The Girl In The Wall
You never know what's hiding behind your walls.
Special Agent Emily Slate is a woman on a mission. Someone is sending her letters written in her dead mother's handwriting, and she's not about to stop until she finds out why.
But when she receives a mysterious phone call from town where she grew up, Emily doesn't believe it's a coincidence. After all, where better to start tracking down the person who wrote the letters than in her own hometown?
Except, when she arrives, she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. Initially a suspect, eventually she learns that the body of a missing seventeen-year-old girl was found in the walls of what used to be her childhood home. Not only that, but the victim was the sister of Emily's one-time best friend.
With an entire town on edge, Emily isn't willing to leave the investigation up to the local cops. And as the secrets surrounding the girl's death begin to unravel, Emily finds herself in the crosshairs of a dangerous killer-one who has operated unchecked for over twenty years.
Will she be able to find out who buried a body in the walls of her old home before anyone else goes missing? Or will the killer catch up with her first?
It all comes back to The Girl in the Wall.
In the chilling ninth installment of the bestselling Emily Slate series, a deeply personal hometown mystery collides with a decades-old cold case. Blending intense psychological suspense with a dark small-town police procedural, this gripping FBI thriller forces a relentless female detective to confront the deadly secrets hidden in her own past. Perfect for fans of creepy murder mysteries, long-buried truths, and fast-paced crime fiction.
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Alex Sigmore
Alex Sigmore writes gripping mystery thrillers with heart. Known for strong, complex female leads, Alex’s stories blend edge-of-your-seat suspense with emotional depth, exploring the costs of justice and the bonds that hold us together. Whether unraveling secrets in Her Dark Secret, tracking a killer across the New Mexico desert in The Passage, or going undercover in Blood in the Sand, Alex delivers stories where empathy is as sharp as the detective’s mind.
Each book stands alone but is part of a larger, multi-book arc, offering readers the satisfaction of a complete case and the thrill of an evolving mystery. The Emily Slate Mystery Thrillers and Ivy Bishop Investigations have become reader favorites, known for their layered characters, psychological twists, and immersive storytelling.
Emily Slate FBI Mystery Thriller
Emily Slate FBI Mystery Thriller consists of eighteen primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

