The Virgin of Small Plains, Nancy Pickard
The Virgin of Small Plains, Nancy Pickard
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The Virgin of Small Plains

Author: Nancy Pickard

Narrator: Kymberly Dakin

Unabridged: 11 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2008

Synopsis

On the night of the decade's worst blizzard, a local farm boy discovers the naked body of a beautiful young woman in the snow. Seventeen years later, the Virgin of Small Plains has become a local myth. Strange miracles have visited those who faithfully tend to her grave and Small Plains becomes a haven for those hoping the Virgin will cure them. But soon strange and sinister events unfold. What really happened seventeen years ago? And why are some of the town's leading citizens so determined that the truth remain buried?

About Nancy Pickard

Nancy Pickard is a four-time Edgar Award nominee, most recently for The Virgin of Small Plains. Hailed by mainstream critics, the novel was also honored by the State Library of Kansas to be the “Kansas Reads” book for 2009. She is the winner of the Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Agatha Award, Barry Award, and Shamus Award. She has been a national board member of the Mystery Writers of America and president of Sisters in Crime. She lives in Merriam, Kansas.

About Kymberly Dakin

Kymberly Dakin is a professional actress with over twenty years’ experience and has been a featured performer both on Broadway and in national tours. Kym has also played roles on The Guiding Light, One Life to Live, and All My Children, and has appeared on PAX-TV’s It’s a Miracle and on PBS’ Math Monsters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joann on February 22, 2008

On going to the library to find another book, I picked this book up at the suggestion of the library web page. This book was a sleeper. I mean I would have never thought it would be good. It was easy to read. It caught you in the first chapter. This is a story of a small town with grownups who were......more

Goodreads review by Esrafurkanyigit on September 23, 2016

Ne yalan söyleyeyim katil tahmin ettiğim kişi çıkmadı... kitaba başlarken çok ümitsizdim sıkılacağımı düşündüm ama sayfaları büyük merakla çevirdim.......more

Goodreads review by Sara on April 21, 2017

This isn't necessarily a book I would normally read, but the story intrigued me. A young woman is killed in a small town in Kansas. No one knows who she is and she is buried in an unmarked grave. A cult of the virgin grows up around her resting place and miracles are attributed to her. Actually, as t......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on February 27, 2009

What a page turner! This book reads just like an episode of CBS' Cold Case, which I happen to love! In 1987 the body of a young woman is found naked and half buried in the snow on a farm. No one in town knows her and everyone pitches in and buys her a tombstone and the whole town gives her a proper......more

Quotes

“The Virgin of Small Plains will keep you up all night. Nancy Pickard’s intelligent, suspenseful storytelling never disappoints.” Julie Garwood, New York Times bestselling author of  The Ideal Man

“A hold-your-breath suspense story—sexy, warm, and poignant, with aching loss and a human desire for miracles. Pickard’s best book yet.” Margaret Maron, New York Times bestselling author of Death’s Half Acre

“Pickard draws out the truth with tantalizing suspense, while using the mystery to illuminate the ways a community would rather live in guilt and believe in miracles than give up its dark secrets.” New York Times

“Just like real life, this novel is full of joy, desire, heartbreak, tragedy—and, above all else, hope.” Barnes & Noble, editorial review

“Cleverly planted surprises and the convincing portrait of small-town life make this a memorable read.” Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • Agatha Award
  • Anthony Award
  • Macavity Award
  • Dilys Award
  • Edgar Allan Poe Award
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