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When a child's skeleton is discovered during the excavation of the site for a new charter school being built in the Bronx, former teacher Sylvia Jensen is certain of only two things. She is sure that the remains are those of eight-year-old Markus LeMeur, her third-grade student who disappeared in the violent and tumultuous fall of 1968. And she is sure that his death was no accident. Determined to find out who killed Markus and why, Sylvia again joins forces with investigative reporter J. B. Harrell and together they delve into the strikes and political protests of the late 1960s and corporate…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
When a child's skeleton is discovered during the excavation of the site for a new charter school being built in the Bronx, former teacher Sylvia Jensen is certain of only two things. She is sure that the remains are those of eight-year-old Markus LeMeur, her third-grade student who disappeared in the violent and tumultuous fall of 1968. And she is sure that his death was no accident. Determined to find out who killed Markus and why, Sylvia again joins forces with investigative reporter J. B. Harrell and together they delve into the strikes and political protests of the late 1960s and corporate greed of the present. As Sylvia fights to make peace with her own past, she realizes that she missed her chance to save Markus, and she becomes driven to find his killer, before he can kill again.
Autorenporträt
Dorothy Van Soest's academic credentials include a B.A. in English Literature, a Master's Degree in Social Work and a PhD. Van Soest's career as an educator has spanned the teaching of high school English, elementary and preschool, undergraduate and graduate university courses as a professor, as well as Dean positions at two universities. She is currently Professor and Dean Emeritus at the University of Washington. Van Soest has been a professional writer for over thirty years, with ten books published, plus over fifty journal articles, essays and book chapters. Her novel, Just Mercy, was published by Apprentice House in August 2014.