A Murderous Innocence - Mellingham, Bk 5 Author:Susan Oleksiw Mellingham, Massachusetts, chief of police Joe Silva fnds no evidence of foul play in the deaths of a young local man, who overdosed on drugs, and his friend Miles Stine, who died after a seemingly accidental fall from a third-floor window. In a small coastal town where generations of families go way back, a killer lurking among them is not some... more »thing folks want to consider.
Joe has his suspicions. Both victims were recovering addicts and members of a support group down at the community center, and both were trying to stay off drugs. Evidence points to increasing traffic of illegal and prescription drugs through a town not ready to believe the worst. Silva knows that what killed these boys is clear-but why is another matter, one that leads to a dark underbelly in a picturesque community.« less
These small-town people could be your neighbors, and their children's problems affect you and yours. The characters are real and complex and their story is compelling.