I had no idea what to make of what Mrs. Leicht had told me except that it was clear that Lizzie had disappeared from Boston on purpose and quickly. She clearly didn"t want anyone to follow her, and only someone as diligent as a mother – or a would-be murderer – could have figured out where she was. Something about that fact was bugging me, but every time I tried to chase down the thought, it ducked behind another one and hid.
So I left it up to the professionals. It took Tuck"s two deputies three hours each before they finally found the f*******: page with mentions of quaint towns on the East Coast to see Lizzie"s response to someone"s post about St. Marin"s. "Is it quiet and secluded?" was her question, and the man who had posted originally said it was.
She had asked her question months
