01947cam a2200289 4500 544116538 TxAuBib 20120504120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780399159121 0399159126 DLC TxAuBib Roberts, Nora. The witness / Nora Roberts. New York : Putnam, 2012. 488 p. ; 24 cm. Projected date of publication: April 17, 2012. "Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth Fitch finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she works at home designing sophisticated security systems. Her own security is supplemented by a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. Unfortunately, that seems to be the quickest way to get attention in a tiny southern town. The mystery of Abigail Lowery intrigues local police chief Brooks Gleason, on both a personal and a professional level. He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something. Gleason is about to walk into the sights of very powerful and dangerous men. And Abigail, who has built a life based on security and self-control, is at risk of losing both."--Jacket p. [2]. 20120504. Child witnesses Fiction. Mafia Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Police chiefs Arkansas Fiction. Arkansas Fiction. Romantic suspense fiction. TXSTN