In an elite suburb of New York City, girls are dying. That doesn’t happen in Greenvale, with its immaculate lawns, exclusive yacht clubs and multi-million dollar mansions. But behind its perfect façade, its trimmed hedges and luxury cars, a darkness lies. Girls, dependent on Adderall, outmaneuver each other to get into top colleges, while the mothers’ need to live vicariously only makes it worse.… worse.
Bella DeFranco is one of the Bronx’s top SVU detectives. At only 37, she disarms everyone with her stunning good looks, yet she is as tough as most men—and a lot smarter, too. Yet when is summoned to Greenvale, she finds herself getting lost in a case that even she can’t comprehend. She stumbles into a land of secrets, a place where husbands hide their pasts from their wives, where friends are not what they seem, and where no one wants to know too much. As she digs deeper into layers of suburban dysfunction, she comes to learn that, behind all the fake smiles, there is a subtle violence–rivaling even her crime-ridden streets of the Bronx.
With a killer on the loose, time running out, and a new partner who never recovered from his washed-up alcoholic days, the odds are stacked against Bella. She is determined, though, to save these girls, whatever the cost. Yet as she gets close, the depth of psychosis she discovers shocks even her….
THE LOST GIRLS (BOOK #2 IN THE SUBURBAN MURDER SERIES) is now available!
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good character creation and story line
A good read. Interesting storyline
It’s Incredibly sad what societies and families are willing to do to “succeed” .
A very entertaining book. Wasn’t able to figure out who did the killings till the end. I recommend this book to everyone who likes mystery, detective stories.
Looking forward to others in this series. . .
This was a book I found myself trying to finish before I could go to sleep at night. I was eager to resolve the mystery.
i have read 2 books from this author and i highly recommend them
Enjoyed the twists and turns in the book. Did not expect the ending!
Read similar books on this topic so did not feel it was very original.
Very scary book but couldn’t put it down
Great read, kept me interested the whole way.
Page turner. Turns and twists to the plot. Great read
Good
not worth the time to read
Well written, with a twisted plot. Really made me sit and think. Excited to explore this Author further.
When I started reading this book, I thought it an interesting premise. The link of a recent murder to an older one allowed the author to give some town background and to work in a red herring or two. At least it should have. As a new writer, this didn’t work as planned. In fact, more symptoms of a new writer: a lack of emotional word descriptions. …