From Alice Blanchard, the author of the brand new York Moments Notable mystery novel Darkness Peering comes Trace of Evil, first within an evocative new series about a small New York town, its deeply held secrets, and the woman determined to discover them, no real matter what the cost.

There’s something wicked in Burning Lake…

Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective in Burning Lake, NY, an isolated town known because of its dark history. Tasked with uncovering the whereabouts of nine missing transients who’ve about Trace of Bad: A Natalie Lockhart Book disappeared over time, Natalie wrestles using the town’s troubled history – as well as the marks remaining by her sister’s unsolved murder years back.

Then Daisy Buckner, a beloved schoolteacher, is available dead on her kitchen floor, and a suspect immediately comes to brain. But it isn’t that simple. The suspect is in a coma, collapsed just hours after the teacher’s death, and it turns out Daisy experienced secrets of her own. Natalie knows there is certainly more towards the case, but as the analysis deepens, even she cannot predict the far-reaching consequences – for the sufferer, for the lacking of Burning up Lake, as well as for herself.

Praise for Trace of Bad:

“An airtight police procedural with deeply macabre components…’Track of Bad’ delivers all components without a one misstep.” — BookPage

‘Witchcraft, a brutal murder, and secrets buried in a sleepy town’s past… With Track of Evil, Blanchard expertly weaves secret and spine-tingling suspense into a tense, nail-biter of the thriller!’ – J.D. Barker, International Bestselling Author of The Fourth Monkey

‘An interesting and reliable community like a backdrop towards the action, solid characterization and a powerful and unexpected denouement. It offers the delights of a normal mystery but is set firmly in today’s. I look forward to reading even more in the series.’ – Bestselling writer Ann Cleeves