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    Among the Dead: A Rachel Carver Mystery
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    Among the Dead: A Rachel Carver Mystery
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    Among the Dead: A Rachel Carver Mystery

    Written by J. R. Backlund

    Narrated by Lesa Lockford

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    About this audiobook

    Former North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agent Rachel Carver blames herself for the collateral death of an innocent woman in her last case. Unable to accept her superior’s attempts to cover up the incident, she turned in her badge. But when a former partner asks her to consult on a new murder case, she reluctantly agrees, traveling to a small remote mountain community, where she’s tasked with leading a group of inexperienced detectives on a hunt for the killer.

    The trek has hardly begun when what seems to be the act of a loner proves to be much more as Rachel's team comes under attack — and a detective is killed in the fallout. Now that the stakes have risen, Rachel’s old employers at the SBI step in to take over the investigation. But Rachel, convinced they are on the wrong track, continues to work the case alone. And just as she delves into the town’s past, she discovers a secret history that connects the victims — one that makes her the target of a man who would kill to keep it a secret.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateSep 10, 2019
    ISBN9781974974917
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    Among the Dead: A Rachel Carver Mystery
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    J. R. Backlund

    J. R. Backlund is an experienced mystery writer who, prior to his first novel, studied journalism at the University of Florida. After a thirteen-year detour in construction management, he rediscovered his love of writing and telling stories. He currently resides with his wife and their furry children in Jacksonville, Florida.

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    • 5/5
      Rachel Carver has quit the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation after she shot and killed a woman in the course of an investigation. Her superiors quickly closed the case by stating that the woman was guilty of killing her boyfriend. Rachel had her doubts and quit. She's been watching the woman's small child and stoking her own guilt. When Rachel gets a call from an old friend to help in an investigation in rural North Carolina, she agrees. There her job is to make sure that the police force crosses its t's and dots its i's so that the case isn't thrown out of court. The Chief of Police is under pressure from the town council who wants to fire him.The case quickly gets complicated when one victim becomes two and then three and the SBI gets involved. Their focus turns to meth labs which Rachel doesn't think actually has anything to do with the murders. Soon Rachel is working around the SBI and even the department that hired her to find out the truth about the murdersRachel is an interesting character. She is an excellent investigator who tends to get too involved in her cases to the detriment of all the other parts of her life. I liked her and her obsession with energy drinks. I thought the mystery was nicely twisty. I recommend this book to people looking for a woman sleuth and an interesting mystery.
    • 5/5
      While this book started out slow for me -- it picked up and picked up until I was racing with it to reach the finish. Rachel Carter is a former State Bureau of Investigations investigator for North Carolina. After a case went bad she resigned. When a former colleague calls to ask for help, Rachel reluctantly agrees. What follows is a complicated case that just keeps adding twists and turns to the story.Highly recommended, this one is a keeper.
    • 3/5
      This was a good crime/mystery with a solid story line. I was confused as to the lack of motive for the killings but maybe a sequel will explain more? I especially loved the setting of the story. I definitely would read more books from this author.
    • 4/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this past-paced mystery set in fictional Lowry County in North Carolina's Blue Ridge mountains. Apparently this will be the first of a series featuring former SBI officer Rachel Carver.