Sloan, a former trial attorney, now living on an island in Puget Sound, writes what she knows. Her first novel, "Guilt By Association," brought critical acclaim for her story of suspense and psychological insight.
Now, with "An Isolated Incident," she proves beyond a doubt that she is a strong new voice in the suspense genre.
This is a story of secrets within families, relationships, and communities. Sloan graphically presents her tale about the kind of evil that honest men and women help, unwittingly, to protect.
"Her instinct was to run . . . to try and get away from him, to survive. But he must have guessed that and was ready for her, reaching out and grasping her by the hair, holding her easily within arm's reach. Then she felt the third thrust of the knife . . .
"When she felt a white-hot explosion in her chest, she knew her heart was breaking. Summoning one final spurt of energy, she opened her mouth and screamed. It didn't matter that there was no one to hear her, to save her. It wasn't meant for that, but as her only remaining protest an excruciating sound, made all the more unbearable because it was born not of pain, but of betrayal."
This brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl from Seward Island's most prominent family, begins a story that is not only "unputdownable," but unforgettable.
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(Jones is a published writer & literary critic)
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