Deeper Than the Dead [Paperback]

A serial killer terrorizes a small California town in this gripping thriller from #1New York Timesbestselling author Tami Hoag.

California, 1985—Four children and young teacher Anne Navarre make a gruesome discovery: a partially buried female body, her eyes and mouth glued shut. A serial killer is at large, and the very bonds that hold their idyllic town together are about to be tested to the breaking point.

Tasked with finding the killer, FBI investigator Vince Leone employs a new and controversial FBI technique called “profiling,” which plunges him into the lives of the four children—and the young teacher whose need to uncover the truth is as intense as his own.

But as new victims are found and pressure from the media grows, Vince and Anne find themselves circling the same small group of local suspects, unsure if those who suffer most are the victims themselves—or those close to the killer, blissfully unaware that someone very near to them is a murderous psychopath…

Praise forDeeper than the Dead

“[A] nail-biting thriller…Once again, bestselling Hoag plots craftily and creates characters readers root for.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 

“Hoag's first-rate exploration of her characters imbuesDeeper Than the Deadwith compelling plot twists.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“There's a truly terrifying serial killer at the heart of Hoag's new page-turner...the chilling premise and exciting twists make Hoag's latest a thriller in every sense of the word.”—Booklist

“Warning: ReadingDeeper Than the Deadat night will most likely interfere with the reader’s inability to sleep without a chilling fear hovering at the corners of their mind.”—Examiner.com

“Readers will find themselves locked into a true gut-wrenching suspl³.