"Juniper Baker had just graduated from high school and was deep in the throes of a summer romance when Cal and Beth Murphy, a childless couple who lived on a neighboring farm, were brutally murdered. When her younger brother became the prime suspect, June's world collapsed and everything she loved that summer fell away. She left, promising never to return to tiny Jericho, Iowa. Until now. Officially, she's back in town to help an ill friend manage the local library. But really, she's returned to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter, who's been raised by Juniper's mother and step-father since birth--and to solve the infamous Murphy murders once and for all"-- Provided by publisher
Nicole Baart Books
Nicole Baart crafts wholly compelling stories ripe with complex emotion and vivid prose. Her novels, spanning literary to domestic suspense, draw heavily from her personal experiences and life in the Midwest. Baart's work explores themes of adoption, social justice, and bringing people together, infusing her writing with authentic passion and a distinctive voice.


The Long Way Back
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
When her daughter goes missing right before her high school graduation, social media star Charlie, suspected of foul play by their fans, the police and the FBI, realizes the rosy façade they portrayed online hid a dangerous reality as she searches for the daughter she thought she knew.