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The beads of saltwater caught on her cracked lips glitter in the moonlight, her long brown hair floating in the tide. But this beautiful girl is lost forever. And Casey’s biggest fears are realised. Someone is copying the worst of her previous cases: following her like a shadow. And they’ll stop at nothing to make sure she pays for her own mistakes…

As her soon-to-be-husband, Jericho Flynn, goes back to work as town sheriff, Detective Casey White is left juggling her work alongside her growing family. And when a spate of troubling murders hit the Outer Banks, the happy couple are stopped in their tracks…

Casey is called to a crime scene with eerie echoes to a killing she solved years ago. A young woman has been anchored to a boulder and drowned, just like in the Saltwater Graves murders.

Then a handwritten poem is delivered to Casey at the station. She immediately recognises the writing as that of a previous victim she couldn’t save. The killer is pointing them to yet another crime scene from Casey’s past. Only someone with knowledge of the original cases could recreate these murders with terrible accuracy. And the only link is Casey herself.

The team chase the lead to a now-derelict beach house, way out on an abandoned island. Casey is totally devastated when they discover the lifeless body of Jericho’s late wife, Jessie Flynn, posed in one of the upstairs rooms.

This is her most personal challenge yet. As they chase down a killer that could be closer than they ever imagined, will Casey and Jericho both make it out alive?

Shadow on Her Grave is a gripping and addictive mystery thriller that fans of Kendra Elliot, Lisa Regan and A.J. Rivers won’t be able to put down!

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Title:   Shadow on Her Grave

Author:  B. R. Spangler

Series:  Detective Casey White #13
Publisher:  Bookouture 

Genre:   Mystery & Thrillers 

Format:  Kindle ARC 

No. of Pages:  271

Date of Publication:  July 18, 2025

My Rating:   5 Stars

MY THOUGHTS:

With a heart-stopping start to the next book in the Detective Casey Duncan series, another gruesome murder occurs, leaving Detective Casey Duncan questioning whether this will be her final case. As she prepares to marry Sheriff Jericho Flynn and embark on a new life with their two adopted children, Casey feels the urge to step away from her demanding career. Both Casey and Jericho believe that her retirement is important, but her desire for a quieter life seems like an unattainable dream, especially as the latest murder and other crime scenes bear striking resemblances to her past cases.

Will this be Casey’s last case? As a diehard fan of this series, I certainly hope not. I am completely enthralled with Casey, her work ethic, her relationship with Jericho and her team, and her role as mother to the two children she and Jericho adopted.

This book is a thrilling one-sitting read that kept me on the edge of my seat. The intensity beyond Casey’s current case is filled with both drama and danger, and then when you factor in the real and often raw emotions of both Casey and Jericho, this book is thoroughly engaging. As is sometimes the case with some ongoing series, the stories would do well as standalone novels. However, for anyone who loves continuity, especially when it comes to character growth and backstory, this series would be well worth reading from the very beginning.

It’s hard to not wax poetic about this wonderful book. B. R. Spangler has written a marvelous series, with each successive book just as good or better than the one before. In fact, coming up with a favorite from the 13 books in the series so far would be a very hard challenge because they were all excellent reads. I particularly enjoyed the conclusion of this novel, and I’m eager to see where the series goes from here.

Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

By day, B.R. Spangler pushes pixels, typing lines of code. When he's not developing software, or elbows deep in hardware, he is writing stories, plotting thrillers, or reading.

B.R. Spangler lives in Virginia with his wife and kids, as well as five cats, a parrot, a finch, a lizard.

 

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