Description:
It starts with a mysterious phone call, summoning homicide counselor Tally Whyte back to the hometown she thought she'd left far behind her. Almost as soon as she arrives, Tally hears that a young woman she knew as a child has been found ritualistically murdered and mutilated. The deeper Tally probes into the bizarre murder, the more chilling it becomes. Each glimpse into the killer's dark mind only unnerves Tally more. Despite frustrating secrets and silences, Tally suspects she's getting close to the truth, but perhaps she's getting too close for her own good. As each new body is found, Tally has to wonder...will she be next?
Brief description: Award-winning author Vicki Stiefel's mystery/thrillers star homicide counselor Tally Whyte, and she recently completed her Science/Fantasy series, The Made Ones Saga, with the publication of Ascendant. After running The Writers Studio with her late husband, author William G. Tapply, Vicki taught fiction and media writing at Clark University for six years.She grew up in professional theater and planned to become an actress. Instead, she slung hamburgers, managed a scuba shop, and became a college professor. She's a mom to two wonderful humans and a furry pack. Her passions for scuba diving, fly fishing, and knitting, which pop up in her novels, as do chocolate, bourbon, and lobster. Currently, she's editing The Bond, an historical Regency about friendship, love, secrets, and choice.
Review Quotes:
"Tally is a compelling protagonist-edgy, compassionate and vulnerable-with a clipped narrating style that keeps the tricky plot in focus. Stiefel's latest shows-again-that she can hold her own against genre heavyweights like John Sanford and Patricia Cornwell." -Publishers Weekly
"Compelling, touching, and a pleasure to read." -Robert Parker