Description for DEADLY SECRETS by Hilda Stahl: WHO WILL BE THE NEXT TO DIE? The village of Middle Lake is terrorized by the murder of a young woman and the suspicious death of a nursing-home resident. Reports are circulating that a homicidal stalker haunts the shadows, threatening to kill other women and teen-aged girls. Undercover investigator Carolynn Burgess, while endeavoring to help a young man find his birth mother, is confronted by a dark web of deadly secrets woven by jealousy, fear and greed. Her granddaughter and the assistant pastor of her church became entangled in the web and Carolynn resolves to uncover the truth that will set them---and her entire community---free. This evocative and breath-taking mystery is intricately crafted with the story-telling excellence that has made Hilda Stahl famous. She deals with contemporary issues such as abortion, adoption, teen-age pregnancy, adultery, human sexuality and faith in compelling and realistic ways. Carolynn Burgess and all the characters come to life in such a way that your able to experience their fears, feel their heartaches and understand their motives as if you were in Middle Lake with them. This is #2 in A Carolynn Burgess Mystery.
