Review of The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson

 I received a copy of this title via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Return to the dark side of Savannah, Georgia where a crime writer and her detective husband are working a cold case, and hot on the trail of a killer who’s work isn’t done.

The old Beaumont mansion is a rotting shell of its once-grand self, especially after a disastrous hurricane sweeps through Georgia. The storm does more than dislodge shutters and shingles. It leads to a grisly find in the cellar. Three graves. But only two skeletons…

For Nikki, the discovery is a gift, the perfect subject for her next crime book—though Reed has made her promise not to keep involving herself in dangerous police business. But despite the increasing tension between them, Nikki can’t stay away from this story. Rumors are widespread that the burial site is the resting place of the Duval sisters—three young girls who went to the movies with their older brother, Owen, twenty years ago, and never returned. Forensics confirms that the remains belong to Holly and Poppy Duval. But where is the youngest sister, Rose?

Owen Duval was, and remains, the prime suspect, alibi or no. But as Nikki and Reed delve deep into the mystery, fractures in the case begin to show. There is more to the sisters’ disappearance than anyone ever guessed. Far from an isolated act, those deaths were just the beginning. And there will be no rest, and no relenting, until the killer has buried the twisted truth along with his victims…

My Review:

5 Stars

It's no secret that Lisa Jackson is one of my all time favorite authors. She can weave a story like nobody else and still to this day can keep me guessing until the end. Her latest book was no different. 

It was nice to be back in the land of the infamous Beaumont family and the secrets that have been hidden in their house. This time a grave that seems to be missing one if it's occupants. While the other occupants could hold the key to a decades long mystery. 

Nikki hasn't changed. She's still that nosey take charge reporter turned true crime novelist. Although she tries her best throughout the story to stay out of trouble it never goes in her favor. She does however struggle with her actions and what her husband will think/say once he finds out what she's been up to. 

Reed seems to struggle throughout with doing his job and keeping tabs on his life risking wife. He knows that she won't take no for an answer and will do just about anything in the name of a story...even if it goes against everything...including his wishes. 

Myths and natural disasters play a huge part in solving a mystery that has been insolvable for decades.