Burn Out — Susan Koefod

CAN SHE FORGET THE PAST TO SAVE HER OWN LIFE?A burnt-out social worker is reluctantly caught up in the suspicious disappearance of a world-famous geologist and learns her own life is in danger. Will she be able to forget the disaster of her failed love affair and reach out to the only person who can truly help her—detective Arvo Thorson?Prickly-but-principled social worker Christine Ivory is feeling burned out on the job and retreats to the family place in Minnesota's north woods. Burnt Out the third in a richly realized series from Susan Koefod, captures the complex push-pull of home and family, not to mention the dark underbelly of idyllic small-town life. Add a missing geologist and a ripped-from-the-headlines clash over oil and gas rights, and Koefod hits a gusher of motives for murder. —Erin Hart, award-winning author of The Book of KillowenKoefod skillfully captures the many layers of drama and tension underlying small town life. —Brian Freeman, international bestselling author of Spilled Blood