Behind Every Door: A Novel [Paperback]

When a school secretary is found murdered alongside a ditch?outside of Cherokee Crossing, Arkansas, none of the usual scenarios seem to?fit. Hick Blackburn, a sheriff more interested in finding justice than?keeping peace, is compelled to construct the last months of her life to?unearth what may have led to her death.? With the citizens of Cherokee?Crossing increasingly suspicious of the boys who found her body, Hick must?battle the town's narrow-mindedness and quickly find those responsible.

As the investigation unfolds, it is clear that everyone has something to?hide, including Hick's own family and friends. As age-old lies come to?light, Hick must face the truth that people aren't always what they seem. And to find ?thekiller, he will learn that having secrets isn't a crime. But that?some secrets can lead to murder.

When a school secretary is found murdered alongside a ditch?outside of Cherokee Crossing, Arkansas, none of the usual scenarios seem to?fit. Hick Blackburn, a sheriff more interested in finding justice than?keeping peace, is compelled to construct the last months of her life to?unearth what may have led to her death.? With the citizens of Cherokee?Crossing increasingly suspicious of the boys who found her body, Hick must?battle the town's narrow-mindedness and quickly find those responsible.

As the investigation unfolds, it is clear that everyone has something to?hide, including Hick's own family and friends. As age-old lies come to?light, Hick must face the truth that people aren't always what they seem. And to find ?thekiller, he will learn that having secrets isn't a crime. But that?some secrets can lead to murder.

Cynthia A. Graham was born in St. Louis, Missouri. As a child she spent every weekend and vacation in the cotton belt of Missouri where she grew to love the mystery and beauty of the stark, Delta Plain. Cynthia graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a B.A.lÃa