Madison, Wisconsin, 1972?When Detective Hank Kaplan calls Valentina Wilson to a crime scene, she wonders why. She soon finds more questions than answers in a secret room belonging to a wealthy female philanthropist, whose brutal murder the police hastily cover up. Val's search for the truth will take her from the rape hotline she runs to the shocking realization that the woman's murder anchors a long line of horrific events stretching back decades.
Chosen as one of the best mystery short stories of 2013 by the readers of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, "Sob Sisters" continues the powerful story of Valentina Wilson, a character who first appeared in Nelscott's award-winning Smokey Dalton series.
"[A] good piece of short literature."
?Eerie Worlds
"Nelscott recalls the era with vivid accuracy."
?St. Petersburg Times
