When a mutilated body turns up in the quiet town of Carriage Falls, New Jersey, Detective Kasey King knows this isn't a random act of violence - it's a message.

Kasey, a seasoned investigator with a haunted past, is still trying to rebuild her life and career when the brutal murder shatters the town's illusion of safety. Paired with her loyal and street-smart partner, Oscar "Woody" Bennings, Kasey is pulled into a chilling hunt for a killer who's just getting started.

As more bodies surface and old secrets claw their way into the light, Kasey must navigate a tangled web of lies, betrayal, and buried trauma - both in the community and within herself. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes.

And in Carriage Falls, no one is as innocent as they seem.

Gritty, fast-paced, and emotionally charged, Tainted Rattle is the explosive first installment in the Kasey King crime thriller series - where justice has a cost, and survival is never guaranteed.