Marcia Muller: Point Deception (USA 2016)

From the Publisher:
The body of an woman washes up near Point Deception, California -- a day after she was spotted near her broken-down car on the highway. Deputy Sheriff Rhoda Swift worries the woman's brutal rape and murder will resurrect fears from the unsolved massacre of two families 13 years before. When Rhoda investigates with journalist Guy Newberry, a shocking truth will test how far she is willing to go for justice.

Marcia Muller: Point Deception. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455567874 (September, 2016), eBook, 2 MB (ca. 338 p.), $4.99.

Marcia Muller: Point Deception (USA 2002)

From the Publisher:
In a complex, heart-pounding new thriller, acclaimed mystery writer Marcia Muller presents a riveting tale of murder in an isolated canyon - and the people caught in its deadly shadow.

CALIFORNIA NIGHTMARE
The young woman stranded on the coastal highway was pretty in a way that spelled trouble. A few days later Rhoda Swift, sheriff's deputy in California's Soledad County, regrets she didn't stop to help her... for the girl's murdered body washes in with the tide near Point Deception - a spot haunted by the unsolved massacre of two families from thirteen years ago. Now the community's fears are suddenly resurrected with a vengeance. And when Rhoda investigates the crime with Guy Newberry, a New York journalist with dark secrets of his own, a shocking truth will test how far she is willing to go for justice.

Marcia Muller: Point Deception. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446611360 (May, 2002), 338 p., $7.50

Marcia Muller: Point Deception (UK 2002)

From the Publisher:
Plenty of people saw the girl and her broken down Mercedes, parked on the hard shoulder of the highway, but no one stopped - except her murderer. Sheriff's deputy Rhoda Swift is one of the ones who drove by. Moreover her conscience is still troubled by the gruesome mass murders nearby, 13 years ago, and the wounded child who died in her arms. Now the community of Signal Point is marked by violence again and Rhoda's role is at its heart. Marcia Muller's new murder mystery is a deft and gripping story of a town imprinted with horror and of lives driven askew because of past wrongs. Evoking murderous legacies in a wild corner of the US, she once again proves herself a doyenne of the genre.

Marcia Muller: Point Deception. The Women's Press, ISBN: 0704347261 (December, 2001), 304 p., £6.99.

Marcia Muller: Point Deception (USA 2001)

From the Publisher:
A bestselling journalist, Guy Newberry is known for his articles on the plight of troubled communities. Shortly after his arrival in the small seaside community of Signal Port, California, a town that has never recovered from the unsolved murder of two young families 13 years ago, another nightmare begins. An unidentified woman's body washes up at nearby Point Deception, immediately stirring up old feelings of fear and suspicion. Relentless in pursuing his story, and haunted by a tragedy in his own past, Newberry does not let up, instilling fear in the town's sheriff, Rhoda Swift, who fears his prying will destroy her town. But as more women die and public panic sets in, Newberry and Swift form an uneasy alliance and unite in a confrontation with a killer whose motives are not as random as they seem.

Marcia Muller: Point Deception. A Novel. Mysterious Press, ISBN: 0892966904 (July, 2001), 304 p., $23.95