
"JoAnn Chaney's book, mysterious with all that is concealed and undeclared, compels the reader to acknowledge that things are not as simple as we like to believe, and to recognize that evil does not always lay outside of us, but deep within us. Chaney's first novel" Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Travelers

"Superb characters, sparkling dialogue, and a gripping, terrifying plot, plus flashes of humour to boot this book has it all. And Seever? He's watching the show.īut when a series of copycat killings take place - the victims all connected to Seever - Gloria is once again thrust into the spotlight, while Hoskins and Sammie realize this may be their chance to get their lives back, even if it means forfeiting their humanity in the process. Today, Hoskins has been banished to the basement of the police station, Sammie is selling make-up at the shopping mall, and Gloria is trying to navigate a world where she can't escape condemnation. Seever's wife, Gloria, claimed to be as surprised as everyone else. Her byline was on the front page of the newspaper every day. Sammie Peterson was the lead reporter on the case.

They dug up 33 bodies in a crawlspace belonging to the beloved Jacky Seever, a pillar of the community and a successful businessman. Seven years ago, Detective Paul Hoskins and his larger-than-life partner solved one of the biggest serial killer cases of the decade. A crime like this isn't only about the killer.
