A second hiker is found murdered near an idyllic mountain lake, and Deputy Sheriff Tara Strong finds herself in the race of her life to catch a serial killer. Is he, as everyone suspects, an outsider? Or may he be closer than they think?

Girl Without a Name is book four in a new series by best-selling and critically acclaimed mystery and suspense author Rylie Dark, whose books have received more than 2,000 five-star reviews and ratings.

Tara Strong has risen to become her county’s deputy sheriff through her bravery and her brilliant capacity to enter a killer’s mind. Small-town life in the mountains, centered around their picturesque lake, should be idyllic. But Tara has already seen enough to know that there is a dark side to everything. These small towns hide secrets, everyone has something in their past, and a killer may just be lurking right next door.

Tara remains haunted by her own past, her missing sister, and her guilt over the unsolved case. She must battle the demons of her own past while trying to get ahead in a male-dominated police force.

Can Tara keep it together long enough to catch a killer?

A cat-and-mouse thriller with harrowing twists and turns and filled with heart-pounding suspense, the Tara Strong mystery series offers a fresh twist on the genre as it introduces two brilliant protagonists who will make you fall in love and keep you listening late into the night.