Part of Callahan Garrity Mystery, book 5
First published 1999
Atlanta private investigator finds herself pulled into what starts as a routine divorce case. The assignment seems straightforward enough until her client turns up dead. Now the detective faces a killer who has already struck once. She must piece together the truth behind the divorce proceedings while staying ahead of someone willing to commit murder to keep secrets buried. The case forces her to navigate the messy intersection of marital betrayal and deadly violence. What began as documenting infidelity becomes a race to unmask a murderer before they strike again. The detective discovers that some divorce cases hide darker truths than simple adultery.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: darker-truths, race-to-unmask-a-murderer
Setting: Atlanta
287 pages · Paperback · Luitingh-Sijthoff
Content warnings: murder, violence