Officer Miranda Rader of the Harmony, Louisiana PD is known for
her honesty, integrity, and steady hand in a crisis—but that wasn’t
always so. Miranda comes from the town of Jasper, a place about the size
of a good spit on a hot day, and her side of the tracks was the wrong
one. She’s worked hard to earn the respect of her coworkers and the
community.
When Miranda and her partner are called to investigate
the murder of one of the town’s most beloved college professors, they’re
unprepared for the brutality of the scene. This murder is unlike any
they’ve ever investigated, and just when Miranda thinks she’s seen the
worst of it, she finds a piece of evidence that chills her to the core: a
faded newspaper clipping about that terrible night fifteen years ago.
The night she’d buried, along with her past and the girl she’d been back
then.
Until now that grave had stayed sealed…except for those times, in
the deepest part of the night, when the nightmares came: of a crime no
one believed happened and the screams of the girl they believed didn’t
exist. Then another man turns up dead, this one a retired cop. Not
just any cop—the one who took her statement that night. Two murders,
two very different men, two killings that on the surface had nothing in
common—except Miranda.
I read this fast-paced crime novel in under 24 hours and it delivered in most ways. Even though the novel is short, I did feel invested in the characters. The author was really able to tell us a lot in a small amount of pages, which I am always grateful for. I felt terrible for Miranda and just wanted to help her make everything right. Just be warned, because their are only a few characters introduced, I had ideas throughout the book of what I thought. I was right and wrong, which was fun to feel like I solved a piece, but was still surprised. This was a first time read author read for me, but I wouldn't hesitate to pick up more titles by Erica Spindler.
* I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review *
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