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An IndieNext Pick! "Gripping...Blanchard keeps the tension high." - Associated PressFrom Alice Blanchard, the author of the New York Times Notable mystery novel Darkness Peering comes Trace of Evil, first in an evocative new series about a small New York town, its deeply held secrets, and the woman determined to uncover them, no matter what the cost.There's something wicked in Burning Lake ... Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective in Burning Lake, New York, an isolated town known for its dark past. Tasked with uncovering the whereabouts of nine missing transients who have disappeared over the years, Natalie wrestles with the town's troubled history - and the scars left by her sister's unsolved murder years ago.Then Daisy Buckner, a beloved schoolteacher, is found dead on her kitchen floor, and a suspect immediately comes to mind. But it's not that simple. The suspect is in a coma, collapsed only hours after the teacher's death, and it turns out Daisy had secrets of her own. Natalie knows there is more to the case, but as the investigation deepens, even she cannot predict the far-reaching consequences - for the victim, for the missing of Burning Lake, and for herself.



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Alice Blanchard

Alice Blanchard is the award-winning author of the Natalie Lockhart series from St. Martin's Press. "Trace of Evil" was selected as an Indie Next Pick, a Loanstars Best Ten, an Amazon Best Mysteries, and a CrimeReads Magazine pick. The second book in the series, "The Wicked Hour," is on sale now, and the third book in the series, "The Witching Tree," is available for pre-order.Alice's debut novel "Darkness Peering" was a New York Times' Notable Book and a Barnes Noble Best Mystery. Her thriller "The Breathtaker" was an official selection of NBC's Today Show Book Club. Her book of stories, "The Stuntman's Daughter," won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. Her work has been published in 17 countries. Visit her website at: www.aliceblanchard.comTwitter: twitter.com/AliceBooks333 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliceblanchard.author/: https://www..com/author/show/37203.Alice_Blanchard



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