The entire population of Small Rapids, or so it seemed to Nick, had shown up for Trisha's Bunny Hop on the orchard. Apparently, attendance was high for her events, but Nick suspected a larger turnout this year partly due to morbid curiosity over the murder, partly because the weather proved unusually pleasant for spring in Wisconsin, and partly a need to come together as a community.

Either way, Nick watched from the sidelines near the house, just as he'd done at Andrew's ...