The first mystery in the Oak Knoll series starring FBI Profiler Vince Leone, from Sunday Times bestselling author Tami Hoag. Three dead women; three children each with their families under suspicion; a community packed with secrets. And one serial killer.On the damp, leaf-strewn ground a gruesome trophy is displayed. It's a young woman. Although her battered body has been buried, her head is propped on a stone like an offering, her mouth and eyes glued shut, her eardrums destroyed.This killer has struck this peaceful town before - and the savagery he inflicts on his victims is increasing. Vince Leone, a pioneering FBI profiler, is called in to try to unlock the mind of the killer - a strategy that pulls him deep into the devastated community. Suspicions thicken, secrets spill out and reputations shatter as Vince draws ever nearer to evil . . .Watch out for the next title in the Oak Knoll FBI Profiler thriller series SECRETS TO THE GRAVE

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Tami Hoag
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Kirsten Potter
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December 29, 2009
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B0032COV6W
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Listening Length	13 hours and 45 minutes
Author	Tami Hoag
Narrator	Kirsten Potter
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	December 29, 2009
Publisher	Random House Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0032COV6W
Best Sellers Rank	#14,852 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #184 in Espionage Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #673 in Espionage Thrillers (Books) #1,498 in Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)

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Hunt for a killer.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 2, 2023

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Deeper than the Dead was an enjoyable read. It was a mystery with many twists and turns, and an exciting ending. The plot and characters were well developed. All and all it was a fine novel.

I only have one criticism. The characters were too unrealistic. Naturally enough, novels should create relationships and situations interesting enough to draw in the reader. However, if a novel is set in a realistic setting, it should contain MOSTLY realistic people and saturations.

To be interesting, a novel must add out of the ordinary people and situations. But like adding spice to a dish, it can be over done. And I am afraid that is the case with Deeper than the Dead.

Looking at the central characters, one of the four children is insane, one of the four Police Officers is insane, all three of the male suspects cheat on their wives, and of the three wives one is abused and one insane. This is not a world anyone would recognize. It crosses the line between
the unusual and the absurd.

Again. Deeper than the Dead is well written. But it could, and should have been better.

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Gypsy

Wonderful!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2023

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I love the way this author puts together sentences in such a picturesque way and have read many of her books, which were my all time favorites. This one is no exception and I loved that the characters were children with all of their quirks and intriguing behavior!

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Mic

Great start to a mini series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2022

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Many years ago I read Night Sins and Guilty as Sin and enjoyed them. Every now and then I randomly buy one of Tami Hoag's books when I find one on sale at Barnes & Nobles, Hamilton Books (my favorite bookseller), or some other place.
Recently started reading 'Secrets to the Grave' and quickly realized it was the second book in a mini series. Put it aside to look for and buy the first book and discovered there is a third one. I love it when this happens. So I bought both and started 'Deepen than the Dead'.
This was a great book, a compelling read. I really thought it was so good. A wonderful cast of characters. Only one I didn't care for was the FBI guy, Vince Leone. Maybe with luck she will kill him off before the series ends.

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Gruesome Serial Killer Mystery In Which Everyone Seems to Be a Suspect

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 19, 2020

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In the small town of Oak Knoll, California - a fictional place a few hours north of L.A. - murders are rare and serial killers are unknown. Until 2 bodies turn up with identical markings, and another woman is missing. 5th graders at the local elementary school stumble across a half-buried female body near their school, and this gruesome scene sets off a series of investigations which seem to keep everyone that is questioned by the police and FBI expert on the list of potential suspects.

Every family in this novel seems to have dark secrets of mental illness, domestic abuse, infidelity or some other abnormal condition, which reveals the fact that no one knows what goes on behind closed doors except the people inside. I found the fact that there were so many troubled people and families in this novel somewhat depressing. It would have been nice to find a few normal people with happy homes... As the author wrote: “Every family has its secrets, and those secrets can run deep—deeper than lies, deeper than death. And they impact every member of that family in ways we can’t know.”

Nevertheless, the action moves at a fast pace, and the mystery of the serial killer's identity is evolving right up until the last few chapters, making this a page turner.

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Thom

Great Entertainment!!! Highly suspenseful and great storytelling

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2011

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Hoag brings terror to a small town where "things like this just don't happen around here." This is my first Hoag novel and I must say that I was highly entertained. Her characters are written very well and you get a since of what make each of them tick. The characters are complex but not to the point of not being believable. As they interact with one another you become suspicious of everyone and the story keeps you guessing right up until the end.

This small town is being terrorized by a serial killer that is snatching woman, torturing and killing them. Set in 1985, law enforcement is losing the battle against a keen mind that is not making mistakes as he leaves his victims out for display. Since it is the mid 80's DNA evidence is not a technology that they may utilize so they must investigate everyone No man is not under suspension and no woman is safe until the murderer is stopped.

As two bullies chase two other children after school one day, they go running down the hill and run into a scene of brutality that will shape and change each one of their lives forever. This is just the latest victim to be discovered and unfortunately for the police the killer leaves no clues on his identity. The story follows the lives of these four children and there families, Anne Navarre who is there teacher and the law enforcement agents looking for the perpetrator.

Tami Hoag has written a great murder mystery that mixes suspense with a little romance sneaked in and is an excellent novel for any reader. I couldn't put this novel down and I highly recommend it to all.

Grade: A+

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will not be reading any more of her books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 2, 2014

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I like a good crime thriller and I although I like to work out 'who did it' I do like to be kept guessing right to the end. It was easy to work out the guilty party in this book & the only reason I kept reading it was that I felt maybe I was mistaken, but no surprises in the end & when I finished it I annoyingly thought 'how many hours of my life have i wasted reading that!' Other authors I enjoy reading are sara paretsky, lee child & harlan coben so if you do too then don't bother with this

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Excellent Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 10, 2013

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I really enjoyed this book. I only bought it as the second book in the series was on offer on Kindle and I like to read books in order. Having never read a Tami Hoag I didn't know quite what to expect, but I loved that it was set in the 1980s and the way that it was written made me feel that this was more than a regular crime novel. I recommended it to our book club as I thought it gave a lot if insights into the characters and made me think.

xuxi

Awful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 18, 2016

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Thought I might enjoy this but............dreadful. Being set in the 80s didn't excuse the revolting stereotyping of girlie giggly women, laughably authoritarian chaps, and crap plot. But there you go. My bad for buying it. Didn't finish it. Life's too short.

dinkysteph

description is great in any book/story but not when it goes on ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 26, 2013

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Took a very very long time to get to the plot, description is great in any book/story but not when it goes on for pages and the same ground is covered over and over. This author was recommended to me, but I'm not sure if I would read their work again.......

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Kathrine Smith

Tami Hoag at her finest

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 14, 2022

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Tami Hoag is one of my favourite crime writers. Always keeping you intrigued from beginning to end. The Oak Knoll trilogy and The Deer Lake series are simply brilliant.

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