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Wilders walk away

by Herbert Brean

*She fought for control of herself. Her hands clenched tightly as she stared out the window, then Constance Wilder turned to face him. "But Ellen left for Aunt Cora's over an hour ago." "The fact remains," repeated Reynold Frame, "that she never arrived. . .* It was said around town that no one in the Wilder family ever died of old age. They simply disappeared. Now it looked as thought it had happend again. But when Reynold Frame, a young writer, stumbles across a fresh grave, further investigation proves it to be that of the missing girl. What did it mean? Was the entire Wilder family marked for MURDER?

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?