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Deeper Than the Dead

By Tami Hoag

By Tami Hoag

By Tami Hoag
Read by Kirsten Potter

By Tami Hoag
Read by Kirsten Potter

By Tami Hoag
Read by Kirsten Potter

By Tami Hoag
Read by Kirsten Potter

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Apr 04, 2023 | ISBN 9780593473344

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Dec 29, 2009 | 826 Minutes

Audiobook Download $15.00

Dec 29, 2009 | 377 Minutes

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    About Deeper Than the Dead

    A serial killer terrorizes a small California town in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag.

    California, 1985—Four children and young teacher Anne Navarre make a gruesome discovery: a partially buried female body, her eyes and mouth glued shut. A serial killer is at large, and the very bonds that hold their idyllic town together are about to be tested to the breaking point.

    Tasked with finding the killer, FBI investigator Vince Leone employs a new and controversial FBI technique called “profiling,” which plunges him into the lives of the four children—and the young teacher whose need to uncover the truth is as intense as his own.

    But as new victims are found and pressure from the media grows, Vince and Anne find themselves circling the same small group of local suspects, unsure if those who suffer most are the victims themselves—or those close to the killer, blissfully unaware that someone very near to them is a murderous psychopath…

    About Deeper Than the Dead

    When three children stumble on a shallow grave in 1984, an idyllic California community is rocked to its core. The victim is a young woman, her eyes and lips sealed closed, a blind and silent witness to an unspeakable crime. The third victim in two years’ time, it’s clear that a serial killer has come calling.  

    As a member of the FBI’s fledgling criminal profiling unit, Special Agent Tony Mendez knows serial killers. It quickly becomes apparent that the See-No-Evil killer is no ordinary psychopath. The profile paints a portrait of a man easily trusted, well respected, and intelligent—a man no one would suspect.

    Dr. Peter Crane fits the bill. A pillar of the community, he volunteers at a center for disadvantaged women—a center the victims had all attended. Crane is also a beloved husband and father to a ten-year-old son, Tommy, who was one of the three children to discover the grave. Needing insight into Peter Crane’s world, Mendez asks Anne Navarre, Tommy’s fifth-grade teacher, to find out what she can. It’s a request Anne finds both intriguing and unethical—much like Mendez himself.

    Then a new victim leads to a different suspect—a man whose son was another of the three children to find the grave but a man whose position in the community is also above reproach, a sheriff’s deputy. As the connections between the two families become increasingly tangled, it seems clear that one of these children holds the key to a serial killer’s double life . . . and a revelation of evil so dark, so deep, no one may survive.

    About Deeper Than the Dead

    When three children stumble on a shallow grave in 1984, an idyllic California community is rocked to its core. The victim is a young woman, her eyes and lips sealed closed, a blind and silent witness to an unspeakable crime. The third victim in two years’ time, it’s clear that a serial killer has come calling.  

    As a member of the FBI’s fledgling criminal profiling unit, Special Agent Tony Mendez knows serial killers. It quickly becomes apparent that the See-No-Evil killer is no ordinary psychopath. The profile paints a portrait of a man easily trusted, well respected, and intelligent—a man no one would suspect.

    Dr. Peter Crane fits the bill. A pillar of the community, he volunteers at a center for disadvantaged women—a center the victims had all attended. Crane is also a beloved husband and father to a ten-year-old son, Tommy, who was one of the three children to discover the grave. Needing insight into Peter Crane’s world, Mendez asks Anne Navarre, Tommy’s fifth-grade teacher, to find out what she can. It’s a request Anne finds both intriguing and unethical—much like Mendez himself.

    Then a new victim leads to a different suspect—a man whose son was another of the three children to find the grave but a man whose position in the community is also above reproach, a sheriff’s deputy. As the connections between the two families become increasingly tangled, it seems clear that one of these children holds the key to a serial killer’s double life . . . and a revelation of evil so dark, so deep, no one may survive.

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    About Tami Hoag

    Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first… More about Tami Hoag

    About Tami Hoag

    Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first… More about Tami Hoag

    About Tami Hoag

    Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first… More about Tami Hoag

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Dutton
    Apr 04, 2023 | 432 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780593473344

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Dec 29, 2009 | 826 Minutes | ISBN 9780739365793

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Dec 29, 2009 | 377 Minutes | ISBN 9780739365786

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    Praise

    Praise for Deeper than the Dead

    “[A] nail-biting thriller…Once again, bestselling Hoag plots craftily and creates characters readers root for.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 

    “Hoag’s first-rate exploration of her characters imbues Deeper Than the Dead with compelling plot twists.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel

    “There’s a truly terrifying serial killer at the heart of Hoag’s new page-turner…the chilling premise and exciting twists make Hoag’s latest a thriller in every sense of the word.”—Booklist

    “Warning: Reading Deeper Than the Dead at night will most likely interfere with the reader’s inability to sleep without a chilling fear hovering at the corners of their mind.”—Examiner.com

    “Readers will find themselves locked into a true gut-wrenching suspense, surprised until the very end as unexpected turns remind us that books aren’t always predictable.”—Suspense Magazine

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