This Darkling Love — Norma Newcomb

Open Verdict…

Melissa Lawson had been Juliann Haig's friend and Melissa had died -- had leaped from a fourth-story window while her husband Craig was in the next room getting dressed to go out. Now and ambitious young reporter, Terry Bradshaw, wanted to reopen the case -- questioning the coroner's suicide verdict, suspecting murder. Was he sincere or only opportunistic, because Craig Lawson was about to run for mayor? Whichever, Juliann wanted to stop him. But when she tried, she discovered a number of people in Goose Bay, Mass, had never considered the Lawson case closed -- including her old friend, police sergeant Bert Westock and Kam Fuller the attractive math teacher she planned to marry. And some people believed Craig had been in love with Juliann at the time! Horrified at the idea that Melissa might have killed herself out of unfounded jealousy of her, Juliann made a decision to get at the truth herself, before anyone else, whatever it might cost her…