The graves

Abby Endicott heads the homicide unit of the Suffolk County District Attorney's office in Boston, and she is widely expected to be named the next District Attorney. Her life is settling into something promising: her boyfriend, Ty, a musician, has moved in, though her wealthy family has made their disapproval clear.

That calm ends when a serial killer begins targeting young women. Two college students have been found dead and a third is missing. The investigation takes a sharp turn when the sons of a powerful government official are connected to the crimes. Abby refuses to back down and is determined to bring the girls justice, even as she realizes the killer may be someone close to her and that she could become the next target.

The Graves is the second novel in Pamela Wechsler's Abby Endicott series, following Mission Hill. Wechsler, a former prosecutor who now writes for television, sets this Boston-based thriller around questions of wealth, influence, and the fight for justice.