When the holidays bring murder to a small Oregon town, only a rookie cop and her K-9 can stop the killer.

Officer Eden Mercer -- determined to prove herself and still battling the ghosts of the fundamentalist cult she escaped -- is dispatched to a simple welfare check with her K-9 partner, Shadow, on a bitter December morning. But the quiet, decorated home hides a nightmare: a domestic-violence counselor murdered in her office, her files ransacked, her secrets torn open.

As the Christmas market lights up Main Street, Eden and Shadow follow a trail of broken trusts, hidden alliances, and a violent predator who will do anything to keep his sins buried. Eden knows better than most what it means to run from the people who claim to love you -- and what it costs when you're caught.

Someone is erasing every survivor the counselor protected.
If Eden fails, the next woman silenced will be one of them --
and the last name on the killer's list may be her own.

This standalone mystery is perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Michael Connelly, and gritty K-9 thrillers with heart.

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• Crime, Thriller & MysteryMysteryPolice Procedurals
• Crime, Thriller & MysteryCrime FictionMurder

• Publication Date: August 1, 2025
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• Print Length: 408 Pages
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