The Silent Pines by Curtis Myer

A slow-burning mystery with a stellar lead sleuth, The Silent Pines by Curtis Myer is a pastoral thriller with an ominous edge. In a rural Oregon town plagued by a rash of violent murders, newly arrived Sienna Kelly is quickly pulled into the suspicions and intrigue of a community on the edge. Her seemingly perfect yet frequently absent husband, Vince, busy with his nascent newspaper business, leaves Sienna plenty of time to let her natural curiosity and investigative skills run wild, right into the suffocating crosshairs of a sociopathic killer. Transcending standard mystery tropes and elevating timely themes of small-town paranoia, this emotionally sensitive and suspenseful novel is an addictive read.