Perhaps because of the personal angle — or just because Koryta is such a skilled writer — the story feels like the real deal. A 22-year-old woman named Kimberly Crepeaux has graphically described her involvement in a double homicide and someone has to obtain an official confession. More to the point, Barrett must oversee the recovery of the two victims from the pond where Kimberly claims that she and a friend dumped the bodies. It doesn’t say much, though, for Kimberly’s reliability, because despite multiple attempts by professional divers, no bodies can be found in the 24-acre pond. Especially when two bodies turn up 212 miles away, wrapped in garbage bags and stashed in the woods.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2018 09:00 UTC