Loss, neglect and hidden motives are common themes in Jupitervale: Special Edition; a young adult novel beautifully illustrates the importance of love, friendship, and the consequences of keeping family secrets in a small town.

After vowing to avenge her parents' murder, a determined young woman grows up to be a vengeful college senior who teams up with a justice-seeking detective to catch the flower-toting serial killer that has terrorized their vulnerable Louisiana town for a decade.