The Vigil

"Fleeing Atlanta a bad marriage, Imogene McBride heads west with her precocious, beautiful teenage daughter, Cora, when their car breaks down in a tiny North Texas town. While her mother sits out its repair, Cora wanders off to buy ice cream-and disappears without a trace.So begins Imma's vigil. As her waiting stretches from days and weeks into years, Imma becomes-as the town eccentric if not madwoman-a pivotal institution. And when the local sheriff works to unravel the mystery of Cora's disappearance, a bond develops between the aging sheriff and the eccentric woman who brings Ezra both new hope and forces him to confront his own past.With an all-new introduction to the Baen Ebook Edition.Clay Reynolds is the winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award.""[Reynolds] knows how to create and sustain tension without resorting to sensationalism. His book, like its protagonist, has a stubborn integrity that you can't help admiring. [Imma's] metamorphosis . . . is absorbing."" -New York Times"At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (DRM Rights Management).At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).