A stunningly complex and atmospheric crime novel from Edgar Awardwinning author Meg Gardiner, Ransom River features a deeply flawed, compelling heroine, a murder trial, and the long-unsolved mystery it exposes. Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. Its 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 towns peaceful façade. 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, Rorys return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore.
