Pearl: A Life Too Short; A Death Too Long

By Darlene Cox

When Pearl Suttons brutally beaten body is discovered a few miles north of Faircloth, Virginia, the investigation of her death will open a Pandoras box of small town secretssome of which have lain dormant for over 20 years. It will also prompt questions: Who was Pearl? What motivated her bizarre behavior? Was she the town whore, or merely a misunderstood young woman. What was the secret behind the strange May-December marriage between her and Gus Sutton? Who would kill Pearl: Her husband, Gus? Her current lover? Or, was Pearl just in the wrong place at the wrong time.The discovery of the charred remains of a young woman, and the homicidal assault of another, will reveal more secrets and prompt even more questions: Who was the young woman living in the old abandoned house that had become her funeral pyre? Who would brutally rape and assault another young woman, leaving her in a catatonic state? Were all the incidents related? Or, were they the random acts of a madman concealing a hidden rage. Sheriff Atherton and his deputies will have their hands full trying to solve the puzzle until mistakes and missteps of the killer provide the answers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432766368
• ISBN13: 9781432766368
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"