What follows is a novel of uncommon texture and psychological drama, as Caroline and her troubled mentor, Alan Dupree, bridle under an investigation overrun by headline-grabbing "specialists" and bean-counting statisticians. As Caroline and Alan negotiate the rocky terrain of the killer-hunting industry, each of them is forced to confront dark truths about our culture's fascination with violence -- and about their attraction to each other. And, as they close in on their suspect, they come face-to-face with an evil very different -- and far more alarming -- than the one they thought they were chasing.

At once gripping in its story and provocative in the questions it raises, Over Tumbled Graves is a novel that will leave no reader undisturbed.