The Little Grave

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Detective Amanda Steele stops just inside the doorway recognizing the victim's face instantly. He seems so vulnerable in death; soft human even harmless. But she can never forget the evil he has inflicted. Her heart is hammering as she remembers her precious daughter with her red curls and infectious laugh and how she was lowered into that little grave...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>It's been five years since </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Detective Amanda Steele</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'s life was derailed in the path of an oncoming drunk driver. The small community of Dumfries Virginia may have moved on from the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter but Amanda cannot. When </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>the driver who killed her family is found murdered in a motel room</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> she can't keep away from the case.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Fighting her sergeant to be allowed to work an investigation with such a personal connection to her Amanda is in a race to prove that she can uncover the truth. But </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>the more she digs into the past of the man who destroyed her future the more shocking discoveries she makes</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. And when Amanda finds the link between a silver bracelet in his possession and the brutal unsolved murder of a young exotic dancer she realizes she's caught up in something darker than she ever imagined and suspects that </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>more girls could be in danger</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>But as Amanda edges toward the truth </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>she gets closer to a secret as personal as it is deadly</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. Amanda has stumbled upon a dangerous killer and she must face some terrible truths in order to catch this killer - and </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>save his next victim as she couldn't save her own daughter...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A gripping page-turning thriller full of mystery and suspense. </strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Perfect for fans of Rachel Caine Lisa Regan and Robert Dugoni.</span></p><p><br></p><h2>Readers love Carolyn Arnold:</h2><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>????? </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>OMG YES</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. This was an </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>amazing</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> book... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>I couldn't put it down</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Best book I read this year</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. Goodreads reviewer</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>????? </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>My heart is still beating fast! Wow!!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> By far one of the </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>best thrillers I've read</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> in a long time! The characters were great and no one would ever guess the ending! This story </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>knocks it out of the ballpark!!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> Goodreads reviewer</span></p>