“The story is everything.”

In 1986, the quiet town of Bluesummer, Texas, was shattered by the crimes of an elusive serial killer known as The Songbird Strangler. That same year, four lifelong friends—Hayes Sheridan, Troy Terrell, Greer Collins, and Chantilly “Tilly” Price—set out to spend one last unforgettable summer together before college.

Only three of them made it out of that summer alive.

Tilly became the killer’s fifth victim. And all the evidence pointed to one of their own.

Now, thirty-five years later, Troy sits on death row. His final appeal falls to Joaquin Ramos, a sharp, ambitious attorney with the Death Penalty Abolition Project. What begins as a hunt for procedural violations quickly unravels into something more disturbing when Joaquin and his assistant uncover evidence that Troy may be innocent—and that the real killer might still be hiding in plain sight.

Greer and Hayes, tied together by the tragedy, want nothing to do with Troy—or the lawyer trying to save him. But as Greer, now a journalist, begins investigating on her own, she starts to question everything she thought she knew—including her own role in Troy’s conviction.

Because in Bluesummer, justice was swift—but the truth was left behind.

For fans of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai and All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda, this gripping literary thriller unravels the dark knots of memory, friendship, and the high cost of silence.

COMING 6-30-26

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Praise for The Bone Nest:

“The pacing is electric, driven by a steady cadence of DNA results, corrupted evidence, missed connections, and alibis that crumble at exactly the right moment. Again and again, you think you have it figured out, but until Gluhm finally reveals everything, you’ll keep guessing. The Bone Nest will easily become your next mystery obsession.”-Indies Today

“More than a legal thriller, this novel bears witness to a man ensnared by the death penalty, inviting readers to consider mercy, justice, and the human dignity at stake when a flawed system wields power over life and death.” – Sister Helen Prejean

“Set against the sweltering heat and simmering politics of small-town Texas, the story weaves together memory, guilt, friendship, and justice in a way that feels both intimate and unsettling, quietly pulling the reader deeper with each chapter.”-Kimberly Coghlan, founder of Coghlan Professional Writing Services

The Bone Nest explores the tension between truth and memory. The gradual buildup works because the story relies on emotional truth as much as the mechanics of a mystery. It is less about chasing a killer and more about understanding how a community molds it’s own version of justice.” –Reedsy Discovery