Isabella Moon

Paperback, 384 pages
Reprint edition
Ballantine Books
ISBN-10: 0345497686
ISBN-13: 978-0345497680

Hardcover (2007)
Ballantine Books
ISBN-10: 0345497678
ISBN-13: 978-0345497673

Audio
Brilliance Audio on CD (Unabridged)
ISBN-10: 1423334310
ISBN-13: 978-1423334316

Synopsis:

Idyllic Carystown, Kentucky has been scarred by the mysterious disappearance of a little girl named Isabella Moon. Hindered by an almost complete lack of evidence - lack, even, of a body - the case of the missing girl is still open after two years, and, though the media circus which engulfed the small town has long since subsided, Sheriff Bill Delaney is no nearer a resolution. Kate Russell knows that Isabella is not missing, but dead. The ghost of the young girl has disrupted Kate's quiet life, beckoning to her to follow, to reveal to Kate the truth about her death. As Kate is drawn into the investigation, the charming facade of Carystown starts to crumble - the small town will be forever changed by the disappearance of the Isabella Moon, undone by murder, secrets, and lies.

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