The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon
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Publisher Description
In a family like that, you won’t need enemies.
In the waning days of the Catskills hotel era, Stanley and Rachel Roth, the owners of the Cuttman Hotel, were practically dynasty—third generation proprietors of a sprawling resort with a grand reputation. The glamorous and gregarious matriarch, Rachel. The cunning and successful businessman, Stan. Four beautiful children. A perfect family deserving of respect and loyalty. Or so it seemed.
Fast forward forty years. The Roths have lost their clout. When skeletal remains are found on the side of the road, the disappearance of Trudy Solomon, a coffee shop waitress at the Cuttman in 1978, is reopened. Each member of the Roth family holds a clue to the case, but getting them to admit what they know will force Detective Susan Ford to face a family she’d hoped never to see again.
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Det. Susan Ford of the Monticello, N.Y., PD, the 53-year-old narrator of this enticing series launch from McCreary (The Deeper You Dig), is assigned to a cold case involving the recently discovered skeletal remains of a gunshot victim as a way for her superiors to keep her out of the public eye while a civil suit is pending against her for shooting an unarmed teenager. The skeleton may be that of Trudy Solomon, a waitress at a popular Catskills hotel, who disappeared 40 years earlier in the summer of 1978. Susan's happily retired detective father, who worked the case originally, serves as a consultant. The simple goal of finding out what happened to Trudy expands into the investigation of multiple murders, possible child abduction, and an extortion scheme. Meanwhile, Susan's inquiries take a personal turn, bringing her face to face with uncomfortable childhood memories. Flashbacks to Trudy's experiences help build the suspense, and more than one twist will catch the reader by surprise. Susan is a strong protagonist who can easily carry a series.
