by Kay Hooper
Part of Bishop/Special Crimes Unit, book 20
First published 2021
Salem has been peaceful for months when psychic investigator Hollis Templeton and medium Diana Hayes receive an urgent warning. During one of Diana's journeys into the gray realm between life and death, they learn a twisted murderer has come to Salem. The killer plans to destroy the five families who founded the town in the most brutal ways imaginable. Bishop leads his elite Special Crimes Unit into action, with his wife Miranda at his side. The team faces their highest stakes yet as they race to protect Nellie Cavendish and Finn Deverell, both descendants of the original Five families and newfound friends caught in the crosshairs. The investigators must track down the vicious killer while confronting an ancient curse that has settled over Salem. As bodies pile up and the supernatural forces grow stronger, Bishop and his psychic agents discover that some evils run deeper than murder.
Genres: mystery, supernatural, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Salem
291 pages · Hardcover · Berkley
Content warnings: violence