If you read Oliveira's previous book,
My Name is Mary Sutter, you will be happy to be reunited with Mary who is living in Albany, New York and practicing medicine along side her husband, William. It is 1879 and even though it is March, Mother Nature is not done with her winter fury. Bonnie and David O'Donnell have two daughters - Emma and Claire. The last time they saw their children was when they left them at school on the way to their jobs. It was only a few snowflakes at first and then it turned into a blizzard. The parents were among the many victims. That is how Mary and William found out that their dear friends were dead. But what about the girls? They went to the O'Donnell's apartment but they weren't there.
They spend weeks searching for the girls and harassing the police to keep searching. It is six weeks later when the frozen river thaws causing devastating floods. Mary and William are treating victims for hours. When they get home they find a policeman waiting for them along with Claire and Emma. The little girls are in bad shape emotionally and the older one has been raped. The story that finally comes out from the girls leads to a sensational trial.
I loved the book.
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