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Book Review of Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon
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In 1972, windswept DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by a terrifying crime: the murder of a young mother, Gaylene Harjo, and the dissappearance of her baby, Nicky Jack. When the child's pajama bottems were discovered on the banks of Willow creek, everyone feared that he, too, was dead, although his body was never found.
Now, nearly 30 years later, Nicky Jack mysteriously returns to DeClare, shocking the town with his appearance and stirring up long-buried memories. But what he discovers about the night he vanished is far more than he, or anyone,bargains for. Piece by piece, what emerges is a story of dashed hopes, desperate love, and an act with repercussions that still cry out for justice.