Eliza Benedict and her family have just returned to the US from London where they lived for several years. As she, her husband, and her 2 children - Alby and Iso, are getting acclimated after the move, Eliza receives a letter written in purple ink obviously written in a female hand. The letter writer is contacting her on behalf of Walter Bowman, a convict on Death Row. He kidnapped and raped Elizabeth when she was 15, and raped and killed at least one other girl. He wants to meet with her. She fears the publicity that might result and the effects on her family if she agrees to the assignation. Her children know nothing of this part of her past. Ms. Lippman has created a main character worthy of our sympathy and admiration. She has definitely reinforced the caution to never, ever accept a ride from a stranger.
Anthony Award Best Novel 2011
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