Promises to keep
Subtitle: a novel
By: Gloria Mallette
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Villard
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780375757440
Subjects: Murder victims' families; Parent and adult child; Custody of children; Divorced fathers; African Americans; Fiction
Description: "After a bitter divorce, Troy Kirkwood and his five-year-old daughter, Meika, move in with his parents, Noia and Ron. Troy is a devoted father and son. During an outing with his daughter he is called away and never returns. Nola and Ron know that something must be terribly wrong, and Meika can't stop asking where her daddy is. Four days later the police discover Troy's body, with two bullet holes in it." -- Back cover.