The Little Grave

Detective Amanda Steele Book 1

Detective Amanda Steele stops just inside the doorway, recognizing the victim’s face instantly. He seems so vulnerable in death; soft, human, even harmless. But she can never forget the evil he has inflicted. Her heart is hammering as she remembers her precious daughter, with her red curls and infectious laugh, and how she was lowered into that little grave…

It’s been five years since Detective Amanda Steele’s life was derailed by an oncoming drunk driver. The small community of Dumfries, Virginia, may have moved on from the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, but Amanda cannot. When the man who killed her family is found murdered, she can’t keep away from the case.

Fighting her sergeant to be allowed to work such a personal investigation, Amanda is in a race to prove that she can uncover the truth. But the more she digs into the past of the man who destroyed her future, the more shocking discoveries she makes. And when Amanda finds the link between a silver bracelet in his possession and the brutal unsolved murder of a young woman five years ago, she realizes she’s caught up in something darker than she ever imagined and suspects that more girls could be in danger.

But as Amanda edges toward the truth, she gets closer to a secret as personal as it is deadly. Amanda has stumbled upon a dangerous killer, and she must face some terrible truths in order to catch this killer – and save his next victim as she couldn’t save her own daughter…

What to Expect in The Little Grave

The Little Grave is a fast-paced crime thriller and police procedural featuring Detective Amanda Steele and a deeply personal murder investigation in Dumfries, Virginia.

Readers can expect:

• Female detective protagonist
• Police procedural investigation
• Personal murder investigation
• A detective investigating the murder of the man who killed her family
• A connection between a murder victim and an unsolved killing
• A silver bracelet that provides a crucial investigative link
• A young woman’s unsolved murder
• Suspected danger to more potential victims
• A dangerous killer still at large
• Buried secrets and shocking discoveries
• A determined detective racing to uncover the truth
• High personal stakes and emotional consequences
• Multiple twists and turns
• Self-contained case featuring a recurring detective

Book Details

Genre: Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Setting: Dumfries, Virginia
Series: Detective Amanda Steele, book 1
Publisher: Bookouture
Series Format: Self-contained cases featuring a recurring detective
Reading Experience: Fast-paced • Dark • Suspenseful • Twist-filled
Available In: eBook • Paperback • Audiobook
ISBN: 978-1-80019-017-7 (eBook)
ISBN: 978-1-80019-018-4 (Paperback)
ASIN: B08LHBX81D (eBook)