Blood in the Valley — Blair Howard

Old money. Buried secrets. A deadly legacy.In Blood in the Valley, the past refuses to stay buried. When a powerful socialite collapses at a gala clutching damning evidence, Detective Harry Starke finds himself thrust into a high-stakes investigation that unravels a deadly conspiracy stretching back generations.It begins with a whisper-Ask about the fire of '47-and soon, Harry and his partner Kate Gazzara are neck-deep in a case involving Chattanooga's most influential families, a long-forgotten industrial disaster, and a war-era mystery someone is willing to kill for.As bodies fall and secrets surface, the façade of a century-old family feud begins to crumble. What lies beneath could shatter the city's elite... and get Harry killed in the process.Fans of Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke, and David Baldacci will love this gripping Southern noir.Blood in the Valley is Book 9 in the bestselling Harry Starke Genesis series, a gritty, fast-paced prequel saga chronicling the early career of Blair Howard's iconic detective.