Book burble:
"A great story... a little bit of mystery, a small piece of romance, and a whole lot of Billie Letts's special touch." —Oklahoman
"LETTS'S WRITING SHINES"
—San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
New York Times bestselling author Billie Lett's returns to the byways of Oklahoma and presents a tale filled with what she's loved for most—authentically portrayed characters from America's heartland...

Shoot the Moon
In 1972, the tiny windswept town of DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the murder of a young mother, Gaylene Harjo, and the disappearance of her baby, Nicky Jack. When the child's pajama bottoms were discovered on the banks of Willow Creek, everyone feared that he too had been killed, although his body was never found.
Nearly thirty years later, Nicky Jack mysteriously returns to DeClare, shocking the town and stirring up long-buried memories. But what he discovers about the night he vanished is more astonishing than he or anyone could have imagined. Piece by piece, what emerges is a story of dashed hopes, desperate love and a secret that still cries out for justice...and redemption.

"RIVITING...POWERFUL...READERS ARE SURE TO EMBRACE THIS MEMORABLE TALE OF LOVE, LOSS HUMANITY AND HOPE." —Booklist

SHOOT THE MOON by BILLIE LETTS (2004) | ISBN: 978-0-446-40114-2 (USA Mass Mrkt Ed) | Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Well, there's a surprise! Arrived on the BookCrossing site to add review thoughts and looks like I hadn't even registered this here, scowl. Hey ho, OK, registration completed, but time for breakfast I think!

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Where the Heart Is comes this eagerly anticipated tale of a small Oklahoma town and the mystery that has haunted its residents for years. In this intriguing and delightfully hypnotic tale, voices echo, of the authentic heartland characters that Billie Letts writes about so beautifully. [So says someone on the internet in, Sep 2020, apologies reference not noted.]

Scribbles & quotes: “exciting, heartwarming, and poignant thriller" — great mystery and suspense not to mention there's a fine spot of romance tossed into the mix — “evokes the closeness of small town life" — seems spot on!
[SAT 26—SUN 27 SEP 2020, read — registered book with BookCrossing, 2021 — now 2022 reading scribbles transcribed here, also selected the next reader, so marked it as 'Reserved'.]

Off into the post, Monday 20 Feb, to Flutterbies9 and soon to arrive at its destination —again apologies for the delayed arrival of these books— This 2022 BookCrossing, Advent Book Box, contains a seven book selection from my list of twenty-four:

1. —(8.) This is What Happened - Mick Herron
2. —(10.) The Printer's Coffin - M J Carter
3. —(12.) Dead Man's Embers - Mari Strachan
4. —(13.) In A House Of Lies - Ian Rankin
5. —(14.) Remain Silent - Susie Steiner
6. —(16.) Shoot the Moon - Billie Letts
7. —(17.) The Devil's Feast - M J Carter

Happy reading Somerset readers, and happy travelling book, Cheers rainbow3.

In a parcel of 2022 Advent Calendar books from rainbow3.

I am looking forward to this but it will have to be on tbr for a time first.