Shades of Truth

Denise Grover Swank

Oct 2021 · Carly Moore Book 6 · DGS

About this ebook

The penultimate book in the Carly Moore Series

For six months, Carly Moore has been trying to bring down the town patriarch, Bart Drummond. Everyone knows he’s behind a “favor” system that has often ended in murder, but no one has ever been able to prove it. 

Until now.

Carly has a lead that might crack the case wide open but her investigation comes to a screeching halt when someone close to her is killed. Now her only goal is to bring the killer to justice. 

But the more she digs, the more she can’t help but wonder if the murder is the handiwork of Bart Drummond after all…

Ratings and reviews

I have been reading this series from the very beginning, and every book my biggest complaint has ALWAYS been about Carly being so nosy and not trying to hide herself to stay under the radar. In this book, she FINALLY seems to be getting some sense. HA! The book starts out about a week or two after "The Lies She Told" ends. So Carly and Marco are at the end of their convalescence after their car accident and starting to get out and about. Marco goes back to work on desk duty, and Carly decides to get out and start being nosy again. It doesn't work out like she thought it would, and in fact she eventually gets distracted by something new and heartbreaking. This book distracts her from Todd Bingham, and into the frying pan with the Drummond Family drama. Things escalate, new shocking information is exposed that I didn't see coming, Max and Wyatt are both doing things that she wasn't aware of, and Emily is still up to something that you wouldn't expect. Carly and Hank go on the run, and then she ends up meeting with someone from her past for answers in Atlanta. Carly and Hank discover something shocking from Bart Drummond's past and then they discover something even MORE shocking about someone close to them. I can't say anymore without spoilers, but my jaw dropped at the level of evil this character was at, I never saw this coming!!!! The end of the book is a cliffhanger, I have to warn you. I wanted to cry where it ended because I was so invested in this. COME ON SPRING, I CAN'T WAIT!!!! This book packs a nice right hook that comes out of nowhere pretty quickly and keeps you jumping throughout. I honestly think it is the best novel so far. I highly recommend reading it, taking a breather afterwards, and then read it again to make sure you didn't miss anything. It is that good. I cannot wait for the next installment and am crossing my fingers for a visit from our Henrietta friends!

Shades of Truth was amazing! I could not put it down! There was a point where things clicked and started falling into place and I saw a path. Some things stayed on that path and some veered and definitely kept me guessing. I really enjoyed that there was more Hank in this book. I was so sad by the death of a close friend and am ready to see justice come to a person I hoped would never be the suspect. Also, I loved that a certain name of a well loved bad guy was mentioned and would love to see that play out. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Be sure to clear your day when you sit down to read this intense, suspenseful book. I did not want to put it down; needed to know what was going to happen next like I need my next breath. This book has so many twists and turns that I did not see coming at all. While I’ve had my suspicions about some things and people, I was shocked at the secrets that were uncovered and revealed. I was holding my breath during the last bit of the book, reading as fast as I could to find out what was going to happen. And at the same time not wanting it to end. The ending will leave you shook!! Denise always as a way of throwing you for a loop and shocking you with something you least expect. Definitely worth the wait. I am now impatiently waiting for the next book!! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.