Tangled Webs

By: Beth Strauss

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella

Karen Cappelletti, a gritty, battle-tested, battle-scarred, middle-aged detective in a small town outside of Philadelphia, finds herself immersed in another dysfunctional relationship. While she has an issue persevering in unhealthy relationships, bigger problems loom. She learns the man she arrested for a brutal felony assault, imprisoned ten years ago, is scheduled to be released on parole the next day. To make matters worse, the ex-con's daughter, Tam, is publicly expressing her attraction to Karen.

When the ex-con's daughter reports a dead body on her driveway, a week after her father's release, things take a bizarre turn. As the lonely detective professionally dives into an investigation with few clues, she struggles to understand the unexpected twists and emotional turns in her empty personal life.

With the town's safety and her love life on the brink of disaster, Karen finds herself entangled in both a personal betrayal and the cunning brilliance of a sociopath. She must sift through a tangled web of lies to save her town from a heartless killer and save herself from becoming the next victim.

©2025 Beth Strauss (P)2025 Tantor Media

I wanted to reach through and smack Karen

While I'm not a detective ( no spoilers here) I figured out the killer long before it was revealed. That being said I kept tapping my foot until I got to the reveal. Oh yeah, and before I got to the end, I wanted to smack Karen.