It is the summer of 1971 and Liz takes care of her four sisters while waiting to meet the sixth Murphy child: a boy. And yet, something is not right. Adults tensely whisper in small groups, heads shaking. Her younger sister, Rose seems more annoying, always flashing her camera and jotting notes in her notepad. The truth is worse than anyone could imagine: an entire family slaughtered in their home nearby, even the children. The small rural community reels in the aftermath. No one seems to know who did it or why. For Liz, these events complicate her already tiring life. Keeping Rose in line already feels like a full time job, and if Rose gets it in her head that she can solve a murder… The killer must be someone just passing through, a random horror. It almost begs the question: where do murderers live? A Snake in the Raspberry Patch is Joanne Jackson's second novel. She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with her husband and a border collie named Mick. If you keep your eyes peeled you will see the three of them walking every morning come rain, or shine, snow, or whatever weather Saskatchewan might throw at them

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