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The Sins of the Mother : A Thriller
In the quiet hills of Northeast Tennessee, someone is staging the dead.
Mutilated prostitutes are being left like gruesome calling cards. The killings are accelerating.
Lukas Miller, the best detective Johnson City has to offer, prides himself on solving his jurisdiction's most difficult cases. Brooke Stevens, Kingsport's top investigator, has built her career on tenacity and gut instinct. They've never met...until now. Their chiefs give them no work together, stop the carnage, or watch their small towns descend into panic and chaos.
As the body count rises, so does the tension between them; two strong-willed detectives driven by justice, haunted by the faces of the women they couldn't save. And somewhere out there, a cunning psychopath is watching...waiting...always one step ahead.
In a deadly game of predator and prey, every clue is a trap, every move a gamble. And one of the detectives could be the next victim.
For fans who crave smart, gritty thrillers with relentless suspense and southern flair, this novel will grip you by the heart and refuse to let go.
"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable..."-- Publisher's Weekly
Mutilated prostitutes are being left like gruesome calling cards. The killings are accelerating.
Lukas Miller, the best detective Johnson City has to offer, prides himself on solving his jurisdiction's most difficult cases. Brooke Stevens, Kingsport's top investigator, has built her career on tenacity and gut instinct. They've never met...until now. Their chiefs give them no work together, stop the carnage, or watch their small towns descend into panic and chaos.
As the body count rises, so does the tension between them; two strong-willed detectives driven by justice, haunted by the faces of the women they couldn't save. And somewhere out there, a cunning psychopath is watching...waiting...always one step ahead.
In a deadly game of predator and prey, every clue is a trap, every move a gamble. And one of the detectives could be the next victim.
For fans who crave smart, gritty thrillers with relentless suspense and southern flair, this novel will grip you by the heart and refuse to let go.
"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable..."-- Publisher's Weekly
301 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 8, 2025
About the author
Scott Pratt
59 books1,591 followersScott Pratt is a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Bestselling Author whose books have sold more than five million copies. He was born in South Haven, Michigan, and grew up in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from East Tennessee State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee. He lived in Johnson City, Tennessee until his tragic, untimely passing in November of 2018.
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This page is maintained by his family. We're finishing up all of the projects he was working on when he passed away. If you'd like to stay up to date on that progress, or if you'd just like to say hello, you can visit us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/19664...
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