But it is Sal who finds Adam's body, charred almost beyond recognition, half a mile from his uncles' compound. The two outcasts developed a tender, trusting friendship that brought each of them hope in the wake of tragedy. A quiet, seemingly unremarkable man, he connected with just one of his students: Sal Prentiss, a lonely sixth grader who lives with his uncles on a desolate ranch in the hills. By day's end, when the body is identified as local math teacher Adam Merkel, a small Nevada town will be rocked to its core by a brutal and calculated murder.Īdam Merkel left a university professorship in Reno to teach middle school in Lovelock seven months before he died. A middle school teacher worries when her colleague is late for work. A boy walks into a fire station, pale with the shock of a grisly discovery. An ideal recommendation for fans of Kate Atkinson and Jodi Picoult.” ( Booklist, starred review)Ī body burns in the high desert hills. “ second stunning piece of redemptive fiction. A Crime Reads Most Anticipated Book of Summer
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