In February 1989 in Stone River, Maryland, Nina Madden watched in horror as her father was arrested and charged with raping and killing four college girls. Known as the Stone River rapist, he was tried, convicted and sent to prison and out of Nina's life.

Sixteen years later, Olivia, Nina's stepmother, passes away and leaves Nina the house, personal possessions and two letters written by her father before his death in prison. The startling content in one of the letters implies that he was innocent and indicates the person who's actually the guilty party.

Local Detective Wes Powell is skeptical because he was on the force when Nina's father was arrested and felt very confident that they had the right man. It's not until the body of a young girl is found and the evidence looks eerily familiar to Powell in comparison to the Madden case that he totally believes in Nina.

Nina, Wes, true crime author Regan Landry and FBI agent Mitch Peyton use all of their talents and areas of expertise to bring in the real killer and see that justice is served. But when Nina is confronted by the killer, her life is in extreme danger. Will Wes reach her in time?

DARK TRUTH, the third installment to Stewart's Truth series, continues to add great characters and reintroduce familiar ones from previous books. This is another story that once I began reading, I could not put down until the final passage. The writing is rich and descriptive, and the characters come alive on the page. I'm expecting FINAL TRUTH to have the same amount of mystery and suspense and anxiously await its release.