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  • Deeper than the Dead

  • Vera Boyett, Book 1
  • By: Debra Webb
  • Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
  • Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (109 ratings)

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Deeper than the Dead

By: Debra Webb
Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
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Publisher's summary

Someone’s found the skeleton in the closet, and it’s not the only one. Wall Street Journal bestselling author Debra Webb presents an emotional new mystery.

Crime analyst and newly disgraced deputy police chief Vera Boyett doesn’t visit home often, and she certainly doesn’t venture back into the cave on her family land. But when the remains of her long-missing stepmother are discovered, Vera will have to face a past that threatens all she is.

She and her sister Eve had a fairy-tale childhood: good until it was tragic, with a stepmother they never found a bond with. At least they had each other, a baby half-sister, and a mutual devotion that would have them do the unthinkable.

It’s a summer in small-town Tennessee, so thick with humidity it could drown you and so rife with secrets it could smother you. And deep beneath the surface, there are more bodies than you’d think…

©2024 Debra Webb (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Critic reviews

“A taut and gritty procedural with the promise of more.” Kirkus Reviews

“Expertly plotted and whip-smart, Deeper Than the Dead is an exceedingly clever crime thriller filled with secrets, betrayals, and complex characters. Webb manages to hit that sweet spot between family drama and police procedural. This one is sure to be a hit in the crime thriller genre. A wild and massively entertaining ride.” —Christina McDonald, USA Today bestselling author

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Terrible narration

The writing is okay. it could have been a lot shorter. The constant build up of tension in the relationships Coolio eye roll proportions. The narration was awful! She had so many awkward pauses that it became annoying quickly. I will avoid her in the future.

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Secrets always bring the worst out of people

The secrets people keep and the extent they'll go to keep them from being exposed. Loved this book and it was definitely a game of who did it.

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One of the best…

There wasn’t a chapter or pages that didn’t pull me deeper into this well written involved I book. I high recommend it

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Kudos to Debra Webb!

Debra Webb dies it again! Strange but fascinating story. I was not disappointed by this twisty plot. Could t stop reading it. Debra Webb is one of my favorite authors! Hope there is a sequel soon.

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Many twists!

I loved all of the twists and turns of the plot. Very interesting characters! Great read!

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Female Murderers?

The story line was good. There were enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. But the lead female was whiny and for a crime analyst not very bright. I believe the characters could be sharpened.

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Excellent! Very complex

The story had you guessing, and trying to figure out things all the way through. It was a very complex story that just kept unraveling as time went on. The focus was on different people trying to figure out exactly how this complex case unfolded. Great book and Narration was extremely well done! I’m looking for way too more of this series.

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twisty-turny

there were things I didn't see coming and I like to that in a mystery

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Moved Slowly

Slow story telling. lots of words without much plot. found a way to make murder boring.

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Much to do about nothing

This book is one of those mysteries were the author keep repeating plot points over and over again until you don’t give a wink about how it all turns out.

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