Some crimes refuse to stay buried.
It's a bittersweet reunion for international best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr's beloved Mac Faraday when members of his former homicide squad gather at the luxurious Spencer Inn. Celebrating the wedding of a former colleague's daughter should be joyful-but the occasion is haunted by a brutal double homicide that destroyed the bride's family on her parents' own wedding night.
When a disgraced former detective hints that one of their own squad members may be the killer, Mac Faraday reopens the decades-old cold case with ruthless determination. As he digs deeper into the unsolved murders, long-buried secrets surface and old friendships are tested. Then another investigator is brutally slain, and Mac realizes the killer is still very much alive-and willing to strike again to keep the truth hidden.
In this gripping police procedural mystery, Mac Faraday and his friends must confront the possibility that one of their own is a cold-blooded murderer. With sharp twists, heart, and Lauren Carr's signature humor, Crimes Past delivers a page-turning cold case investigation that will keep readers guessing until the final reveal.
Perfect for fans of traditional mysteries, small-town police procedurals, and detective murder investigations.