Detective Philip Gaines packs up his family and moves to the small town of Clover Valley. He's tired of all the crime and working in a small town means small crimes ... or so he thought.
Groups of people are being butchered with a dubious medieval weapon. First, it's a woman in her home. Then a family of 6 .. not even the children are exempt. Another group of 6 are then targeted and luckily one person survives.
Gaines and his partner, Detective Brad Watson are leading the investigation and working through a maze of suspects and potential motives. Are these all random killings ... or something much, much worse.
They have a primary suspect, but getting proof is almost impossible. Seems like every time they get close, the suspect finds a way to weasel away. And there is still no motive for the killings.
Being a short book of less than 150 pages, It is action-packed, filled with twists and turns that lead to an astonishing ending. The characters are finely drawn and are memorable. I enjoyed how Gaines' professional and personal lives blended and brought more credibility to the story.
Many thanks to the author / Black Rose Writing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
