Solid mystery!

Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King          

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A body found under a Gaddo statue in an old hippie commune. What relationship does it have to Inspector Raquel Laing, SFPD, Cold Case Unit, working on squeezing information about where the bodies are from an inmate dying of cancer, aka The Highlander? The death of young, long-haired blonde women are attributed to Michael Johnston. Stretching out the truth about where his victims are buried is part of his pleasurable game. How to get this lowlife to give ease to families across the nation.

Raquel’s investigations take her back to the 1970’s, to Rob Gardener and his inheritance of a Californian mansion from his very estranged father, to the current times and the now famous feminist artist Gaddo and her sculptures on the property.

How it all fits together is legendary in scope and   puzzling in the extreme.

An intriguing cold case that reaches into today and an exciting beginning to a new series.

A Random House- Ballantine ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.