For fans of Lisa Scottoline, Lisa Gardner, and Karin Slaughter — a propulsive story where the wilderness has a very long memory.
Jenn Herrington has barely unpacked from her last case. Now a woman she's come to care about is sitting in a Wyoming jail, and the one person who can prove she's innocent has vanished into the mountains.
Black Bear Betty didn't kill Glen Trusk. Jenn is almost certain. But almost doesn't get someone off a first-degree murder charge, and the evidence is stubborn: Betty's fingerprints on the tractor, Betty's documented hatred of the victim, and Betty's very inconvenient prior conviction for killing her ex-husband, which Jenn discovers far too late. Working outside her home state with a co-counsel who's learning on the job, Jenn needs to find the real killer before a corrupt judge with a decades-old grudge finishes what he started.
The problem is that Will Renwick, the only witness who can give Betty an alibi, is living off-grid in the mountains, heavily armed, and doesn't want to be found. Getting to him means a dog sled, a snowstorm, and a mountain crossing in the kind of cold that makes bad decisions feel inevitable.
And then there's Casey. The young woman who sabotaged Jennifer's last case, ingratiated herself into the investigation, and, as it turns out, may have a claim on Jenn's marriage that Jenn never saw coming.
Walker Prairie doesn't flinch from the personal cost of doing the right thing. Perfect for readers who want their courtroom drama with real stakes, dark humor, and a dog sled sequence that belongs in a movie.
She went into the mountains to save someone she barely knew. She came out with a truth she wasn't ready for.
Buy WALKER PRAIRIE for a pulse-pounding Wyoming mystery full of suspense, adventure, and unforgettable twists!
Jenn Herrington is Part 4 in Hutchins' What Doesn't Kill You Super Series.