Beneath the Pines

Beneath the Pines by Christopher R. Brown Fifteen years ago, Detective Reece Brown helped convict a boy for a brutal crime. That single case made his career-and quietly shattered his conscience. Now, a new string of killings has rocked rural Georgia. The victims are gruesome. The signs are personal. And every breadcrumb the killer leaves behind points to the past Reece tried to forget. As the investigation cuts deeper, Reece uncovers a web of buried secrets: murdered children, hidden drives, and a justice system steeped in rot. Bound by guilt and haunted by the woman he couldn't save, Reece must choose between protecting what's left of his life-or tearing it all down to expose the truth. Set against the looming pines and crumbling institutions of the American South, Beneath the Pines is a dark and riveting descent into revenge, accountability, and the cost of silence. Some ghosts don't stay buried. And some justice doesn't come with a badge.