I was one of Jeff's beta readers for this book, and provided feedback directly to him way back in 2015. I appreciated the opportunity to receive a final ecopy as a result.

I loved the character of Dagney. She is flawed and very realistic. There is a lot of action in this book and you will not want to put it down.
Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

FBI Special Agent Dagny Gray is looking for her next big case. She has unprecedented independence within the FBI. When Father Diego comes to her about missing undocumented workers from a small town, she thinks she has her next case. Unless she can find the missing bodies her boss will not let her continue with the case. The local sheriff, people, and police will not help her, she fears they could all be dead but what she does discover is far more horrific...

Jeff Miller's second Dagny Gray thriller is another well written and very exciting crime novel. There is plenty of action to keep you turning the pages in this can't-put-it-down thriller, and some real characters in the town of Bilford to lighten up the mood of the grisly crime. Dagny Gray once again shows her intellectual and physical strengths, as well as psychological weaknesses, making her one of my favorite fictional female detectives.

The conservative midwest town of Bilford, OH, has a xenophobic sheriff whose mission is to drive out the illegal immigrant population, preferably using his tank (on loan from the Department of Homeland Security). The Hispanic immigrants are living in fear from Sheriff Don, but a new fear has fallen on the community as dozens of young men keep disappearing each week. Set out to solve the mystery of the disappearances are Dagny Gray and her rogue team of FBI agents, Father Diego Vega, a priest with a lost soul, and John Beamer from the Bilford police department.

I received an advanced copy of the Kindle version of this book for being one of Jeff Miller's beta-readers. While being a highly rewarding experience, this in no way influenced my review of the book.

Endnote: I published this review on Goodreads in June 2016, and since reading it nearly three years ago it is a book I think of often. I always recommend the Dagny Gray series to anyone who likes grisly crime fiction, and am eagerly anticipating the third installment!

I really, really enjoy Special Agent Dagny Gray! She is a really dynamic character who you root for. I loved the plot and the relationship with the other characters as the story evolves. Dagny is definitely a character that I am looking forward to seeing more of in future storylines. A great read!

GREAT read. This is the second of a series but I was able to follow along just fine and had no problems connecting with the characters or the story.