SecretstotheGrave

#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTamiHoagreturnswithhersecondthrillerintheDeeperthantheDeadmicroseries,exploringtheearlydaysofforensicinvestigation,thecharacteristicsofinnocence-andthenatureofevil.MarissaFordhamhadapastfullofsecrets,apresentfulloflies.Everyoneknewofher,butnooneknewher.WhenMarissaisfoundbrutallymurdered,withheryoungdaughter,Haley,restingherheadonhermother'sbloodybreast,shesendstheidyllicCaliforniatownofOakKnollintoatailspin.AlreadyonedgewiththeupcomingtrialoftheSee-No-Evilkiller,residentsareshockedbyreportsofthecrimescene,whichmightnothavebeendiscoveredfordayshaditnotbeenforachilling911call:asmallchild'svoicesaying,"Mydaddyhurtmymommy."Sheriff'sdetectiveTonyMendezfacesapuzzlewithnothingbutpiecesthatwon'tfit.Toassistwithhiswitness,Haley,hecallsteacher-turned-childadvocateAnneLeone.Anne'slifeishecticenough-she'sanewlywedandapart-timestudentinchildpsychology,andshe'sthestarwitnessintheSee-No-Eviltrial.ButonelookatHaley,aloneandterrified,andAnne'sheartisstolen.AsTonyandAnnebegintopeelbackthelayersofMarissaFordham'slife,theyfindacluefragmenthere,anotherthere.AndjustwhenitseemsMarissahastakenhersecretstothegrave,theyuncoverafactthatputsAnneandHaleydirectlyinthesightsofakiller:MarissaFordhamneverexisted.