Beneath Hemlock Skies

FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D., Book 4

De: D.D. Black

Narrado por: Amber Dekkers, Joe Hempel

How do you shine light on a killer who knows only darkness?

Deep in Washington State's Hoh Rainforest, a young women is found dead, a single sprig of hemlock in her pale, lifeless hand. The killing suggests a ritualistic obsession. The crime scene leaves investigators without a lead.

As Special Agent Claire Anderson and FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. dig into the case, an early breakthrough hints at a motive too twisted to believe. But public pressure mounts as the media turns the Hemlock Killer into a nationwide sensation, fueled by damning leaks from inside Claire's own investigation.

Who is leaking the details? And why?

With the killer always one step ahead and FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. fracturing under the strain, Claire must tread carefully. But each new discovery pulls her deeper into a darkness that feels endless.

Can her team stop the Hemlock Killer before another victim is claimed? Or will the darkness consume them all—including FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. itself?

Series List:

Book 1: The Fifth Victim

Book 2: We Forget Nothing

Book 3: Widows of Medina

Book 4: Beneath Hemlock Skies

©2025 D.D. Black (P)2025 D.D. Black

Clair! Great female portrait!

Please do more research on city names and pronunciation-Spokane is pronounced Spokan. Also be sure to use the correct
name(Jake) for Jack…

Best characters

I love how Claire runs the team and makes them a family with all the problems that go with having a work family!!

great scientific start

would have loved to hear more about the characters motivation. other than a slow start, the story hooked me most of the time. it had an up/down quality to the plot. would have preferred a consistent pace

Good!

I really like this series and the overall storyline, but this book left a lot of questions unanswered at the end. It felt like some important details were missing, which made the conclusion a little frustrating.

Characters to care about

I have totally enjoyed D.D. Black’s police and FBI series. The characters are well developed, believable people, and I care what happens to them. So many authors, today, write unlikeable characters that I struggle to root for. Black creates interesting, likable characters struggling through personal challenges and complicated relationships while solving unusual cases. Black does a good job balancing the human dynamics and crime solving aspects of the stories.