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Suspicious of the circumstances, Cordelia summons her best friend, savvy amateur sleuth Jane Lawless, to investigate. Together, they unravel a complex web of long-buried secrets, past betrayals, and complicated romantic configurations stretching back twenty years to find a killer hiding in plain sight.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n .TFtable<br \/> .TFtable td<br \/> \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/<br \/> .TFtable td:nth-child(2)<br \/><\/style>\r\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>9781878067555<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong>A Jane Lawless Mystery<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Mystery<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>Lawless, Jane (Fictitious character) &#8211; Fiction; Lesbians &#8211; Fiction. &#8211; Wisconsin; Wisconsin &#8211; Fiction; Women Detectives &#8211; Fiction. &#8211; Wisconsin<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>1994-09-13<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Da Capo Press<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>Hardcover<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>300<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong> <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong>A Small Sacrifice (1994) is the fifth installment in Ellen Hart&#8217;s Jane Lawless mystery series. 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