Buried Lies
A Novel

Fun but Never Frivoous It’s a procedural, it’s a cozy, it’s a Southern noir … and it’s also not quite any of those things because it’s so much its own thing. Wildly inventive, twisty beyond belief, somber in spots, pancreas-rupturing funny, and page-flipping fast, BURIED LIES is the crime novel that......more

I really enjoyed Graveyard Fields. This follow-up seemed a bit too by-the-numbers and a tad messy. I look forward to seeing what’s next from this promising young author.......more

My thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane books for an ARC of this novel. Davis Reed is a sharp-edged, intrepid, rather dashing former cop-private detective who fits the mould of old-time noir fiction protagonists. He is not easily scared off, always happy to take up a challenge, and invariably ready......more

Davis Reed is busy sitting on his porch, looking at the mountains, drinking beer, and not writing the book he said he was going to write when his friend Deputy Dale Johnson calls him to go look at a body. Prentiss Wells was playing golf with his buddies when he was apparently struck and killed by a......more

No preconceived notions. None whatsoever. This was a new author for me but the description sounded interesting and appealing. So, I took a chance and opened Buried Lies. And, I’m very glad I did. Along the way I was entertained and the plot and characters kept me engaged until the very last page. Bur......more