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Oak Knoll Series

Step into the mid-1980s in Oak Knoll, California, following Sheriff's detective Tony Mendez as he unravels complex mysteries. This series offers a compelling blend of classic detective work and a distinct retro crime atmosphere. Each installment plunges readers into intricate plots and intriguing characters, revealing the hidden secrets of a seemingly quiet town.

Deeper Than the Dead
Secrets to the Grave
Down the Darkest Road

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  1. 1

    Deeper Than the Dead

    • 496 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    4.1(813)Add rating

    On the damp, leaf-strewn ground a gruesome trophy is displayed. It's a young woman. Although her battered body has been buried, her head is propped on a stone like an offering, her mouth and eyes glued shut, her eardrums destroyed. This killer has struck this peaceful town before - and the savagery he inflicts on his victims is increasing. Vince Leone, a pioneering FBI profiler, is called in to try to unlock the mind of the killer - a strategy that pulls him deep into the devastated community. Suspicions thicken, secrets spill out and reputations shatter as Vince draws ever nearer to evil.

    Deeper Than the Dead
  2. 2

    Secrets to the Grave

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    A woman lies on her kitchen floor, lacerated and naked. A four-year-old girl rests her head on the woman's bloody shoulder. A whisper hangs in the air: My daddy hurt my mummy¿ With a clue like that, finding the perpetrator should be easy. But nobody knows who Haley's daddy is and she won't say a word about it. Anne Leone, a child advocate, realises that unravelling the child's secrets will be difficult. But no one knows just how difficult. As FBI profiler Vince Leone begins to build up a picture of the killer he has one huge problem. Despite being well-known in her small town, Haley's mother seems never to have officially existed¿

    Secrets to the Grave
  3. 3

    Down the Darkest Road

    • 432 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    4.0(392)Add rating

    Detective and mystery stories. Suspense fiction. The 3rd in a trilogy of crime novels, which can also be read as a standalone. Lauren Lawton and her daughter Leah move to a new town in the hope of a fresh start, 4 years after Lauren's older daughter disappeared. But is her younger daughter now in danger? 'Hoag's books should come with a health warning. Too much tension and suspense can cause heart problems.' Guardian.

    Down the Darkest Road