Montgomery, Jess  
  
  
    Kinship
 Ohio
 1924: When Lily Ross learns that her husband
 Daniel Ross
 the town's widely respected sheriff
 is killed while transporting a prisoner
 she is devastated and vows to avenge his death. Hours after his funeral
 a stranger appears at her door. Marvena Whitcomb
 a coal miner's widow
 is unaware that Daniel has died
 and begs to speak with him about her missing daughter. From miles away but worlds apart
 Lily and Marvena's lives collide as they realize that Daniel was not the man that either of them believed him to be—and that his murder is far more complex than either of them could have imagined. Inspired by the true story of Ohio's first female sheriff
 this is a powerful debut about two women's search for justice as they take on the corruption at the heart of their community.