After the resolution of her last case, NYPD Detective Darlene O'Hara has been promoted to a new division known as "Homicide Soft" because it doesn't have a lot of cases. The slow pace changes the morning a woman walks in with information about a dead man that's been buried for years in a grave under a tree in a local park. However, the body unearthed is not that of a man, but a young boy no older than 10 who hasn't been there long.

As Darlene investigates who the boy could be, why he was killed and how he came to be buried in such an unusual manner, she undertakes a cross-country trek where each step uncovers even more bizarre aspects, as well as some very strange characters. What Darlene uncovers as she searches for the killer's identity and the reasoning behind the murder of a small boy is beyond comprehension.

Peter de Jonge continues his Darlene O'Hara series with an emotionally satisfying thriller in BURIED ON AVENUE B. The characters are believable and the plot cleverly developed to give readers a compelling reading experience. I can't wait for the next book in this outstanding series.