Sacrificial Ground Author:Thomas H. Cook A few hours after fellow police officers retrieve him from an alley, alcoholic Lieutenant Frank Clemons races to the scene of a murder in a vacant lot in Atlanta. The victim is a beautiful, pregnant girl. Because his own daughter committed suicide at age 16, Clemons is determined to uncover Laura Devereaux's killer. Legatee of a $3 million trust... more » fund and cohabitant of a gracious mansion with artist sister Karen, Laura pursued a dual life, slumming it in the Grant Park area art galleries. Direct prose, steady focus, and quiet intensity contribute to a very satisfactory conclusion.« less