Death Grip
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Publisher Description
Every town has its secrets. Some are too deadly to stay hidden.
Chouteau County's super-rich know how to cover up a scandal, but when it comes to murder, they'd better watch their backs . . . Death investigator Angela Richman is determined to see a killer brought to justice in this sharply written and darkly entertaining mystery set in Missouri, perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner and J.A. Jance.
Angela Richman, Chouteau County death investigator, finds herself deep in the Missouri woods on a perfect spring day. But there is nothing idyllic about her grim walk - a body has been discovered in a muddy creek, and Detective Jace Budewitz wants Angela on the scene.
Terri Gibbons, the popular Forest High track star who went missing eight months ago, has been found strangled. Could a message found in Terri's shoe hold the key to catching her killer? Chouteau Forest is a town of privilege and secrets, where everyone has something to hide . . . Can Angela overcome the many obstacles in her way to see justice served when the Forest's wealthy residents will go to any lengths to prevent the truth being revealed?
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Early in Agatha finalist Viets's unexciting fifth mystery featuring death investigator Angela Richman (after 2019's A Star Is Dead), the body of missing high school track star Terri Gibbons turns up in an isolated wooded area of Chouteau Forest, Mo. Angela and her colleagues, Det. Jace Budewitz and assistant medical examiner Katie Kelly Stern, must contend with a formidable suspect in Terri's strangulation murder. Briggs Bellerive, the "most eligible bachelor" of upscale Chouteau Forest, can use his money and influence to sway investigators and townsfolk alike, despite the evidence against him, including a handwritten message inside the victim's shoe indicating he's the killer. Angela, Jace, and Katie wind up having to pursue Bellerive in secret for fear of their jobs and reputations. Meanwhile, Angela must deal with her feelings toward Officer Christopher Ferretti two years after her husband's death, along with her day-to-day case load. Since the murderer's identity and methods are clear from the beginning, there's not much suspense along the way to the predictable ending. Viets has done better.
Customer Reviews
Death grip
Excellent book couldn’t stop reading it,