Shakespeare, Arkansas

Shakespeare is the town where Lily Bard, the story's heroine, lives and works. It is also the site of the murder of the landlord of the Shakespeare Garden Apartments.

Shakespeare Garden Apartments

An eight-unit apartment building owned by murder victim, Pardon Albee.

Memphis, Tennessee

Lily lived in Memphis before moving to Shakespeare. She left Memphis after she suffered mutilation at the hands of a motorcycle gang.

Queen of Clean

Right out of college, Lily had a desk job at Memphis' largest janitorial service—Queen of Clean.

Estes Arboretum

The Estes Arboretum is a large park in Shakespeare and the location where Pardon Albee's dead body was deposited.

Creek County

Alvah and T. L. York's granddaughter was raped by a man found guilty in the Creek County Courthouse.

Body Time Gym

Lily works out at the gym and takes karate lessons there three times a week...