After a terrible accident that leaves their daughter dead and her husband Dan paralyzed, Marian must find a way to pull their lives back together. Dan's paralysis is hysterical, but he's showing no sign of recovering use of his legs. Marian goes back to her job teaching second grade in their small grade school, but Laura's desk is a constant reminder of her loss. Dan is persuaded to go back to teaching high school history and coaching the hockey team. When other horrible accidents start occurring, the town begins to question whether or not they are truly accidents.
Originally published in 1984 and before her successful Hannah Swenson series began, Joanne Fluke's psychological thriller shows great promise. Set in Minnesota, the harsh winter is a perfect setting for the descent into madness for one of the characters. The story itself has some loose ends that aren't tied up and it also has some aspects that could have been explored more fully, but overall, it's a very good story and with a twist ending.
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