Description:

Someone’s found the skeleton in the closet, and it’s not the only one. Wall Street Journal bestselling author Debra Webb presents an emotional new mystery.

Crime analyst and newly disgraced deputy police chief Vera Boyett doesn’t visit home often, and she certainly doesn’t venture back into the cave on her family land. But when the remains of her long-missing stepmother are discovered, Vera will have to face a past that threatens all she is.

She and her sister Eve had a fairy-tale childhood: good until it was tragic, with a stepmother they never found a bond with. At least they had each other, a baby half-sister, and a mutual devotion that would have them do the unthinkable.

It’s a summer in small-town Tennessee, so thick with humidity it could drown you and so rife with secrets it could smother you. And deep beneath the surface, there are more bodies than you’d think.

Adele’s Review:

This reviewer loves the Finley O’Sullivan trilogy by Debra Webb and was excited to begin her new Vera Boyett series with Deeper Than The Dead. The author did not disappoint with this novel’s unique, very well written mystery. The book was unlike any other thriller I’ve read, and that made the reading experience even more pleasurable.

Crime analyst Vera Boyett is an imperfect protagonist who returns to her home in Tennessee under a cloud of scandal and disgrace, hoping to clear her name with her police unit when the dust settles. But the discovery of a body on her family property creates new problems and fresh scandal for her and her sisters. As if she didn’t have enough trouble, the new sheriff investigating the circumstances of the dead body happens to be her first love and the man who broke her heart. The plot continues to deepen, with many twists and turns along the way to make this book a compelling, entertaining read. I’ll be looking for book two! Recommended.

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6341200799

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CGVSQHNG