Killing Secrets: A Nan Vining Mystery (Nan Vining Mysteries Book 5)

For fans of Patricia Cornwell, Tana French, and Lisa Gardner comes a razor-sharp novel of suspense featuring Detective Nan Vining€"a single mother whose worlds collide when her teenage daughter stumbles upon a grisly double homicide.
 
When she gets the call, Nan Vining responds as a mother first and a detective second. Her daughter, Emily, has made a gruesome discovery in a secluded section of a Pasadena park: a pretty, popular young teacher from Emily€s high school and a bright yet troubled transfer student€"both dead and bloody in a copse of trees. But the crime scene isn€t the only thing that seems off to Detective Vining. There€s also the cocky classmate who was with Emily in the park€"the boyfriend she never knew about. What else doesn€t she know about her daughter?
 
As she attempts to channel both her maternal and investigative instincts into one single point of focus, Vining€s superiors at the Pasadena Police Department are moving at lightning speed. Before the evidence has even been processed, the case is closed as a clear-cut murder/suicide: a disturbed teenager murders his teacher, then takes his own life. Vining doesn€t buy it. Now she€s chasing dangerous, powerful people with secrets they would kill for€"and taking them down means risking her own flesh and blood.

Praise for Killing Secrets
 
€œKilling Secrets is diabolically good, a top-notch murder mystery. Nan Vining is a heroine you€ll love.€€"Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of Compulsion
 
€œA complex, challenging and engaging mystery for Vining to unravel . . . Readers will love tagging along for the ride.€€"The Florida Times-Union
 
€œA suspenseful thriller . . . that will surprise readers with its stunning conclusion.€€"Kings River Life Magazine
 
€œI would strongly recommend Killing Secrets to anyone who likes a good mystery/crime novel€"especially one with a strong, intelligent female lead character.€€"A Book Geek
 
€œFive out of five . . . I didn€t want to put it down.€€"Bewitched Bookworms
 
€œKilling Secrets is my idea of a hard-edged police drama, the kind I love best, and I want more.€€"Buried Under Books

€œFrom the beginning, I was hooked. . . . Highly recommended for those who enjoy a good thriller!€€"Peeking Between the Pages

Praise for the novels of Dianne Emley
 
€œThe Night Visitor grabbed my attention on page one and never let up. It€s a creepy, crafty thrill ride, and I enjoyed every word. I€ll be looking for more of Dianne Emley€s books.€€"Karen Robards
 
€œEmley masterfully twists, turns, and shocks.€€"Tess Gerritsen, on Love Kills