MYSTERY

Murder Road

Berkley. Mar. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9780593200384. $29. SUSPENSE
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In July 1995, newlyweds April and Eddie Carter are on the way to their honeymoon resort when a wrong turn down a deserted road turns deadly. Stopping to pick up a lone female hitchhiker in the dark Michigan woods, they realize she is gravely injured and bleeding, and a black truck is suddenly barreling down upon them. The nearest hospital is in Coldlake Falls, where the young woman dies, and the local police have questions for the Carters…lots of them. Witnesses-turned-suspects, April and Eddie must find a way to clear their names, while also grappling with the history of the Atticus Line—that same road where a string of unsolved murders over two decades haunts the town. Along with a little help from savvy locals and curious teenage sleuths, April and Eddie dig deeper into a case long grown cold, while also wrestling with their own haunted secrets.
VERDICT St. James’s (The Book of Cold Cases) intricate plot skillfully mixes gumshoe detective work with unexpected supernatural chills, not to mention winning characters that easily earn readers’ affection. This highly recommended title will thrill fans of St. James’s work and earn new ones along the way.
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