"Jessica R. Patch is my newest automatic buy author. If you like romantic suspense, you need to read this book.â âLynette Eason, award-winning, best-selling author of the Extreme Measures series
Deep in the Kentucky hills, three women have been found brutalized and murdered.
But the folks in Night Holler have their own ways and their own laws.
And theyâre not talkingâŠ
Led to an isolated Appalachian Mountain town by a trail of disturbing murders, FBI special agent Violet Rainwaterâs determined to catch a serial killer with a twisted agenda. With locals refusing to reveal their secrets, Violetâs only ally is Detective John Orlando. But even John has an ulterior motiveâheâs convinced this case is connected to his wifeâs murder.
As they dig deeper, Violet uncovers a link to her own unresolved past. For years sheâs worked the cold case of her motherâs abduction, which had led to her birth. The need to look into the eyes of the sinful man who fathered her consumes Violet. Until she can, sheâll never have peace. Because sheâs terrified she might be exactly like him.
In this chilling novel, when the present collides with Violetâs mysterious past and Johnâs tragic loss, they must unravel the warped, sinuous connections before the killer strikes again. But solving the case might not be nearly as terrifying as the possibility that Violetâs finally found her rootsâŠ
âWith twisted psychology and relatable characters, readers will feel like they discovered the Criminal Minds version of a fiction book. I definitely recommend reading this book after dark for the full effect, and be sure to lock your doors before you go to sleep.â âJaime Jo Wright, author of The Souls of Lost Lake