Part of Krewe of Hunters, book 15
First published 2015
Lara Mayhew walks away from her job as a congressman's media assistant and vanishes somewhere between her office and her Washington apartment. That night, FBI agent Meg Murray receives a cryptic message from her childhood friend claiming disillusionment and plans to return home to Richmond. Lara never arrives. Bodies matching her description surface in local rivers, suggesting a serial killer at work. Meg partners with Matt Bosworth, a veteran investigator from the FBI's paranormal unit known as the Krewe of Hunters. Their search takes them along familiar routes through Civil War battlefields and graveyards from Harpers Ferry to Gettysburg, places where the dead reveal secrets to those who listen. What begins as a hunt for a potential serial killer evolves into something more complex when political conspiracy emerges. Meg and Matt must determine whether these cases connect while questioning whom they can trust beyond each other.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, partners-to-lovers
Setting: Washington, Richmond, Harpers Ferry, Gettysburg
Period: 21st-century
347 pages · Paperback · MIRA
Content warnings: violence