First published 2020
Sheriff Emma Williams runs Sullivan County, Georgia, until seven bodies turn up at an old lake house. Four Army Rangers from the nearby base become suspects, but their arrival brings Major Jeremiah Cook and his elite investigation team. Cook sees the same physical evidence Williams collected, yet he reads it completely differently. Williams has never handled a case with multiple victims. Cook believes the deaths connect to something much larger than a single violent incident. The sheriff trusts forensics and facts. The major suspects the lake house holds secrets spanning generations. Two law enforcement teams work the same crime scene and reach opposite conclusions. Williams must defend her investigation while Cook pushes his theory about deeper mysteries. The case forces both investigators to question what they know about truth, evidence, and the hidden history of Sullivan County. Only one version of events can be correct, and the wrong choice means justice dies with the victims.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Sullivan County, Georgia, Lake House
Period: Contemporary
448 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company