Enlarge Book Cover

The Body in the Wall

A Gripping Cold Case Thriller

By Rita Herron

On Sale: 5/26/2026

Formats:

View More Retailers

This place had been her home
Now it was a crime scene

The sooner Special Agent Macy Stark can sell her childhood home, the sooner she can escape her small town and shameful past—until she discovers a body in the wall and her childhood nightmares return. Handsome local Sheriff Stone Lawson joins the cold case to help Macy locate her missing mother and uncover a dark web of secrets about both her parents. But someone’s willing to kill to keep the past hidden…for good.

ISBN: 9780369785626

Imprint: Harlequin Intrigue

On Sale: May 26, 2026

List price: $6.99

No of pages: 288

Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)

BISAC 1: FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense

BISAC 2: FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic

BISAC 3: FICTION / Romance / Police & Law Enforcement

Rita Herron

Biography

Award-winning author Rita Herron wrote her first book when she was twelve, but didn’t think real people grew up to be writers. Now she writes so she doesn’t have to get a real job. A former kindergarten teacher and workshop leader, she traded storytelling to kids for writing romance. She lives in Georgia with her own romance hero. She loves to hear from readers, so please visit her website, www.ritaherron.com.

gt;

This place had been her home Now it was a crime scene The sooner Special Agent Macy Stark can sell her childhood home, the sooner she can escape her small town and shameful past—until she discovers a body in the wall and her childhood nightmares return. Handsome local Sheriff Stone Lawson joins the cold case to help Macy locate her missing mother and uncover a dark web of secrets about both her parents. But someone’s willing to kill to keep the past hidden…for good.