Hidden Angels

Detective Amanda Steele Book 13

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As the wall is peeled back, everyone falls silent. Then they see her. The near-perfect remains of a young female, two jelly bangles and a neon necklace being the only clues to how long she had been hidden there. But who was she? And who could have possibly wanted to take such an innocent life?

When the body of girl is discovered in the walls of a Woodbridge church, Detective Amanda Steele is immediately called to the scene. On arrival she meets FBI Special Agent Sandra Vos who explains that while negotiating a hostage incident moments before, a gun was fired. The bullet missed its target but exposed human remains.

The victim has been perfectly preserved, her jewelry and summer dress taking Amanda back to her own teenage years. DNA quickly confirms that the victim was taken over thirty years ago. Thinking about her own daughter, Amanda cannot imagine the devastation for the young girl’s family and vows to find the killer.

Amanda and her partner Trent determine the suspect behind the attempted shooting, Cameron Cofell, had a very clear reason for exacting revenge on the church’s priest. As they question the wider community, a neighbor reveals her long-held suspicions too. But when she is found murdered, Amanda knows this killer is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep their dark secret from ever coming to light.

Soon the investigation takes Amanda and Trent to an abandoned farmhouse—a place that haunts Cameron’s nightmares—where they find a faded photograph that holds the mystery of another chilling cold case. But just how far back does this evil go, and how much will Amanda and Trent need to sacrifice to find the killer?

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What to Expect in Hidden Angels

Hidden Angels is a fast-paced crime thriller and police procedural featuring Detective Amanda Steele as she investigates human remains discovered inside the wall of a Woodbridge church and uncovers a decades-old disappearance connected to a deadly secret.

Readers can expect:

• Female detective protagonist
• Police procedural investigation
• Human remains discovered inside a church wall
• A young woman who disappeared more than thirty years earlier
• A victim whose identity is revealed through DNA evidence
• Jewelry and clothing providing clues to the victim’s past
• An FBI hostage negotiator connected to the investigation
• A shooting that accidentally exposes the hidden remains
• A church community with secrets and suspicions
• A witness who is murdered to protect a dark secret
• An abandoned farmhouse connected to the investigation
• A faded photograph linked to another cold case
• A decades-old mystery that reaches into the present
• Amanda and Trent working together to uncover the truth
• A killer determined to keep the past buried
• Escalating danger and high personal stakes
• Multiple twists and turns
• Self-contained case featuring a recurring detective

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Book Details

Genre: Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Setting: Woodbridge, Virginia
Series: Detective Amanda Steele, book 13
Publisher: Bookouture
Series Format: Self-contained cases featuring a recurring detective
Reading Experience: Fast-paced • Dark • Suspenseful • Twist-filled
Available In: Kindle Unlimited • eBook • Paperback • Audiobook
ISBN: 978-1-83618-074-6 (eBook)
ISBN: 978-1-83618-075-3 (Paperback)
ASIN: B0DK1W56CY (eBook)