When Tess agrees to help the cunning Detective Tucker gather clues from the inside, she discovers the posh spa hides more than dead bodies. A serial killer has returned to Buckneck, West Virginia.a skilled hunter with a unique taste in prey. But when a pool installation turns up eight skeletons in the spa's back yard, Tess becomes entangled in a sleuthing job destined to go awry.Īs the investigation gets underway, someone dumps a fresh body near the excavated burial site, confirming unspeakable fears. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Tess Spencer loves her low-key job at the Crystal Mountain Spa, which allows her plenty of down-time with her one-year old daughter and lawyer husband, Thomas. The first two books of this series are filled with plenty of suspense and the kind of characters that keep me coming back for more.' ~ Ron Estrada, author of Now I Knew You I love the spunky Tess Spencer and her small town values. 'Heather Gilbert brings a fresh new voice to the mystery genre. Fans of Miranda Warning will find Trial by Twelve a satisfying sequel, and readers new to the series will discover a favorite heroine to root for and grow with.' ~ Sally Bradley, author of Kept, the 2014 Christian Manifesto Lime Award winner for Romantic Fiction and the 2014 Grace Award winner for Romantic Fiction Once again, Heather Day Gilbert has brought small-town West Virginia to vivid life, combining new characters with old favorites.

'Bursting with atmosphere and suspense, Trial By Twelve is a fast-paced who-done-it filled with quirky characters and surprises at every turn. Best of all, Gilbert kept me guessing until the end.' ~ Karin Kaufman, author of the Anna Denning mystery series This second book in Gilbert's Murder in the Mountains series ups the ante on the first: the stakes are higher, the tension runs deeper. 'Trial by Twelve confirms Tess Spencer, the Glock-toting mountain mama of Buckneck, West Virginia, as one of my favorite amateur sleuths and Heather Day Gilbert as a first-rate mystery writer. Tess is one of those rare-to-me characters I'd like to have as a real-life friend.' ~ Janet Sketchley, author of the Redemption's Edge series Heather Day Gilbert knows how to keep readers turning pages. 'A satisfying novel, where plot, characters and setting blend into a compelling read. This was the case with this book.' ~ Christine Sharbrough, The Christian Manifesto, May 14, 2015 'The best type of writing, in my opinion, is that which is done so well, you are watching a movie in your head unaware that you are reading.

The writing is crisp with a fresh and unique author voice.' ~ Grace Awards Judges, 2015 'This novel grabs the reader's attention from the start.

Trial by Twelve by Heather Day Gilbert