He knows who the killer is. But no one will listen.

When the bodies of three missing girls are discovered in a remote British Columbia valley, Detective John McCarty leads a desperate manhunt for a serial killer. The small-town force is overwhelmed, and the investigation stalls under red tape, infighting, and media pressure.

Hundreds of miles away, RCMP Sergeant Dave Kreaver witnesses a crash on a rural highway. The driver is evasive. The unconscious teenage girl in the backseat looks drugged.

Kreaver suspects the worst.

But with the Chalk Valley Task Force buried under leads and politics, his warnings go ignored.

Alone and out of jurisdiction, Kreaver begins his own off-the-books investigation -- launching a dangerous cat-and-mouse pursuit that could cost him everything.

Taut, gritty, and disturbingly real, Chalk Valley is a Canadian police procedural that blends investigative suspense with psychological intensity.

Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, Tana French, and C.J. Box, this breakout debut delivers a razor-sharp serial killer thriller set against the chilling beauty of British Columbia's wilderness.

"Chalk Valley presents a balance of action, police technique, and character development that is incredibly rare to find period, and damn near unheard of in a debut." - Book Reviews by Elizabeth A. White

"Devilishly creative... terrifyingly macabre and realistic story. Definitely keep the lights on when reading 'Chalk Valley'!!" - Bibiliophilic Book Blog

"Chalk Valley is probably one of the best crime novels I have read in a very long time." -My Little Book Space

"Johnstone impresses with his tantalizing and absorbing debut - a great thriller." - Verdict Book Reviews

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