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 sinsâand gambling on one scheme too many âŠ
With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge, Jessie and Hubert Wigginsâ 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 feelâor stop the growing distrust between them âŠ
Hubert thought he and his secret lover, Leroy, could continue seeing each other on the down-low in peace. But when Leroyâs ex-wife moves back in with him, a heartbroken Hubert is driven to distraction trying to keep Jessie in the darkâand quell his mounting jealousy. And his need for satisfaction is driving Hubert
to reckless extremesâand desperate risks âŠ
Jessie believes the struggles between her and Hubert will all be worth it if she can connive him to finally consummate their marriageâno 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 unreliableâand unexpectedly dangerous âŠ
Now with their secrets out of controlâand the police perilously nearâJessie 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 goodâor reveal the one truth they canât escape âŠ