Something Bad Wrong: A Thriller

In Something Bad Wrong, a true-crime podcaster returns to Deeton County, North Carolina, to catch the killer who eluded her detective grandfather fifty years ago. She must contend with outdated evidence, ulterior motives, and dark family secrets that got in the way. The novel explores human folly, hubris, and how to solve a crime by uncovering who is covering it up.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 446 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2023
Publisher: Amazon Publishing

True-crime podcaster Jess Keeler has returned to Deeton County, North Carolina, to pick up where her grandfather left off. Sheriffs Deputy Big Jim Ballard, her grandfather, was a respected detective—until it all came crashing down during a 1972 murder investigation. For Jim, solving the murders of two teens should have been the highlight of his already storied career. Instead, he battled his own mind, unsure where his hunches ended and the truth began. Working from her grandfather's disjointed notes, Jess is sure that she can finally put the cold case—and her family's shame—to rest. Enlisting the help of disgraced reporter Dan Decker, Jess soon discovers ugly truths about the first investigation, which was shaped by corruption, egos, and a family secret that may be the key to the crime. Told in a dual timeline that covers both investigations, Something Bad Wrong explores human folly, hubris, and how sometimes, to solve a crime, you have to find out who's covering it up.

ISBN-13: 9781662507052