больших черных ботинках. Салли понимает: поддержки ждать неоткуда и ей придется защищать себя и свою младшую сестру, полагаясь лишь на собственные силы…