Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Beyond Reach
    Unavailable
    Beyond Reach
    Unavailable
    Beyond Reach
    Audiobook13 hours

    Beyond Reach

    Written by Karin Slaughter

    Narrated by Joyce Bean

    4/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this audiobook

    With over 13 million copies of her books sold in twenty-two countries, #1 internationally bestselling author Karin Slaughter delivers "crime fiction at its finest." Now she returns to Grant county, Georgia where the lightning-fast plot, vivid forensic detail, and heart-stopping suspense will thrust readers into the darkest corners of their own imaginations-and push Slaughter to the top of the national bestseller lists.

    Sara Linton-resident medical examiner/pediatrician in Grant County, Georgia-has plenty of hardship to deal with, including defending herself in a heartbreaking malpractice suit. So when her husband, Police chief Jeffery Tolliver, learns that his friend and coworker detective Lena Adams has been arrested for murder and needs Sara's help, she is not sure she can handle the pressure of it all. But soon Sara and Jeffery are sifting through evidence, peeling back the layers of a mystery that grows darker by the day-until an intricate web of betrayal and vengeance begins to unravel. And suddenly the lives of Sara, Lena, and Jeffery are hanging by the slenderest of threads.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 31, 2007
    ISBN9781423333265
    Unavailable
    Beyond Reach
    Author

    Karin Slaughter

    Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez on ABC, and further projects are in development for television. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

    Related to Beyond Reach

    Related audiobooks

    Thrillers For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      A Thrill A Second

      Sep 4, 2020

      Gentle Swedish detective Ulf Varg is back in the second instalment of The Department of Sensitive Crimes series. His days are marred by petty bureaucratic red tape, his irritation with his long-winded colleague Blomquist and his unrequited longing fo

      2 min read

    • Article

      What To Read

      Jul 29, 2022

      By HAYLEY SCRIVENOR Pan Macmillan Twelve-year-old best friends Esther and Ronnie leave school together one Friday in their small Australian town, but after they part ways only one of them reaches her home. Sydney missing-person police experts Sarah

      3 min read

    • Article

      Storytime

      Jun 17, 2020

      The pressures of hitting 40 in an Instagramperfect world ring clangingly true in this uplifting romcom. In these troubled times, Alexandra Potter’s story is like a comforting hug with a side order of knowing laughter, so it’s no surprise it has alrea

      1 min read

    • Article

      Film Preview

      Aug 1, 2022

      Film Preview
      1 min read

    • Article

      Gripping Reads

      Jan 8, 2021

      This gripping saga revolves around the lives of three sisters who are the daughters of a rich Zimbabwean businessman-turned-pastor, Abraham Mafu, and his wife, Phumla. It begins on the wedding day of the youngest daughter, Zandile. Some relatives dis

      3 min read

    • Article

      Thrill A Second

      Apr 24, 2020

      Seems no matter where he goes, trouble follows Martin Scarsden. The journalist who first made an appearance in Hammer’s previous offering, Scrublands, finds himself at the heart of yet another mystery when an old school friend is murdered in the Aust

      2 min read

    • Article

      'Beneath A Ruthless Sun' Is A Wrenching Story Of Bigotry – And An Inspiring Tale Of Heroes

      Apr 26, 2018

      This kind of narrative is familiar territory for Gilbert King, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his remarkable 2012 bestseller "Devil in the Grove," another look at violence, injustice, and heroic opposition.

      3 min read

    • Article

      I Know Who You Are How An Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked The Golden State Killer And changed Crime Fighting Forever

      Sep 19, 2023

      DNA TESTING Barbara Rae-Venter Ballantine, 256 pages, £21 The Golden State Killer is a serial killer and rapist who committed at least 13 murders and more than 50 rapes in California in the 1970s and 1980s. He escaped detection for decades until he w

      1 min read

    • Article

      Books

      Apr 19, 2024

      Books
      4 min read

    • Article

      Behind Closed Doors

      Jun 19, 2022

      Behind Closed Doors
      3 min read

    • Article

      Book Club

      May 25, 2022

      What do you really know about the people you see, but never speak to? We can all make judgements – as does Iona Iverson, who gets the 8.05am train to London Waterloo every day. She even has names for her fellow commuters. Little does she know that sh

      2 min read

    • Article

      Books Of The Month

      Oct 27, 2023

      By Janice Hallett Bestseller Hallett’s latest novel reunites us with the Fairway Players, the beleaguered am-dram group who featured in her debut, The Appeal. As before, young lawyers Femi and Charlotte must work out whodunnit from a bunch of emails,

      2 min read

    • Article

      QUEEN & SLIM

      Mar 12, 2020

      QUEEN & SLIM
      1 min read

    • Article

      Kick Back With A Book

      Dec 17, 2021

      Billy Summers is an ex-army sniper turned hit-man – but he’s an assassin with a conscience and only kills “bad men”. He wants to retire, but when a mobster, Nick Majaraian, offers him a cool $2 million to do one last job, he agrees. The target is a d

      7 min read

    • Article

      Mayhem And Murder Aplenty!

      Nov 19, 2021

      by Qaanitah Hunter, Kaveel Singh & Jeff Wicks (Tafelberg, R280) “Who knew what, when?” has been one of the most frequently asked questions about the eight days “that set South Africa alight”, as this deeply researched retelling puts it. All three wri

      2 min read

    • Article

      Books

      Jan 20, 2020

      Theresa’s former husband Theo has been little but a shadow in her life: he’s spent the past two decades in an institution. Now that he’s dead, she finds herself unsure how to mourn for a man she’s tried so hard to put behind her. But going through a

      4 min read

    • Article

      What To Read?

      Feb 12, 2021

      Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi are back for another round of cases to solve at The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. For starters, part-time detective Charlie borrows Mme Ramotswe’s little white van for a mysterious errand, returning it with an odd

      1 min read

    • Article

      For March, 3 Romances That Fight For Love

      Mar 19, 2019

      True love finds a way amid food trucks, ice skates and ... knife throwing? In other words, March is just another month in Romancelandia, and we've got three stories of people fighting hard for love.

      2 min read

    Reviews for Beyond Reach

    4/5

    602 ratings33 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      This is another good intense book in the Grant County Series, and I like the way this one fully involved Sara, Lena and Jeffrey - although the bulk of the book didn't actually take place in Grant County. There were so many positives to this book, but I felt it lost at least half a star in the final few paragraphs as I don't think what happened in those paragraphs was needed or even fitted with the book (no spoilers!). If this had happenec earlier in the book I could have understood it and it would have fit better but I felt in the way it was done it detracted from a good story. Despite this if you have not read this series I would recommend them.
    • 4/5
      Skin Privilege
      4 Stars

      Series note: The final book in the Grant County series also published as Beyond Reach.

      Karin Slaughter's incredible characterization and spellbinding storytelling abilities are proven once again when Sara and Jeffrey get caught up in another of Lena's messes. Slaughter is one of the only authors who manages to grip the reader for over 500 pages despite the fact that her characters are some of the most unlikable people ever to grace the pages of a book.

      There are moments in this story when I couldn't care less if certain characters lived or died, and others in which my heart sped up and even skipped a beat. The ending is simply heart-wrenching, and it is difficult to see how Slaughter will make up for it even though I'm sure she will ultimately succeed.

      It will be interesting to see where Slaughter takes her characters from here.
    • 3/5
      Read this out of series - tough to take this ending, will need to go back and start for the beginning.
    • 3/5
      I don't know why I am always surprised when an author who writes one book a year with the same theme and the work is never unique. Somewhat entertaining.
    • 4/5
      This is no simple case of murder and it looks like Detective Lena Adams is the only suspect. But what is really going on in Reece? Lena's boss, Jeffrey Tolliver police chief of Heartsdale and his wife Dr Sara Linton, travel to Reece to try to aid Lena.

      This book was a roller coaster ride from beginning to end. Speaking of ends this one was just plain shocking. I was so involved in the characters from reading the entire series that I was terribly saddened and disappointed at the end.
    • 5/5
      Karin Slaughter is the absolute best crime/mystery writer I have come across in this day and age. Her novels will simply astound you with their heart-racing moments and intrigue. Every time I pick one of her novels up I cannot stop reading until I'm done and I still find myself begging for more. She's a writer with no fear! She wields her instruments like a knife ready to dig in deep and take you by surprise at every turn!
    • 4/5
      Freaking fantastic book!! Loved every minute of this series from start to finish. Page turner. Great characters and plenty of thrills and action. I wasn't a fan of the narrator but loved the story
    • 3/5
      I liked the book but I got so used to the books being narrated by Kathleen Early that it threw me off hearing the voice of someone else for the characters.
    • 5/5
      Super sad ending to grant county series. Its definitely best to read it in order
    • 4/5
      I like Karin Slaughter style and stories. First few books I didn,'g realise she wrote series. I think ? this is the first of Sarah Linton.
    • 4/5
      Sara, a doctor, becomes involved with her husband's work as the town sheriff while she is not working awaiting the settlement of a malpractice suit. Apparently, the town is producing lots of meth with a skin head gang involved. So are some of the so called upstanding citizens of the town.
    • 5/5
      Karin Slaughter is the absolute best crime/mystery writer I have come across in this day and age. Her novels will simply astound you with their heart-racing moments and intrigue. Every time I pick one of her novels up I cannot stop reading until I'm done and I still find myself begging for more. She's a writer with no fear! She wields her instruments like a knife ready to dig in deep and take you by surprise at every turn!
    • 4/5
      Beyond Reach is the sixth book in the Grant County series. It begins with one of the most self destructive characters ever conceived, Lena Adams, once again in some sort of trouble she's made for herself. She's found, sitting by the bleachers of her former high school, near a smoldering van with the burned remains of an unknown victim. She's been badly beaten but refuses to say a word. She's immediately arrested and taken to the hospital. The local sheriff calls her boss, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and he and his wife Sara Linton come running. After they show up at the hospital, Lena tricks Sara into helping her escape police custody.

      The story then changes to a dual narrative where we follow Sara and Jeffrey in present time, while going back three days with Lena, where she chronicles the events that led up to her arrest. For the first time in this six book series, we get to hear much more about Lena and some shocking revelations about her troublesome past.

      I have been completely captivated by the Grant County series, as well as the newer Will Trent series, and have been listening to the audio versions for the past four months. The pacing of the plot and narrative is mesmerizing. The author has a talent for exposing humanity’s very dark side. I'm going to miss these characters, even Lena, after spending so much time with them this year. If you are a fan of the series, you absolutely cannot miss this book.
    • 4/5
      Hyyhjjjjn If you are familiar with Karin Slaughter’s Grant County series, then you know Lena Adams. She’s a police detective in Grant County. She’s in the small town where she grew up with her blind sister and her addict uncle. This is where most of the story takes place, not Grant County this time.Jeffery Tolliver, the police chief of Grant County, has come to Lena’s rescue as she sits in a jail cell, suspected of murder. Jeffrey has brought Sarah, his wife, with him. You should also be familiar with these two characters, who have also been part of the Grant County series.Of course, Jeffrey and Sarah get themselves involved in Lena‘s troubles. They begin with her uncle, who has been trying to clean himself up. But the meth business has been going on for too long in the small Georgia town. And they got him again.Who has been involved with this awful business, and who is willing to murder to keep it going? Everyone in this town is suspect.Again, Slaughter has written a thrilling story of secrets and lies and good guys and bad guys. This series is so well written that you’ll even enjoy it if you read it out of order.I must admit, though, I had a little trouble, at first, understanding that Lena’s chapters occurred before Jeffrey’s and Sarah‘s. Don’t be confused. Lena's chapters explain how she came to be in jail.
    • 4/5
      Having read books further along in the series before starting from the beginning, I knew what was going to happen by the end. Didn’t make it any easier. I strive for the tenacity of Lena Adams and the resilience of Sara Linton.
    • 4/5
      Hmmm. While a gripping book and police drama with characters we've grown to know and to love, I'm beginning to see some not-so-great parallels between Slaughter's stories and Patricia Cornwall's story-telling. This book starts with Sara Linton in court being sued for malpractice by parents of a child she was treating. While the childlessness of both the late boy's parents and Sara and Jeffrey become part of Sara's inner dialogue, the court case does not have any mention again until the end of the book. I saw a similar trend in several of the middle Cornwall series, of a series of events at the beginning being only a lead-in to the book and pretty much superfluous.Nevertheless, the look at drug addiction in rural Georgia is certainly timely and how it gets started is quite accurate. The devastation to the community and to families is well-written, and it becomes part of Lena's troubled self-assessment. Much of her character is determined by the actions of her uncle and her mother (the former who raised her, the latter whose mysterious death Lena begins to uncover) and in true Karin Slaughter fashion, those inner discussions play a part in the mystery that Jeffrey Tolliver and Sara Linton set out to solve.
    • 4/5
      This is the last book in the Grant County Series. I have enjoyed this series very much. The story was very interesting and I enjoyed the characters of Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver. The ending was very shocking and unexpected but I can pick up the lives of some of these characters in The Will Trent series. I look forward to reading that series to see how the story continues.
    • 1/5
      Sara Linton is a paediatrician and medical examiner in small town Georgia. The book opens with her being submitted to a deposition in a malpractice case which, while offering a valid insight into what’s wrong with health care in many countries these days, has nothing much to do with anything else. I suppose the fact that the entire town turns on her even though no case has been proven does provide a motivation for her to accompany her husband Jeffrey, the Sheriff of the same small town, out of town. When Jeffrey learns that his detective, Lena Adams, has been arrested in a different small town after she was discovered catatonic at the site of an explosion he and Sara set off to find out what happened. Lena escapes custody, the bodies start to pile up and everyone chases their tails for a while.

      I’ve read the previous five books in this series and while they’re not my favourites of the genre I’ve always thought they were perfectly servicable, if a little incredible. I can’t say the same for Skin Privilege. Firstly it’s long. Unnecessarily so. This tiny extract might give you an idea why I think that

      Jeffrey didn’t want to tie up his cell phone so he picked up the receiver by the couch and used his calling card to check their messages at home. No one had called, so he hung up and dialed the station. He entered the code and accessed his work voice mail.

      Most of the book is as yawn-inducing as this passage. It is so full of such irrelevant details and so devoid of actual plot advancement that it reminded me of one of my favourite Monty Python sketches which tells the tale of an insurance salesman to whom nothing happens. This slowness is combined with an utterly annoying structure, the book switches point of view and moves back and forwards in time in a way that completely fails to build up any tension, and by the time Slaughter starts the actual story (somewhere around page 430) I was past caring. The shock ending that had fans talking lost a lot of its impact for me because I was just so thrilled to be finished.

      Then there’s the credibility factor. Between them Sara and Lena have been raped by a stranger, lost a sister to a serial killer, nearly lost a different sister to a different killer, been beaten and raped by a white supremacist boyfriend and had an abortion. And all of that took place before this book starts. So I found it impossible to believe the things that happened to either of these women in this book. Slaughter’s depiction of a small town turning on a much loved children’s doctor didn’t ring true at all, and nor did the string of events that happened around Lena. The secrets she discovered about her own family history were simply preposterous given the “everyone knows everyone’s business” picture of small town life Slaughter had gone to great lengths to depict. The rampant corruption at the heart of the story was equally improbable (I had the same reaction to it as I always do to those September 11 conspiracy theories). At some point very early on the “it’s gone too far” switch in my brain was flicked and I spent the rest of the book snickering as the trauma count piled up around each woman.

      All of this was wrapped up in a layer of misery that made finishing this book feel like a punishment rather than the diversion it ought to have been. I can’t imagine too many true fans of the series were enamoured of the book and if you haven’t read any of the Grant County series I wouldn’t recommend you start here.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Also published as Beyond Reach, this is the sixth of Slaughter's Sara Linton novels - though it's the first I've ever read. Happily, I didn't find that my lack of Slaughter experience hindered my enjoyment of the book in the slightest! It is a fantastic piece of storytelling that weaves a complex and all-too-believable plot around a compelling group of flawed, feisty but very likeable characters.When Jeffrey Tolliver, Chief of Police in Granta County, gets a phone call to say that his detective Lena Adams has been arrested at a crime scene in her home town, on suspicion of arson and murder, he and his coroner wife Sara immediately drive out to Reece to investigate. There they uncover a terrifying web of meth trafficking and corruption, with rival neo-Nazi gangs keeping the townspeople in fear, greedy eyes on everyone and everything. With this claustrophobic atmosphere slowing their progress, will they manage to piece together what really happened the night Lena was arrested? Can they find out who was condemned to die in the burning car? And as the body count rises, will they be the next target?Skin Privilege didn't pull me in headfirst, dragging me breathlessly through the pages; instead it builds slowly, layering up our knowledge of the characters, the town, the background, playing around with little details that may or may not be important. Slaughter doesn't shy away from the realities of Sara's work in the mortuary, or from the more graphic elements of her victims' fates, but it never feels gratuitous and like Sara, we are encouraged to detach a little and read with interest rather than revulsion. I also appreciated how she explores the endless ways - both good and bad - that people can be tied to each other, whether they are friends, family, colleagues, partners, neighbours or even complete strangers. There were a few sections that seemed a bit slow, and a couple of slightly confusing moments where I felt like I'd missed something along the way, but there were other parts that had me glued to the page, including one big shock where I least expected it that nearly had me weeping on the shop counter! All in all, a very enjoyable first foray into Karin Slaughter's writing - and I'll be keeping an eye out for more of the Sara Linton titles!
    • 4/5
      I’d forgotten how twisted a tale Slaughter could weave. This was really intense, as much as the first time we met all the characters in Blindsighted. Slaughter could teach Cornwell a thing or two about handling graphic. She does so in great detail, but manages to make the reader detach from the scene much like Sarah has to tell herself to do the same.While this is a story that barely scratches the surface of the destructive power of meth, it manages to give a credible overview of how far reaching that destruction really goes. This is most we ever have seen of Sarah and Jeffrey together and they each are dealing with Lena’s situation in a different way, but still together as so many secrets are finally revealed. It’s heartbreaking from beginning to end for each character and the group as a whole.
    • 4/5
      Best one of the Grant County series I've read so far! Though seriously glad I do not live in the rural south (at least I'm in the city...)
    • 4/5
      Another gripping thriller in the Grant County series. The ending was so unexpected that I had to read it twice.Back Cover Blurb:Lena Adams has spent her life struggling to forget her childhood in Reece, the small town which nearly destroyed her. She's made a new life for herself as a police detective in Heartsdale, a hundred miles away - but nothing could prepare her for the violence which explodes when she is forced to return. A vicious murder leaves a young woman incinerated beyond recognition. And Lena is the only suspect.When Heartsdale police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, Lena's boss, receives word that his detective has been arrested, he has no choice but to go to Lena's aid - taking with him his wife, medical examiner Sara Linton. But soon after their arrival, a second victim is found. The town closes ranks. And both Jeffrey and Sara find themselves entangled in a horrifying underground world of bigotry and rage - a violent world which shocks even them. But can they discover the truth before the killer strikes again?
    • 4/5
      I can't give this a 5, though I love the series. If you've read it, you'll understand. Otherwise, I can't even talk about it without being spoiler-y. I HIGHLY recommend this author's books if you enjoy crime drama, though. Definitely the top of my list.
    • 4/5
      Wow! What an ending! This book is a continuation of the Grant County series. I did find the book to be a bit wordy part way through and I thought I would lose interest. The story did pick up the pace towards the last 1/3 of the book. I am glad I stuck with it. I am not sure yet how I feel about the ending. I look forward to continuing with this series.
    • 3/5
      Someone burns to death in a car, and a police detective is the main suspect. Then she disappears and her colleagues (and friends) try to find her and figure out what happened. This book is too long, but that's almost balanced by its impressive depth and complexity. The story is a huge one and feels true. But all of that is totally blown away by a giant "WHAT?!" moment at the end, and... well, I just don't know how to react. This is a book for die-hard fans, anyway. New-comers to the series would be absolutely bewildered (and depressed, I suspect.)
    • 3/5
      I am probably in the minority but I didn't find this book nearly as good as Karin Slaughter's earlier work. I found it dragged and contained way too much character introspection without enough action. While Karin Slaughter is an excellent writer, this book simply did not hold my attention. I couldn't get immersed in the story and consequently I skimmed a lot. As for the ending, I hated it. I won't say why, since that would spoil the book for those who haven't read it. I'll just say that it left me with a negative vibe throughout the entire story, with absolutely no happy stops along the way
    • 4/5
      Pediatrician/medical examiner Sara Linton is reeling from a vicious malpractice suit and having to close her clinic when her husband, police chief Jeffrey Tollier, receives word that Lena Adams, one of his detectives, has been arrested in Reese, GA. Sara accompanies Jeffrey to the small, backwater town. When they arrive, Lena uses Sara to escape and from that point on manages to stay one step ahead of Jeffrey and the sheriff of Reese. As Jeffrey tries to find Lena, bodies pile up and he and Sara find their own lives threatened. Meanwhile, Lena is trying to locate her Uncle Hank and the man he claims killed her mother when she stumbles upon a group of white supremacists who deal in meth trafficking.This sixth installment of the Grant County, GA crime series is as gritty and realistic as real life. Slaughter touches upon the devastating effects of methamphetamine on its users and the vicious cruelty of its makers and traffickers. Slaughter adroitly leads the reader through two investigations: Lena as she tracks her uncle and tries to find out what really happened to her mother, and Jeffrey and Sara as they search for Lena. Slaughter provides an ending which is unexpected and which some readers will find traumatic and unsettling.
    • 4/5
      This addition to the author’s Grant County series again features Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver; his wife, the county coroner and pediatrician, Dr. Sara Linton; his troubled detective, Lena Adams; and Lena’s sick-o former boyfriend, Ethan Green. Much of the story takes place in Reese, Georgia, Lena’s former hometown, where the newly elected Sheriff, Jake Valentine, seems amazingly young and inexperienced. While in Reese, we also get more acquainted with Lena’s Uncle Hank, and meet Charlotte Warren, who was apparently the first lover of Lena’s dead twin sister, Sybil. But that’s not all. We also get the meth trade, white supremacists, post-rape repercussions, post-parental-abuse repercussions, and some very unsavory causes of death. Unlike Slaughter’s previous books, there are more caricatured people in “Beyond Reach,” and more scenes that seem ludicrously unrealistic. Nevertheless, Slaughter’s passionate caring seeps through, as does her art, making the book worth reading in spite of the disappointments.
    • 4/5
      Lena Adams is in her hometown and has been arrested after she is found on the scene of a terrible car fire containing a burnt body and a gas can beside her. Jeffrey, bringing Sara with him, goes to talk to her and walks into the middle of a town keeping a dark secret. This latest Grant County thriller throws drug trafficking, meth addiction and white supremacists into the mix. As Indelible took us into Jeffrey's past, Beyond Reach takes us into Lena's past and uncovers her family secrets. This was an another exciting, masterfully plotted mystery with a solution that took me by surprise. Karin Slaughter is a master of this genre. However, the ending of this book is another matter.As I read the last pages I felt like I had been hit by a ton of bricks. I did not see the ending coming as I had not read any spoilers for this book. I had to read those two pages over a couple of times before I actually believed what I was reading. To say the least I am flabbergasted and as a fan of this series I feel somewhat betrayed, possibly angry, definitely displeased. Those are my immediate reactions, only a few hours old and I'll probably calm down as time goes by but at this point I'm not sure if I'll "look forward" to the next book of the series. I will read it, with trepidation, but I definitely need to let this sink in.If you haven't read any of this series, I strongly advise against reading them out of order. There is a story that runs through them of the main characters that you would miss out on otherwise. Blindsighted is the first, and I recommend you start there.
    • 4/5
      When Lena Adams is arrested for murder, her boss Jeffery Tolliver and his wife Sara Linton go to find the real story. Little do they know that the small town Lena grew up in contains many mysteries that must be solved before Lena is free.Family history, marriage issues and friendship all play a role in this page turning novel.My first Karin Salughter book, I'll read more.