Dead Giveaway

Dead Giveaway by Novak, Brenda. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780778328865.

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Novak brings you a trilogy that Publishers Weekly called "a great read." Every town has its secrets—and Stillwater, Mississippi, has more than most! Starting with a murder almost twenty years ago… The Reverend Lee Barker went missing nineteen years ago… And the people of Stillwater, Mississippi, believe they know why. Theye convinced he was murdered—by his stepson, Clay Montgomery. But only Clay—and his mother and sisters—can say for sure. They were the only ones there that fateful night, the only ones who know what really happened. And theyre not talking. Allie McCormick is a cold-case detective from Chicago. After a particularly difficult divorce, shes returned to Stillwater with her six-year-old daughter to find the peace she once knew in her hometown, and to work for the local police force while shes starting over. But when Clays powerful enemies join forces to put him behind bars, Allie feels duty bound to uncover the truth. Her instincts tell her he didnt murder the Reverend Lee Barker. Maybe Clays a dark and brooding man with more than his share of secrets, but he was just sixteen at the time. And hes not a cold-blooded killer. At least, thats what Allie believes—until she finds proof that behind the preachers pious demeanor lurked the heart of a monster. Then she has to ask herself whether justice has already been done…