Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Normal view MARC view ISBD view

R is for ricochet

by Grafton, Sue
Edition statement:Doubleday large print home library ed. Published by : Putnam, (New York :) Physical details: x, 593 p. (large print) ; 22 cm. ISBN:073944428X (large print). Year: 2004
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title.
Item type Current location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Large Print Fiction Book Cart Gra (Browse shelf) Available 84447

"A Marian Wood book."

Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institution for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she's about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Her father wants to be sure Reba stays straight, stays home and away from the drugs, the booze, and the gamblers...

It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week’s work. Nothing untoward—the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good.

But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round...

84447