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The Sketch: A Glen Rock Mystery (Kindle Edition)

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In the small town of Glen Rock, Iowa, Sally Andersen, owner of the neighborhood bakery, finds the dead body of a high school athlete while out running the local trails with her dog, Goldie. She soon learns that it’s the body of a boy that works for her after school and on weekends and who’s also befriended her sister, Nora, who is autistic. Learning that he died of a fentanyl overdose, Sally sets out to ensure this same type of tragedy doesn’t happen again in their community.


But will the risks to her, her family, and the friends who try to help her be too much?



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Karen L. Kier

The Sketch: A Glen Rock Mystery
The Sketch: A Glen Rock Mystery
By Karen L. Kier (Forge Ahead Consulting)
Release date: October 15, 2024
In the small town of Glen Rock, Iowa, Sally Andersen, owner of the neighborhood bakery, finds the dead body of a high school athlete while out running the local trails with her dog, Goldie. She soon learns that it\’s the body of a boy that works for her after school and on weekends and who\’s also befriended her sister, Nora, who is autistic. Learning that he died of a fentanyl overdose, Sally sets out to ensure this same type of tragedy doesn\’t happen again in their community. But will the risks to her, her family, and the friends who try to help her be too much?What Readers Are Saying.