Buried Lies Hardcover by Steven Tingle

Product Details

• Publisher: Crooked Lane Books (2024-10-15)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 256 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781643859125
• Item Weight: 430.92 grams
• Dimensions: 9.52 x 6.34 x 0.9 cm

A former private detective with a penchant for trouble stumbles into a deadly conspiracy that puts him in a killer’s crosshairs in this witty crime novel, perfect for fans of Timothy Hallinan and Janet Evanovich.

Former police officer turned private detective Davis Reed is taking refuge in the mountains of Cruso, North Carolina, after a run-in with a biker gang dealt him an unfavorable hand. When respected real estate agent Prentiss Wells is killed by an errant golf ball, Davis has no reason to suspect it wasn’t an accident. But then a wealthy couple hires him to prove the death was murder and catch the killer. In desperate need of cash, Davis takes the job. 

While Davis investigates who had the motive to kill Prentiss, Elizabeth Harper, an accountant who stirs butterflies in Davis’s stomach, uncovers a tangled mess of shady real estate deals linked to Prentiss’s firm. As the case garners media attention, Davis must carefully navigate a minefield of secrets and lies. 

With the help of his friend Dale Johnson, a local deputy whose mood changes with the wind, and Dale’s cousin Floppy, a mad-genius, motor-mouthed mechanic, Davis sets out to uncover a mystery that runs much deeper than he thinks.

About the Author

Steven Tingle is a former Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS) and the former generalmanager of the western North Carolina golf course that his parents built in the late 1960’s and operated for several decades. After leaving the golf industry in 2008 (not by choice; his mother fired him), Steven turned to writing, and his work has appeared in various national and regional magazines. Steven’s debut novel, Graveyard Fields, was published by Crooked Lane Books in2021. He lives in Upstate South Carolina with his wife, Jess.