Beneath the Velvet Skies is the touching story of four children who are coming of age in a small Mississippi town in the 1970s. As if adolescence isn't tough enough, a gruesome murder scene is unearthed at the McCormick house. Old man McCormick is arrested and charged with murdering his wife and infant son. His teenage daughter Twila is placed temporarily with a foster family as officials sort out the details. Her nightmares ultimately reveal her father as the potential murderer.He escapes justice by faking his own death but later resurfaces with only one thing on his mind—revenge. This book was originally released under the title Velvet Sky but then rewritten, re-titled and re-released in 2006.
