A wealthy womanâs death in a picturesque corner of Connecticut pulls her down-on-his-luck handyman into a sprawling criminal underworld . . .  Awakened in the night by a mysterious and alarming call, handyman Jed Cooper rushes to the stately home of his employer, an emotionally fragile choreographer who has secluded herself in Connecticutâs Litchfield Hills. But itâs too late. Sheâs dead and a shadowy figure has bolted into the darkness. Just in time for the cops to show up and find Jed standing over her body.  Jed may be innocent but he canât help feeling some haunting stirrings of guiltâafter all, sheâd been acting even more skittish than usual in recent days. Thanks to his sketchy past he prefers to stay as far from trouble as he can get. But heâs already entangled in this murder case, and as the fallout mounts, this twisty tale moves from Manhattanâs Little Italy to Miami and beyond as the truth slowly comes to light . . .  Praise for the writing of Shelly Frome  âComplex and eventful . . . an intelligently conceived mystery and an entertaining one as well.â âKirkus Reviews  âSuspenseful . . . The plot takes numerous satisfying twists.â âPublishers Weekly
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