Tess Carver was victim to a brutal, ritualistic murder. Strange symbols were cut into her body, which was found in a ring of trees under a dark sky.
The police seem to have the case wrapped up. Theyâve imprisoned Gunner Bray, head of the Clayton Societyâcalled a cult by some. The Clayton Society owns the land, and who else but crazy cult members would butcher a woman this way?
But the Clayton Society has money to burn, and theyâve come to blond private detective Ivy Stern for help. They want her to clear Gunnerâs name and find the real killer. Ivy takes the case. Sheâs good with murder, and sheâs determined to bring Tessâs killer to justice.
Even if it really is Gunner, after all.Â
Topics: noir, hardboiled, private investigator, crime, murder, pulp, thriller, mystery, murder mystery, female sleuth, female detective, suspense, cheap mysteries,