cover image Secrets of Burial Island: A Prescient Series Novel

Secrets of Burial Island: A Prescient Series Novel

Jude Wilde. Skya, $19.99 trade paper (310p) ISBN 978-0-692-19890-2

Wilde’s gripping second mystery featuring former TV reporter Chloe Roussel (after 2018’s Prescient: The Knowing) takes Chloe and her husband, Alex, an internationally renowned jazz musician, to Lake Tahoe, where they are celebrating the birth of twin grandsons to their son, Luke. But Chloe’s joy soon turns to overwhelming grief when Alex is mortally wounded by an unknown shooter who may have been aiming at Chloe. Just before the weapon was fired, Chloe stumbled while taking photos of the lake from the patio of the cottage where they were staying. The resilient Chloe resolves to track down those responsible for Alex’s death, even as she deals with ongoing tensions with Alex’s thuggish brother, Jean-Luc, who has his own ideas of what the funeral should be. Film from her camera—which disappeared after the shooting but later resurfaces—turns out to contain images that may implicate a trusted member of her family in the attack. Plot twists and fast pacing enhance Wilde’s solid characterizations. [em](BookLife) [/em]