The Body in the Backyard Katie Vernon his mother was an ordinary

his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart

a photograph kept hidden for many years

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The Body in the Backyard Katie Vernon his mother was an ordinary"Her spray tanned, self absorbed morning news anchor ex husband careening back into her life in a bullet ridden car begging for help was not on Riley Thorn's bingo card. However, her hot private investigator boyfriend Nick Santiago refusing to take the job is well, less of a surprise. Too bad for Nick that his octogenarian business partner, Mrs. Penny, overrules him and decides to take the lead on the case. Riley's almost murdered ex worms his way