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Where the Dead Sleep
A Novel
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Published: August 2023
Published: August 2023
Published: January 2024
SKU: SBCNFG7922
SKU: 9781728247922
SKU: 9781728290188
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Overview
"One of the best new voices in the mystery genre." —William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author
"Observant and authentic (and funny, too)...the literary descendant of Fargo and Mare of Easttown." —Adam White, bestselling author of The Midcoast
A small town's dark secrets turn deadly…
When an early morning call brings Deputy Ben Packard to the scene of a home invasion, he finds Bill Sandersen shot in his bed. Bill was a well-liked local who chased easy money his whole life, leaving bad debts and broken hearts in his wake. Everyone Packard talks to has a story about Bill, but no one has a clear motive for wanting him dead. The business partner. The ex-wife. The current wife. The high-stakes poker buddies. Any of them—or none of them—could be guilty.
As the investigation begins, tragedy strikes the Sheriff's department, forcing Packard to make a difficult choice about his future: step down as acting Sheriff and pursue the quiet life he came to Sandy Lake in search of, or subject himself to the scrutiny of an election for the full-time role of Sheriff, a job he's not sure he wants.
There's a hidden history to Sandy Lake that Packard, ever the outsider, can't see. Bad blood and old secrets run deep. But an attempt on Packard's life means he's getting uncomfortably close to the dangerous legacy of the quiet Minnesota town. And someone will do anything to keep it hidden.
Product Details
- Case Count: 20
- Case Count: Hardcover: 20, Paperback: 24
- Series: Ben Packard , Book 2
"A well-paced whodunit that double as an evocation of Minnesota small-town life in all of its messy, dysfunctional glory...the real suspense emerges as Packard figures himself out, defying expectations in quiet, sometimes devastating ways." — New York Times
"A well-paced whodunit that double as an evocation of Minnesota small-town life in all of its messy, dysfunctional glory...the real suspense emerges as Packard figures himself out, defying expectations in quiet, sometimes devastating ways." — New York Times
"This title has all the elements of a good mystery: a puzzling crime, dark secrets, fast-paced writing, and deadpan humor...Riveting and a real page-turner; fans of C.J. Box's Joe Pickett novels or Craig Johnson's 'Longmire' series will feel at home." — Library Journal
"Where the Dead Sleep sticks the landing...And if you think you've got the mystery solved in the first few chapters, you're dead wrong. Moehling has some tricks up his sleeve." — Associated Press
"Where the Dead Sleep sticks the landing...And if you think you've got the mystery solved in the first few chapters, you're dead wrong. Moehling has some tricks up his sleeve." — Associated Press
"Brilliant mystery writing." — Midwest Book Review
"Joshua Moehling has taken a promising debut, and solidified its promise with a follow-up that is not only a great book, but a very promising sign of the series to come. It's such a balancing act with procedurals...Where the Dead Sleep, though, absolutely nails [it]...I will be recommending these books to every procedural fan I know." — Mystery and Suspense Magazine
"Joshua Moehling has taken a promising debut, and solidified its promise with a follow-up that is not only a great book, but a very promising sign of the series to come. It's such a balancing act with procedurals...Where the Dead Sleep, though, absolutely nails [it]...I will be recommending these books to every procedural fan I know." — Mystery and Suspense Magazine
"Brilliant mystery writing." — Midwest Book Review
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