Part of Rose Gardner Mystery
First published 2015
Rose Gardner is locked in the Fenton County holding cell, facing charges she didn't earn. J.R. Simmons, the most powerful man in southern Arkansas, put her there, and he isn't finished. He wants Mason gone, he wants Skeeter gone, and he wants Rose buried under a conviction she can't fight her way out of. Making things worse, Rose's ex-boyfriend, J.R.'s own son, appears to have sided with his father against her. Rose's circle of friends pulls together to dig up evidence and block J.R.'s next move, but the man has spent years hiding his crimes behind money and influence. He is very good at not getting caught. Running low on time and options, Rose considers stepping back into the role of the Lady in Black, the secret identity she has worked to keep buried. Taking that step could get her the evidence she needs to protect the people she loves. It could also get her killed, or blow her cover wide open. This is the eighth book in the Rose Gardner Mystery series.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, high-stakes-conspiracy, secret-identity, underdog-protagonist
Setting: Fenton County, Southern Arkansas
Period: Contemporary
472 pages · Paperback · DGS
Content warnings: murder, violence