This book is another winner in this great series, which takes you to a town filled with adherents to an FLDS-style polygamous Mormon sect and is told through the eyes of a woman who has left the fold, but has returned to help serve and protect the town’s people. 

The book opens with one of Clara’s mothers walking in one a horrific scene: four members of a family dead, one barely clinging to life, the only survivor a baby wailing in its crib. Now, Clara is on the hunt for another killer stalking the small town. She’s also dealing with the emotional scars from her last case, which still linger.

Clara is a great character because she cares very deeply about the town and its people, but she doesn’t take crap from them. She doesn’t let them push her around and it’s nice to see someone really stick up for themselves in this situation. Also, it’s really interesting to see someone navigate the politics of trying to help people from the outside. It’s not as easy as people may think, just “getting people out.”

This book had some good twists  and it kept my attention the whole way through. I was guessing right up until the end how it was all going to work out. There’s also those little subplots that the author left open that I can’t wait to see continue in the next book - sign me up! I can’t wait!

I love this series. The community is fascinating. The characters are complex. You either love or hate them. But you feel strongly either way. The mystery is engrossing and took me by surprise at the reveal. Clara is developing slowly, but it suits the books. I love Max. He is a strong supporter of Clara and a complicated character himself. The case itself is horrendous and so well written. It completely sucks you in. I had to read this in one sitting. I can't wait for more!

Well I just loved this book it was everything I hoped it would be and a whole lot more, I had read the first in the series The Fallen Girls and given that one 5 stars so this next one had a lot to live up to and it did just. 
We are back with the extremely likeable Detective Clara Jeffries and she is such a wonderful character, back to stay in her hometown of Alber and still having to struggle with the rejection of her family and townspeople due to the fact she escaped from the polygamous way of life she was brought up with and now classed as an apostate life is pretty hard for her. With the murders of two children and their mothers Clara puts her own troubles behind her and vows to find out who could commit such a heinous and devastatingly sad crime. 
It’s a terrific read and that really grabbed me and I just love this series so long may it continue, the writing was top notch, can’t fault the plot it was an excellent crafted one and I just hope the next one in the series won’t be too long in coming !!
My thanks to NetGalley, Kathryn Casey and Bookouture for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Detective Jefferies continues to struggle with being on the police force in the town of her upbringing and the polygamous practices of the obscure religious cult in which she grew-up. As one who left the "faith," she is now shunned by her own family and held at arm's length by the other citizens of the town, making her job 10 times harder. In this book, Clara and Max are called to investigate the gruesome murder of two children and their mothers that left alive an infant and their father. They find two obvious suspects and try to follow the clues that will lead to the right culprit or culprits. In the midst of the case, Max and Clara are still trying to discern if their high school romance still burns, after years apart and marriages to other people. Clara's past with an abusive husband in an arranged marriage keeps her from giving in to her feelings for Max. It's a great mystery with an unexpected ending and the unresolved question about the couple's future.

Truly enjoyed this book. I read it quickly. I wanted to figure out who did it. This story was a well written and the murder investigation was a tightly woven mystery. 
Clair is back in her home town but not really welcome there. She was raised in a religious sect that believed in the prophet and as a result marriage was not of our own choosing. Clair experiences how difficult that was when the love of her life Max was run out of town and her parents married her off to a much older man. She fled and as a result was shunned. 
But she is back and she is the Sheriff in town. 

Clair is called to a scene of a murder, where two women and two children where killed. Jacob the husband of the family has had his neck sliced and he is losing a lot of blood. Clair starts to investigate and Lauren and Myles story is very similar to Clair and Max. Lauren was forced to marry Jacob even though she loved Myles. 

Will Clair unravel the many secrets? Will she know who the killer is? 

The thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Netgalley for  complimentary copy.

Very twisty and interesting book! Detective Clara Jefferies has moved back to her hometown and is immediately drawn into a crime where a family has been murdered. There aren't many clues as to who or why because she and Max (her partner) face obstacles from the townspeople...secrets that refuse to be released and a way of life that honestly, I didn't understand.

Clara was born into the community (I believe it was Mormon) and because she fought against the rule that she had to marry the man chosen by the prophet (who happened to be in jail), she was eventually married to a 65 year old man and she was 16! He eventually divorced her and she was banished from the community for her disobedience. This was a society where man had the voice and women were nameless. Because of this, the community would not cooperate in investigating the murders. 

There were a lot of twists and turns to this story! You will definitely like it. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to have an AC of this book!

The second book to feature Clara Jeffries. Clara comes from a strict Mormon community which she left when she was a teenager. Now Clara is back and now she is the Sherrif. Shunned by most of the town including her own family. Clara is called out to a local ranch where a whole family have been massacred. It is up to Clara and her team to find out what exactly happened and who is the killer or killers. I am beginning to know these characters who are strong and so believable. Clara and deputy Max have history but after Clara experienced a deep and disturbing trauma when she was a teenager she is dealing with issues of trust and not getting g too close. As for the mass murder I guessed right but I did not have the reasons.This author with her brilliant writing drip feeds the reader snippets of what happened and why. You don't get the whole picture and when all was revealed I was shocked. A real insight into a strict Mormon community and I can't wait to read more.

Police Chief Clara Jefferies is back in this second installment from Kathryn Casey. Clara left the town of Alber, Utah as a teenager, fleeing from the polygamous sect her parents were a part of.  As this book begins, one of Clara's mothers arrives at a ranch for an expected appointment and finds two dead women, the sister wives, and two dead children. The husband of the house is lying in the kitchen with his throat cut while a small baby cries in his crib. When Clara and her team arrive they are wondering who would do this to this prominent family and why the husband and infant aren't dead as well. 
This is the beginning of a fast paced thrill ride. Clara has several suspects, the town doesn't want to cooperate with her since she has been shunned and her mothers are throwing obstacles in her way as well.
This story draws you in and I am fully invested in these characters now. I can't wait for the next book!
Thank you NetGalley and Bookoutre for the free copy in exchange for a fair review.

I struggled with this for the simple reason that it is the second book in the series and I felt like a lot had been set up in the first book that I had missed and was relevant. 
I will be coming back to it after reading the first installment though as it did seem really interesting!

When Detective Clara Jefferies is called to a family ranch just outside of Alber, Utah, she’s horrified to find two innocent young children murdered alongside their mothers. But she arrives at the scene quickly enough to rush their father, Jacob Johansson, to hospital where he begins fighting for his life, and to save his two-month-old son Jeremy, left untouched in his crib.

As Clara begins to investigate, nothing she finds out makes sense. And as the close-knit community comes together to support Jacob, Clara’s own family shut her out of the investigation.

This is the second book in the Detective Clara Jefferies series and it’s as good as the first one! This book begins with a dark and gruesome incident, that itself manages to grab my attention right from the beginning. 

Detective Clara Jefferies is simply amazing. Even though she faces protests, lack of cooperation and is constantly termed as an outsider, she carries on her investigation with full determination to get justice for the victims. Her need to get all the answers and not to rest until she does, is what makes this book even more enjoyable to read.

Even though I had a feeling of who might be the killer quite early on, the way the entire investigation was conducted as well as the twists and turns in the plot right till the end were good.

Thank You to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC!

A book into a world of a Mormon town with polygamy where religion is everything until you flee as Sheriff Clara Jefferies did when she was a teenager. When she returned as the Sheriff her family turned their backs on her. Then the Johansson family on the bison farm where two women and two children are found brutally killed. it then down to Clara to solve the murders.
I really enjoyed this book and found it hard to put down, it took me into a world I previously did not know existed.. A very good read with twists and turns right up until the end

This was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is the second installment in the Clara Jefferies series.  Set in Alber, Utah and centered around Elijah's People, a community of polygamists.  When there is a brutal murder, Chief Clara Jefferies and Chief Deputy Max Anderson, investigate the crime.  Clara and Max both grew up in the community and Clara is now considered an outsider.  I enjoyed this story.  It was a sequel.  I guessed the killer pretty early on, but throughout the story I kept thinking I was wrong.  I couldn't figure out the motive.  I would recommend this book for anyone who likes detective stories.  Thank you NetGalley, Bookouture and Kathryn Casey.

This is the second book in the series. It's absolutely brilliant. From start to finish I was hooked. I can't wait for the next one.
I would highly recommend it is put on everyone's to be read list.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this book.

After enjoying “The Fallen Girls” (Detective Clara Jeffries Book 1) I couldn’t wait for Book 2 to be released, and here it is! “Her Final Prayer” begins where “The Fallen Girls” ends. Clara Jeffries is now Chief of Police of her hometown in Alber, Utah. She doesn’t “feel” at home because the town still regards her as an apostate, an outsider. But Jeffries has her own reasons for coming “home” and part of that is to find resolution with her fundamentalist family, while the other part is the unresolved feelings she has for Max. Religion, tradition, and small town dynamics means everyone is watching all the time. Still, no one is willing to talk with Clara to help solve the brutal murder of Jacob’s two wives and two of their young children, while leaving Jacob fighting for his life. It isn’t necessary to read the first book in the series to enjoy this one, but I think you’d find it helpful to start in order. Casey does a wonderful job with character development and has a way of making the reader feel like they are part of the story. An interesting plot involving fundamentalist religion, with well-researched crime scene and police investigative tactics, and a few twists and turns along the way makes for another great Casey read. Start with Book 1, move on to Book 2, and then patiently wait with the rest of us for Book 3! You won’t be disappointed.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Kathryn Casey for giving me the opportunity to read and review another wonderful book.

On the one hand I wish I could say I was glad to be back in Alber, because it's not a very friendly and welcoming village. On the other hand it's the ideal background for a thriller and that makes me happy to be back. People are not keen on strangers even though Clara is not really a stranger. They don't collaborate very well and that makes her life as chief of the police a lot harder.

It's not easy when you have to find a killer, but it's so much harder when people don't want to open up and tell you everything they know. Clara would not be Clara if she would let herself be beaten by that behavior. No matter how hard she has to fight the people she has to interview, she does everything in her power to make sure the victims get what they deserve: justice.

Clara still struggles with her past and she has built a sky high wall around her heart. Little by little the wall is crumbling. Is she ready to let someone in again?

The author has shown she knows how to keep her readers captivated before and guess what... She does it again! 

Some gruesome events are the base of this incredibly good book. 5 stars

Thank you, Kathryn Casey and Bookouture

So good! Absolutely love this series and so excited to read more. This is definitely on my list of favorite series to read and follow.  Well-written. Love the characters. Love the story. This is book 2 in the series and definitely suggest reading in order. 

Highly recommend!!!!

Thank you #netgalley and #bookouture for this eARC.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.


As Detective Clara tries to rebuild her relationships with her family. Clara is called to a scene where she sees two young children murder right along with their mothers but learns the father Jacob is still breathing and fight for his life while their two months old son wasn’t harm. 

As she dives into the investigations she still gets shunned but it doesn’t stop her from trying to learn the truth. As she sees parallel of her life in the victim’s as she learn the details of their lives. This was good mystery that kept me interest the author did well with polygamous. I tend not to like books with religion or cult undertone. I didn’t read the first book but I really enjoy reading about Clara as she is determined but flawed character.

As an agnostic I generally stay away from novels where religion or cults are an intrinsic element to the story. That being said, this was a page turning read that was well paced with interesting characters and a few surprises. I will definitely check out the author's other books.
Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC

I really enjoyed this book, I think I am intrigued by the whole lifestyle of the characters in the book.  It’s a look into a different way of life and it’s really interesting.  The storyline was great too, I read this in one sitting, had a very hard job putting it down..  I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series and highly recommend both this book and book 1.

"When Detective Clara Jefferies is called to a family ranch just outside of Alber, Utah, she’s horrified to find two innocent young children murdered alongside their mothers. But she arrives at the scene quickly enough to rush their father, Jacob Johansson, to hospital where he begins fighting for his life, and to save his two-month-old son Jeremy, left untouched in his crib". This was the first book I have ever read by Kathryn Casey and I can't wait to read more. It’s absolutely brilliant  I was sucked in from page one and couldn’t put it down.