I met Dan through Lee Lofland, a veteran police investigator and founder of the one and only Writers’ Police Academy, where Dan was a featured speaker in 2013. The Crime Scene Questions for Writers group on Yahoo was also a wonderful place to gather accurate information. And Robin Burcell, a former cop and author in her own right, helped me with information about questioning juveniles.
As for Portland County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, it was modeled on the real-life Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (MCSO SAR). Not only does the group find people lost outdoors, but it also searches for crime scene evidence and recovers human remains. Jake Keller has volunteered with MCSO SAR since he was a teen, and he has patiently answered dozens of questions, including questions about knives.
Speaking of knives, thanks to the customer service folks at Global Restaurant Solutions and to the produce staff at both New Seasons and Food Front for not getting freaked out about my questions.
Kudo to my editor, Christy Ottaviano, for championing Nick, Alexis, and Ruby. Other wonderful folks at Henry Holt include Amy Allen, April Ward, Holly Hunnicutt, Allison Verost, Ksenia Winnicki, Marianne Cohen, Christine Ma, Angus Killick, Katie Fee, and Lucy Del Priore.
And this past year, my agent, Wendy Schmalz, and I marked our twentieth anniversary of being a team.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
April Henry is the New York Times–bestselling author of many acclaimed mysteries for adults and young adults, including the award-winning YA novels Girl, Stolen; The Night She Disappeared; The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die; and The Body in the Woods, in the Point Last Seen series. She lives in Oregon. aprilhenrymysteries.com. Or sign up for email updates here.
OTHER MYSTERIES BY APRIL HENRY:
The Body in the Woods, Point Last Seen series
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
The Night She Disappeared
Girl, Stolen
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Other Mysteries by April Henry
Copyright
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Henry, April.
Blood will tell / April Henry. —First edition.
pages cm. —(Point last seen; [2])
“Christy Ottaviano Books.”
Summary: “Teen Portland Search and Rescue team member Nick Walker becomes a prime suspect in a murder”—Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-0-8050-9853-2 (hardback)—ISBN 978-0-8050-9867-9 (e-book) [1. Murder—Fiction. 2. Criminal investigation—Fiction. 3. Friendship—Fiction. 4. Eccentrics and eccentricities—Fiction. 5. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Title.
PZ7.H39356BI 2015 [Fic]—dc23 2014048673
First hardcover edition 2015
eBook edition June 2015
eISBN 9780805098679