The novel Black-Eyed Susans (Ballantine Books) centers on a young Texas woman who was a key witness in sending a murderer to death row. Years later, as the execution approaches, new questions arise over the killer’s possible innocence – and whether the real killer still lurks. This hour, we’ll talk about the art of keeping readers in suspense with the book’s author, Julia Heaberlin.
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