Unspeakable
Anna Corbett is deaf and mute, but she's not stupid. When the  young widow is told by her aging father-in-law, Delray Corbett, that Jack  Sawyer has been hired to work their eastern Texas ranch merely as an extra  pair of hands, Anna knows that it's really the news of criminal Carl Herbold's recent prison break that has Corbett hiring the tough drifter. Carl Herbold, along with his brother Cecil, swore vengeance against Corbett, their stepfather, for cooperating with the police when the two were convicted of armed robbery. The Herbold boys were also suspected of  another crime--the murder of young Patsy McCorkle--but Ezzy Hardge, then  sheriff of Blewer County, Texas, never found the proof needed to go to trial.  Twenty years have passed, and the McCorkle murder remains a mystery. A man obsessed, Ezzy Hardge continues to search for clues that will convict  the Herbolds of the monstrous murder. Soon, Carl and his brother will take their revenge. But Anna and her 5-year-old son, David, are unaware  of the degree of viciousness with which the Herbold brothers can strike.  Only hired hand Jack Sawyer knows the real danger, and his growing love for  Anna and David keeps him close despite the impending onslaught. Yet the  longer he remains in Blewer, the more he risks revealing his past--and one particular secret that may destroy his only chance at Anna's love. InUnspeakable, Sandra Brown once again flexes her "literary  muscle," providing a fast-paced, spine-tingling tale of passion, conspiracy, and stark brutality. It's a story that unfolds through the eyes of diverse, compelling characters, and culminates in a delicious ending you won't expect.--Kate Breslin