Description
Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson brings her own brand of Southern Gothic back to the Spanish moss-draped shade of Savannah and the swampy marshes of Lowcountry Georgia, as crime writer Nikki Gillette and her husband, Detective Pierce Reed, race to expose an obsessive killer with an enigmatic M.O. . . . The stone is small and round, easy to miss among the junk surrounding Billy Huber's body. The man was a hoarder for sure. At first, police assume he fell from a ladder, injuring his throat and smashing his head in the process. Only on closer inspection do they see the polished stone nearby, with a number on one side etched in blood, and a strange symbol on the other. Reporter Nikki Gillette seizes on the story and visits Huber's sprawling property in Georgia's low country. She gains little except the uneasy feeling of being watched. Within days, another body is found--a wealthy, thrice-married Savannah socialite dead in her lavish home. More victims follow, each one pierced through the throat. Beside each body, a stone engraved with a different number and symbol. Detective Pierce Reed, Nikki's husband, cautions her against getting in too deep. She's a mother now and can't keep putting herself in danger. Nikki knows he's right, but her instincts are in overdrive. This is what she's good at--finding answers and driving toward justice at any cost. Yet she knows, too, that the most terrifying killers don't look like monsters at all. And by the time you realize how close they really are, it may already be too late to save yourself.
About the Author
About the Author
Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over ninety five novels, including It Happened on the Lake, You Will Pay, The Third Grave, Deserves to Die, Running Scared, and Shiver. She is also the co author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages. She lives with her family and beloved dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her online at LisaJackson.com.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
Praise for Lisa Jackson's Pierce Reed and Nikki Gillette Series "When the skeletal remains of two bodies and what appears to be an empty grave are found in a secret crypt in the cellar of a decaying Savannah, Ga., mansion in bestseller Jackson's workmanlike fourth Pierce Reed/Nikki Gillette novel, police detective Pierce investigates...Enjoy catching up with Pierce and Nikki." --Publishers Weekly on The Third Grave
"All the elements of an amazing thriller; interesting characters, a plot that keeps you engaged and so many twists and turns that leave you guessing."--Mystery and Suspense Magazine on The Third Grave "The spookily atmospheric plot is jam-packed with scary chills and sexy thrills." --Booklist on Tell Me "Jackson shows a mastery of the true-crime thriller formula that will please fans." --Kirkus Reviews on Tell Me "Absolutely tension-filled. Jackson is on top of her game." --Suspense Magazine on Tell Me "This psychological thriller has a beautifully conceived plot full of unexpected twists and provocative misleads, as well as sophisticated character development. Not even the sadistic murderer is one-dimensionally evil, and the protagonists display delicious depths." --Publishers Weekly on The Morning After "A toxic but tantalizing whodunit brew. Jackson knows how to pace the story... one of those books to take along on a cross-country airplane trip or a day at the beach." --The Bellingham Herald on Tell Me "As pure and pulpy as any crime fiction out there, Lisa Jackson returns with reporter Nikki Gillette and Det. Pierce Reed in Tell Me...juicy Southern Gothic secrets are brought back to the surface at a well-paced simmer." --Tucson Weekly on Tell Me
"All the elements of an amazing thriller; interesting characters, a plot that keeps you engaged and so many twists and turns that leave you guessing."--Mystery and Suspense Magazine on The Third Grave "The spookily atmospheric plot is jam-packed with scary chills and sexy thrills." --Booklist on Tell Me "Jackson shows a mastery of the true-crime thriller formula that will please fans." --Kirkus Reviews on Tell Me "Absolutely tension-filled. Jackson is on top of her game." --Suspense Magazine on Tell Me "This psychological thriller has a beautifully conceived plot full of unexpected twists and provocative misleads, as well as sophisticated character development. Not even the sadistic murderer is one-dimensionally evil, and the protagonists display delicious depths." --Publishers Weekly on The Morning After "A toxic but tantalizing whodunit brew. Jackson knows how to pace the story... one of those books to take along on a cross-country airplane trip or a day at the beach." --The Bellingham Herald on Tell Me "As pure and pulpy as any crime fiction out there, Lisa Jackson returns with reporter Nikki Gillette and Det. Pierce Reed in Tell Me...juicy Southern Gothic secrets are brought back to the surface at a well-paced simmer." --Tucson Weekly on Tell Me
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub date:
2026-06-30
Length:
416 pages
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