Dark Obsessions

Reeling from the trauma of her last case, SFPD Detective Kate Barnes heads to the Olympic Peninsula hoping to heal the present by resolving the past. When the ravaged corpse of an unidentified teen is discovered, her search for personal peace takes a back seat to the quest for justice.

As Kate digs deeper, she discovers the victim was not the only one who had been taken against her will. Racing against the clock to rescue the remaining girls, she uncovers a complex series of ever-increasing horrors. In the darkest corners of Washington state, Kate Barnes will come face-to-face with an adversary so ruthless and powerful that it will take everything she has to save herself, let alone the girls.

PRAISE:
"Marie Sutro's brilliant psychological thriller is pop culture entertainment at its absolute best... (a) keen and clever exploration of rural America's underbelly makes for a stunning exercise in small-town noir that is not to be missed."
—Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author of Strong Cold Dead

"...Marie Sutro is a helluva writer and her deliciously flawed hero, Kate Barnes is one serious bad-ass... Bravo."
—Steve Alten, New York Times best-selling author of MEG & The Loch

"An especially gripping, well-researched tale from a formidable talent."
— Kirkus Reviews