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Buried Oath: A Blood Oath County Mystery
Paperback
Series: Blood Oath County Mysteries, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798248486083
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 15 2026
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 15 2026
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Twenty years ago, Emily Harper accused one of Blood Oath County's golden boys of rape.
Three nights later, she vanished.
No body. No charges. No justice.
Now her remains have been uncovered beneath the ruins of an abandoned textile mill, and disgraced former defense attorney Daniel Cross is forced back to the small town he swore he'd never return to. Disbarred. Broke. Carrying his own secrets from that summer, Daniel is the last person who should be digging into a reopened cold case.
Three nights later, she vanished.
No body. No charges. No justice.
Now her remains have been uncovered beneath the ruins of an abandoned textile mill, and disgraced former defense attorney Daniel Cross is forced back to the small town he swore he'd never return to. Disbarred. Broke. Carrying his own secrets from that summer, Daniel is the last person who should be digging into a reopened cold case.
But he cannot walk away.
As Daniel follows the evidence, a disturbing pattern emerges. Five men who were inseparable in high school now run the county. Sheriff. Commissioner. Pastor. Business owner. Developer. Every major decision in Blood Oath County runs through them.
And they all knew Emily.
When forensic evidence reveals she was pregnant at the time of her death, the case shifts from tragedy to murder. When one of the five turns up dead in what appears to be a suicide, Daniel sees what others refuse to acknowledge.
This is not coincidence.
It is containment.
Someone is enforcing a pact forged twenty years ago. A blood oath built on silence and mutually assured destruction. If one man talks, they all fall. And the men who made that promise will kill to keep it.
As threats escalate from legal maneuvering to physical intimidation, Daniel must confront the truth about that night in the woods. Because he was there too.
And he heard her die.
Buried Oath is a gripping small-town crime thriller packed with forensic detail, political corruption, DNA evidence, moral conflict, and escalating suspense. Perfect for readers who love dark investigative mysteries, layered conspiracies, and flawed protagonists forced to confront their past.
If you enjoy intense cold case thrillers, legal drama with high stakes, and stories where justice demands a price, you will not be able to put this down.
In Blood Oath County, power protects its own.
Until someone refuses to stay silent.
As Daniel follows the evidence, a disturbing pattern emerges. Five men who were inseparable in high school now run the county. Sheriff. Commissioner. Pastor. Business owner. Developer. Every major decision in Blood Oath County runs through them.
And they all knew Emily.
When forensic evidence reveals she was pregnant at the time of her death, the case shifts from tragedy to murder. When one of the five turns up dead in what appears to be a suicide, Daniel sees what others refuse to acknowledge.
This is not coincidence.
It is containment.
Someone is enforcing a pact forged twenty years ago. A blood oath built on silence and mutually assured destruction. If one man talks, they all fall. And the men who made that promise will kill to keep it.
As threats escalate from legal maneuvering to physical intimidation, Daniel must confront the truth about that night in the woods. Because he was there too.
And he heard her die.
Buried Oath is a gripping small-town crime thriller packed with forensic detail, political corruption, DNA evidence, moral conflict, and escalating suspense. Perfect for readers who love dark investigative mysteries, layered conspiracies, and flawed protagonists forced to confront their past.
If you enjoy intense cold case thrillers, legal drama with high stakes, and stories where justice demands a price, you will not be able to put this down.
In Blood Oath County, power protects its own.
Until someone refuses to stay silent.
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