A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
"Riveting. . . . Without ever taking the easy way out, the book
explores the battle of good vs. evil on very human terms." --Washington
Post Book World
Dark in mood and rich in character, Over Tumbled Graves by #1 New
York Times bestselling author Jess Walter is that rare thriller that
manages to be at once viscerally gripping and deeply provocative
During a routine drug bust, on a narrow bridge over white-water falls in
the center of town, Spokane detective Caroline Mabry finds herself
face-to-face with a brutal murderer. Within hours, the body of a young
prostitute is found on the riverbank nearby. What follows confronts our
fascination with pathology and murder and stares it down, as Caroline
and her cynical partner, Alan Dupree--thrown headlong into the search
for a serial murderer who communicates by killing women--uncover some
hard truths about their profession . . . and each other.
Rich with the darkly muted colors of the Pacific Northwest skies, Over
Tumbled Graves established Jess Walter as a novelist of extraordinary
emotional depth and dimension.