The Virgin of Small Plains

Author: Nance Pickard
Stars: 5
Review by: Katherine B.

The Virgin of Small Plains is so much more than a standard mystery book, as it details the impact of a "mysterious" murder of a young girl on a small farm town in the mid-west. The secrets, lies, fears, banishments, losses, and confused emotions are uncovered in scenes from "before" vs "after" the crime. Meanwhile, the murdered mystery girl has taken on almost mystical healing qualities to the living. The Virgin of Small Plains is a masterful, powerful novel, filled with regret and loss -- and redemption.