Trace of Evil

An IndieNext Pick! Gripping...Blanchard keeps the tension high. - Associated PressFrom Alice Blanchard the author of the New York Times Notable mystery novel Darkness Peering comes Trace of Evil first in an evocative new series about a small New York town its deeply held secrets and the woman determined to uncover them no matter what the cost.There’s something wicked in Burning Lake…Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective in Burning Lake New York an isolated town known for its dark past. Tasked with uncovering the whereabouts of nine missing transients who have disappeared over the years Natalie wrestles with the town’s troubled history – and the scars left by her sister’s unsolved murder years ago.Then Daisy Buckner a beloved schoolteacher is found dead on her kitchen floor and a suspect immediately comes to mind. But it’s not that simple. The suspect is in a coma collapsed only hours after the teacher’s death and it turns out Daisy had secrets of her own. Natalie knows there is more to the case but as the investigation deepens even she cannot predict the far-reaching consequences – for the victim for the missing of Burning Lake and for herself.