The Virgin of Small Plains : A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover)

from techeditor

For the most part, THE VIRGIN OF SMALL PLAINS is an excellent mystery, the kind readers will be anxious to keep reading. It is a murder mystery, yes, but as the best mysteries are, this book is much more than that. It examines lies and relationships and the possibility of miracles. Plus, the subs...

from hardlyhardy

Nancy Pickard's 2006 novel "The Virgin of Small Plains" threatens now and then to become a traditional murder mystery, a traditional romance or a traditional supernatural fantasy, but Pickard cleverly controls these impulses and instead gives us an original novel not so easy to place into any cat...

from gbelik

Sheriff Shellenberger and his two teenage sons find the body of a dead girl in the fields as they are rounding up their cattle. Later that night one of the son's best friend witnesses the local doctor, attending by other members of the local establishment, bash in the dead girl's face so she will...

from novelnympho

A small town scandal, murder and cover up changes relationships forever and in an ironic twist, the storm which begins by tearing things apart eventually weaves them back together. This book was a great summer time read, quick easy and entertaining.

from ethel55

Virgin of the Small Plains is filled with an ensemble small town cast that can keep secrets and have long memories. Seventeen years earlier, the body of a young woman is found out in the snow. Unidentified, the town raises money for a funeral and gravestone. People say in her gratitude, the virgi...