Beneath Devil's Bridge: A Novel

by Loreth Anne White

Overview

A true crime podcast yields new revelations about a shocking murder in a riveting novel of suspense by Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author Loreth Anne White.

True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley. More than two decades ago, the respected family man and guidance counselor confessed to the brutal murder of teenage student Leena Rai. But why he killed her has always been a mystery.

In a series of exclusive interviews from prison, Clayton discloses to Trinity the truth about what happened that night beneath Devil’s Bridge. It’s not what anyone in the Pacific Northwest town of Twin Falls expects. Clayton says he didn’t do it. Was he lying then? Or now?

As her listeners increase and ratings skyrocket, Trinity is missing a key player in the story: Rachel Walczak, the retired detective who exposed Pelley’s twisted urges and put him behind bars. She’s not interested in playing Clayton’s game—until Trinity digs deeper and the podcast’s reverb widens. Then Rachel begins to question everything she thinks she knows about the past.

With each of Clayton’s teasing reveals, one thing is clear: he’s not the only one in Twin Falls with a secret.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781542021296
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Pages:	348
Sales rank:	67,740
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Loreth Anne White is an Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of thrillers, mysteries, and suspense. With well over two million books sold around the world, she is a three-time RITA finalist, an overall Daphne du Maurier Award winner, an Arthur Ellis finalist, and a winner of multiple industry awards.

A recovering journalist who has worked in both South Africa and Canada, she now calls Canada home. She resides in the Pacific Northwest, dividing time between Victoria on Vancouver Island, the ski resort of Whistler in the Coast Mountains, and a rustic lakeside cabin in the Cariboo. When she’s not writing or dreaming up plots, you will find her on the lakes, in the ocean, or on the trails with her dog, where she tries—unsuccessfully—to avoid bears. For more information on her books, please visit her website at www.lorethannewhite.com.

Connect with her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Loreth.Anne.White, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Loreth, or via Instagram at www.instagram.com/lorethannewhite/.

Editorial Reviews

03/22/2021

The 1997 murder of 14-year-old Leena Rai in a small Canadian town propels this intriguing thriller from White (In the Deep). After Clayton Jay Pelley, a school guidance counselor, confessed and pleaded guilty, the up-and-coming police detective on the case, Rachel Hart, fell into a downward spiral that led to psychiatric treatment, divorce, and alienation from her daughter, a classmate of Leena’s. Moreover, it resulted in her resigning from the force and retiring to a farm where 24 years after the crime she has achieved some serenity living with her psychiatrist. Then the host of a true crime podcast approaches her for an interview after interviewing Clayton. Only now, from the very first episode, Clayton steadfastly denies his guilt. The podcast shatters a conspiracy of silence surrounding Leena’s murder, unearthing secrets that throw suspicion on the credibility and possible culpability of several community members and revealing potential evidence that someone else, still at large, may well be responsible for the crime. The suspenseful, multilayered plot is matched by fully realized characters. White consistently entertains. Agent: Amy Tannenbaum: Jane Rotrosen Agency. (May)

Publishers Weekly

If I’m lucky, maybe once in a blue moon, I read a book that leaves my mind reeling, heart aching and soul searching. One that haunts me long after The End. Beneath Devil’s Bridge is one of those books.” —Mystery & Suspense Magazine

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