Tựa sách: THE RESERVOIRTên (các) tác giả: John Milliken ThompsonTên (các) dịch giả: Nhà xuất bản: Other PressNăm xuất bản: June 21, 2011Mã số xuất bản (ISBN): 1590514440 Tóm tắt nội dung:Amazon.com ReviewOn an early spring morning in Richmond, Virginia, in the year 1885, a young pregnant woman is found floating in the city reservoir. It appears that she has committed suicide, but there are curious clues at the scene that suggest foul play. The case attracts local attention, and an eccentric group of men collaborate to solve the crime. Detective Jack Wren lurks in the shadows, weaseling his way into the investigation and intimidating witnesses. Policeman Daniel Cincinnatus Richardson, on the brink of retirement, catches the case and relentlessly pursues it to its sorrowful conclusion. As the identity of the girl, Lillie, is revealed, her dark family history comes to light, and the investigation focuses on her tumultuous affair with Tommie Cluverius.Tommie, an ambitious young lawyer, ...