All The Pretty Dresses by Steven J. Clark

Question: Can a 31-year-old single mom, the first ever female deputy hired in her county, actually pull of her unexpected appointment as the honest-to-god Sheriff of Nicholas County? Some in her department don't think so. It is a question Cass Rosier must answer for them, for the citizens of Nicholas County, and most of all--for herself. At issue: Someone is killing beautiful young women, all of whom are wearing expensive evening gowns when found, and leaving their bodies randomly scattered around her county. When Sammantha (Sam) Martin, now a highly successful New York Attorney and Cass's best friend from childhood, suddenly shows up in Summersville fleeing a nasty divorce, Cass immediately recruits her to work on the case as a special investigator. Together Cass and Sam must deal with Sam's abusive ex-husband, Ricky, Cass's budding romance with Dr. Gary Coleman, the county Medical Examiner, and unravel the harrowing twists, turns and surprises they encounter while trying to solve the mystery of the evening gown murders.