The dead don’t stay buried. And justice doesn’t always wear a badge.
Detective Inspector Sophie Whitton thought returning to work after the Doll Maker case would be a slow climb back to normal. She was wrong.
When the body of Anita Simmons—a beloved wife, mother, and volunteer—is found lying atop a stranger’s grave, Whitton and her partner Saint are thrown into a chilling new mystery. Anita seemed to have no enemies. So who wanted her dead... and why leave her body in such a symbolic place?
With summer heat suffocating the town of Woodington and her PTSD spiraling, Whitton struggles to separate reality from the ghosts that haunt her. Her relationship with Rachel is hanging by a thread, and therapy with Dr. Westbrook may not be enough to stop everything from falling apart.
As more victims appear'''each with disturbing ties to the past—it becomes clear this is no ordinary killer. Someone out there believes in justice. Just not the kind delivered by the law.
A dark and gritty sequel to The Doll Maker, this is a story of reckoning, obsession, and the fine line between justice and revenge.
Genre: Mystery
Detective Inspector Sophie Whitton thought returning to work after the Doll Maker case would be a slow climb back to normal. She was wrong.
When the body of Anita Simmons—a beloved wife, mother, and volunteer—is found lying atop a stranger’s grave, Whitton and her partner Saint are thrown into a chilling new mystery. Anita seemed to have no enemies. So who wanted her dead... and why leave her body in such a symbolic place?
With summer heat suffocating the town of Woodington and her PTSD spiraling, Whitton struggles to separate reality from the ghosts that haunt her. Her relationship with Rachel is hanging by a thread, and therapy with Dr. Westbrook may not be enough to stop everything from falling apart.
As more victims appear'''each with disturbing ties to the past—it becomes clear this is no ordinary killer. Someone out there believes in justice. Just not the kind delivered by the law.
A dark and gritty sequel to The Doll Maker, this is a story of reckoning, obsession, and the fine line between justice and revenge.
Genre: Mystery
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