I believe the author originally contracted for 7 books so this may be it. It’s unclear if this is the end of the series or if it will go in a new direction in another book. Gossip, lies, murder, spies, trust, secrets, envy, fear, threats, assault, a guilty conscious, personal vendettas, petty revenge, grief, and a sense of entitlement are all threads that are explored during the novel. While this could be read as a stand-alone, readers will be better served to read the series in order to better understand the full background of the residents and how the town operates. A slightly slower start quickly accelerates as the plot develops and Casey’s investigation takes off. Overall, this is well-written and entertaining with complex characters set in an off-the-grid town. The secondary characters run the gamut from helpful and likeable to obnoxious liars and worse. She’s relatable and easy to root for and like. Casey has a relentless drive to serve and protect the townspeople and find the wrongdoer.
They have to protect the townspeople while appeasing the council that runs Rockton from afar. Detective Casey Duncan and her common-law husband Sheriff Eric Dalton need to find the offender while protecting those whose secrets have been disclosed.Ĭasey and Eric are well-developed characters with plenty of depth by this seventh book in the series. However when secrets start to be publically disclosed by an unknown perpetrator, the town becomes distrustful and divided. The residents have many secrets and they’ve come to the town to disappear. Rockton is a hidden town somewhere in the Yukon wilderness of Canada. Kelley Armstrong brings plenty of suspense and action, as well as a unique setting, to the seventh book in the Rockton series.
The threat of exposure is reaching its breaking point, and no one knows what’s going to happen next. People are turning on one another, and when one of the loudest complainers turns up barely alive, it's clear that their trickster is actually a murderer. For a place built on privacy and new beginnings, Rockton isn’t handling these revelations very well. It’s not a question of if your secret will come out-but when.Ĭasey and her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, need to find the culprit while protecting those who have been thrust into the spotlight. Tucked away in the Yukon wilderness, the community survives-and thrives-because the residents' many secrets stay just that-secret.īut what happens when these secrets start to come out? Overnight, no one is safe. It’s not always easy to live in the hidden town of Rockton, something Detective Casey Duncan knows firsthand. #1 New York Times bestseller Kelley Armstrong returns to the captivating town of Rockton in The Deepest of Secrets, the next installment in one of the most imaginative crime series on shelves today.
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