The Hunting Ground: Deuce Mora Series, Vol. 2

Down-to-earth and resourceful Chicago journalist Deuce Mora finds herself embroiled in a mystery surrounding a child trafficking ring in Heller’s worthy sequel to The Someday File. While Deuce and her boyfriend, Mark, are on a nature stroll in Chicago’s Dan Ryan Woods, Mark’s dog picks up a human bone. The discovery sets in motion a police excavation of the area, which unearths multiple bodies of children, believed to be street kids and others lost through the foster care system. In addition to having a vested interest in the case, Deuce is also eager to be the first to cover the story. After she takes a transient foster kid under her wing, Deuce’s drive to help uncover the identity of the victims increases threefold. As the investigation begins to have far-reaching implications, Deuce’s own safety is threatened. Heller, herself a journalist and former investigative reporter, crafts a tightly constructed mystery featuring a protagonist of tremendous empathy and a bent toward thoughtful introspection. (BookLife)