New York: Random House, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, nominated for both the Anthony and Agatha awards. Described as a novel of suburban frustration, this is the story of Jenny Meade, with 3 children in 3 different schools, who feels as if she has been sentenced to life in a Honda hatchback - until a she discovers the body of a young man hanging from a rope in the local cemetery - and trying to solve the murder becomes her salvation and then her obsession. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-679-404775.