by P. J. Tracy
Part of Monkeewrench, book 3
First published 2006
Grace MacBride and Annie Belinsky run a computer game company, but today they're riding through Wisconsin's northern forests with deputy Sharon Mueller. They're heading to Green Bay to investigate reports of a serial killer when their car dies in the remote woods. A walk through the trees brings them to Four Corners, a town that feels wrong from the moment they arrive. The phone lines have been cut. No people walk the streets or peer from windows. The silence stretches too far in every direction. Grace knows something terrible has happened here, but she doesn't expect to watch two people get murdered right in front of her. The killings aren't random acts of violence. They're part of something larger and more dangerous. Grace, Annie, and Sharon realize they've stumbled into the middle of an ongoing nightmare. The people responsible for the murders know they're here now. Getting out of Four Corners alive means staying ahead of killers who have already proven they'll do anything to protect their secrets.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Wisconsin, Green Bay, Four Corners
346 pages · Mass Market Paperback · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence