Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in
her hometown of Ransom River, California. It's a place she vowed never
to visit again after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune
and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to disturb the town's
peaceful facade.
Brilliant yet guarded, Rory has always felt like an outsider. She
retreated into herself when both her career aspirations and her love
affair with a childhood friend, undercover cop Seth Colder, were
destroyed in a tragic accident.
While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking
circumstances of the trial, Rory's return to Ransom River dredges up
troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. But
in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes that
exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was
never solved, and bringing the truth to light just might destroy her.
Departing from her popular series novels, Meg Gardiner has gone deeper
than ever into the utterly convincing lives and compelling pasts of her
characters. Ransom River is an intimate, atmospheric thriller with a
dark mystery at its heart--one that will keep listeners breathless until
the very end.
