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Also by Kate Wilhelm:

Cold Case (Barbara Holloway Novels), August 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Cold Case, August 2008
Hardcover
A Wrongful Death, July 2008
Paperback
A Wrongful Death, September 2007
Hardcover
Sleight Of Hand, August 2007
Mass Market Paperback
Sleight of Hand, September 2006
Hardcover
The Price of Silence, August 2006
Paperback
Unbidden Truth, October 2005
Paperback (reprint)
The Price of Silence, October 2005
Hardcover
Storyteller, August 2005
Trade Size
Clear and Convincing Proof, August 2004
Paperback (reprint)
Skeletons, July 2003
Paperback (reprint)
Desperate Measures, June 2002
Paperback (reprint)
Death Qualified, April 2002
Paperback (reprint)
Deepest Water, August 2001
Paperback (reprint)
No Defense, January 2001
Paperback (reprint)
Defense for the Devil, January 2000
Paperback (reprint)

A WRONGFUL DEATH
By: Kate Wilhelm

Barbara Holloway #10
MIRA
September 2007
On Sale: September 1, 2007
Featuring: Barbara Holloway
352 pages
ISBN: 0778324915
EAN: 9780778324911
Hardcover
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Mystery Woman Sleuth

Who knew that being a Good Samaritan would lead Barbara Holloway to face her biggest challenge ever: being named prime suspect in a high-profile kidnapping?

The peace and quiet of Barbara's retreat on the Oregon coast is shattered when a terrified young boy calls to her as she walks along a deserted beach. Frantically he leads her to a cabin deep in the woods where his mother lies senseless and battered—clearly left for dead. Barbara runs for help, but by the time she returns with the police and medics both mother and son are gone.

The puzzle only deepens when, back in the city, Barbara learns that the boy she met is the grandson of a wealthy and prominent family . . . and that they have accused her of aiding and abetting his disappearance.

With the help of her father, Frank, Barbara delves into the mystery of the missing child, only to realize that the kidnapping is a ruse for a more sinister plan—a plan that pits the meaning of family against cold hard cash.

But the more she learns, the more questions she has, and troubling obstacles continue to thwart her every move—from the justice system that employs her, to the false identities of those around her. Yet none of these things compares to the shocking murder scene that awaits her.