Such a Perfect Wife

Shannon Blaine goes out for her usual morning jog on the rural roads near her home in Lake George, New York, after taking her kids to school. She never comes back. The town is stunned, and three explanations circulate. She may have run from the pressure of being a perfect wife and mother, a stranger may have taken her, or her husband may be responsible.

Bailey Weggins is brought in to cover the case for Crime Beat, a new online magazine. She finds more suspects than she expected. They include Shannon's bitter sister and a brother-in-law who has been unfaithful, as well as a deacon who dodges questions and a local motel owner who unsettles her.

Then an anonymous caller tells Bailey that Shannon was a "good Catholic girl." The clue leads her to Shannon's body, and to the bodies of other women buried beside it.

The case now looks like the work of a serial killer who leaves a specific calling card. He keeps sending hints Bailey's way, which makes this a crime mystery with an amateur-sleuth reporter at its centre and a rising sense of threat.

Bailey sets out to identify him before another woman dies, and she may be the next target.