Book #18 for 2010. Having grown up in the rural KC area and been 16 in early 1987, I felt like I was being transported back in time while reading this book! The timeline transitions really were handled beautifully, as were the shifts in perspective. It really gave me a lot to wonder about, thinking back on how I perceived my world in 1987 and what I might discover if I decided to explore them in today's world.

For the most part, this is a cold case mystery, but Pickard has imbued it with a hint of magical realism that I found effective. I have heard complaints about the too-pat ending, but if you put it in this magical realism context, I think it works much better and gives the tale a nice symmetry.