A murdered ranch hand. An erratic lover. If she doesnāt uncover the killer, Maggieās body may be next on the dead pile.
"Hutchinsā Maggie is an irresistible train wreckāyou canāt help but turn the page to see what trouble sheāll get herself into next." Robert Dugoni, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author of My Sister's Grave
After Maggie Killianās junker business goes into the shitter in Texas, the former alt-country rocker packs up her vintage truck and rescue mutt for Wyoming and a sexy reunion with her ex, Hank Sibley. When she discovers Hankās foreman unceremoniously dumped on the ranchās dead pileāthe repository for deceased livestockādeputies look no further than the ranch for suspects, especially the young Amish hand, Andy, who received a battlefield promotion of sorts. Because the two have bonded over his guitar lessons, Maggie worries about Andy, even as she is struggling to resolve her suddenly resurrecting musical past, the demolished business in her present, and the complexity of a future with a lover who has suffered from traumatic brain injury since his bull riding days, his disapproving sister, and his Alzheimerās-stricken mother.
When Andy is arrested and charged, Maggie refuses to believe he can be guilty. Sheās willing to put it all on the line to defend him, until the evidence she digs up mounts against the one person she canāt afford to lose faith in.
Dead Pile is the third standalone book in a trilogy featuring sharp-tongued protagonist Maggie Killian from the addictive What Doesnāt Kill You romantic mystery series. If you like nerve-racking suspense, electric characters and relationships, and juicy plot twists, then youāll love USA Today best seller Pamela Fagan Hutchinsā Silver Falchion award-winning series.