Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett Book 1)

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 20,681 ratings

Price: 4.99

Last update: 12-05-2024


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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…


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BURY YOUR PAST

Top reviews from the United States

Wendy R.
5.0 out of 5 stars great story line, keeps you reading.
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2024
Characters were well developed. The story had its twists and turns. The story had a somewhat unexpected ending. A real page turner.
Angel A. Bruno
4.0 out of 5 stars some predictable but some twists
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
Well done, Ms. Webb. Some parts were predictable, some were complicated, an some were sappy, but some good twists kept me intrigued.
Sue Campos
5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying small town mystery!
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024
This well-written story has a cast of characters that are interesting and complex. Unexpected events and circumstances unravel, but leave the reader with a number of possible suspects. Fun to read and hard to put down!
alforsthoefel
3.0 out of 5 stars Better towards the end
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
The second half of the book is the only reason I scored it as high as I did. The main character’s constant comments about her life falling apart due to a vague event at work were both redundant and unnecessary. However, once the book moved past that it was an interesting and quick read. I plan to continue to the second book.
BeckyW01
4.0 out of 5 stars Good crime story that got confusing at the end
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
First and foremost: yes, I will be here for Vera Boyett book 2. The bulk of this was a very engaging, well-constructed, twisty crime thriller. There were a few times where I thought the author had given away the twist early on, but no, she had not. More than one twist caught me off guard. There were plenty of signs throughout that a twist was coming, but it was hard to know what it was.

I also greatly enjoyed the perspective of a whodunnit from the one who, ya know, dunnit. I had a hard time getting into the book at first and then that last line in Chapter 2 grabbed me and wouldn't let go. The characters were beautifully well developed.

Well, most of them, anyway. There was a sudden influx of every single character in the last couple of chapters and I was kinda fuzzy as to who was what. Mothers, sons, husbands, drifters, I got them all mixed up, and I just kind of accepted the ending on faith. I have no doubt that every one of these pertinent characters were mentioned earlier in the book, but there were many. And, yes, as other reviewers have said, the poor decision made towards the very end of the book was too obviously a poor decision. Without it, no plot development, so I guess it had to happen, but it wasn't believable.

Well worth reading and i'll be around for version 2. Some tighter editing and fewer characters would easily make this a 5-star read.
Lisa H
5.0 out of 5 stars Talk about plot twists!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024
I love this book!!! Easy to read and keep track of who is who but really keeps you on the edge of your seat! Did not solve all the puzzles early on my own and there were many rabbit holes but enjoyed the story greatly!
Constance M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Was a 4.5 up until near the end …..
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024
This is a good read, with an interesting story and some well developed characters. There’s a little too much in the way of foreshadowing, but I can handle that. The worst fault is the need to suspend belief toward the end of Chapter 42, into Chapter 43. I really hate it when, after developing a character as intelligent, professional, experienced, and savvy, an author then resorts to having them take a whole series of ludicrously stupid actions. There is always a better way to bring the action from point A to point B (or point W to point X), than making the hero or heroine behave like he or she suddenly doesn’t have the sense God gave geese. This was followed by what I felt to be a somewhat unsatisfying conclusion, on several levels, but I won’t go into that as to do so would give away too much about the story. Anyway others might feel differently about it. We all look for something different from our reads.
Debi
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024
The book moved right along with great twists & turns. An easy & fun read. Looking forward to the next one.

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