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Synopsis
Spokane, Washington: a bustling city in the Pacific Northwest, cut through by the hurtling whitewater of the Spokane River Falls. One afternoon a young woman's body is found buried in a park by the riverbank—then a second, then a third. Before the week is out, Detective Caroline Mabry is plunged into a full-bore hunt for a serial murderer whom Caroline's older, more cynical colleagues have nicknamed the Southbank Killer.
What follows is a novel of uncommon texture and psychological drama, as Caroline and her troubled mentor, Alan Dupree, bridle under an investigation overrun by headline-grabbing "specialists" and bean-counting statisticians. As Caroline and Alan negotiate the rocky terrain of the killer-hunting industry, each of them is forced to confront dark truths about our culture's fascination with violence—and about their attraction to each other. And, as they close in on their suspect, they come face-to-face with an evil very different—and far more alarming—than the one they thought they were chasing.
At once gripping in its story and provocative in the questions it raises, Over Tumbled Graves is a novel that will leave no reader undisturbed.
About the Author:
Jess Walter has covered the rash of Pacific Northwest serial-killer murders, including their recent arrest of alleged serial killer Robert L. Yates in Spokane this spring, for the Washington Post and other national media. Coauthor of Christopher Darden's #1 bestseller, In Contempt, and author of the nonfiction book Every Knee Shall Bow, Walter lives in Spokane with his family.
Seattle Times
Walter's powerful fiction debut....stands out from run-of-the-mill serial killer novels....