Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal-filled novel in her Depression-era saga of a church-going lady and her oh-so-upstanding husband racing to cover up their many sinsāand gambling on one scheme too many ā¦
With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge, Jessie and Hubert Wigginsā steadfast calm and devotion to each other reassures everyone that faith will see them through. But Jessie and Hubert have paid a terrible hidden cost to maintain their devout facade and respectable standing.
Nothing can allay the guilt they feelāor stop the growing distrust between them ā¦
Hubert thought he and his secret lover, Leroy, could continue seeing each other on the down-low in peace. But when Leroyās ex-wife moves back in with him, a heartbroken Hubert is driven to distraction trying to keep Jessie in the darkāand quell his mounting jealousy. And his need for satisfaction is driving Hubert
to reckless extremesāand desperate risks ā¦
Jessie believes the struggles between her and Hubert will all be worth it if she can connive him to finally consummate their marriageāno matter what she has to do. But his erratic behavior and her frustration soon has her trying yet another new lover, who is as charming as he is unreliableāand unexpectedly dangerous ā¦
Now with their secrets out of controlāand the police perilously nearāJessie and Hubert discover who might be behind the deaths plaguing their town. But can they risk a pursuit that could expose their own web of lies? When their only choice pits them and their suspicions against each other, their next move will either
bury their deceptions deep for goodāor reveal the one truth they canāt escape ā¦