Beneath the Grove (Maddie Castle Book 7)

Maddie Castle, a private investigator, is hired by a desperate mother to find her missing daughter, Jasmine Armstrong. What begins as a search for a runaway leads Maddie to Willow Grove, a secluded community in rural Pennsylvania known for its self-sufficient lifestyle and promises of enlightenment. As Maddie investigates, she discovers that Willow Grove's peaceful exterior conceals dark secrets. The community has a history of disappearances and mysterious rituals, with members bound by allegiance to something or someone powerful. Jasmine has not simply vanished—she remains in Willow Grove but is no longer the person her family knew. The investigation grows increasingly dangerous as Maddie uncovers the truth about what holds Jasmine in the community. Extracting her may come at a deadly cost. With time running out, Maddie must determine how far she will go to expose Willow Grove's secrets and whether she is prepared for what she discovers. This seventh installment of the Maddie Castle series presents Maddie's most challenging case, where the boundaries between salvation and destruction become unclear.