Her Deadly Touch by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #HerDeadlyTouch

the setup…
Two years ago, five children were killed in a school bus accident, the driver Virgil Lesko impaired by drugs and alcohol. He’s currently awaiting trial and the families are still grieving the senseless loss. Detective Josie Quinn is on the last day of suspension resulting from her last case and visits the cemetery where her ex-husband is buried. She hears a scream from a woman who has happened upon the kneeling dead body of Krystal Duncan, the mother of one of the school bus victims and who was reported missing. She’s at her daughter’s grave and her lips are sealed with wax. Not soon after, another mother of one of the bus victims is found murdered in the exact same way.

the heart of the story…
The timing for Josie to get this kind of case couldn’t be worse as she’s still reeling from her own devastating loss. The case was baffling on so many levels as who would want to kill the grieving parents who had nothing to do with the upcoming trial. Clues are elusive and the case was an enigma because motives weren’t even clear. But as they explored each of the victims, all were harboring secrets, some that related to the day of the bus crash.

the narration…
Kate Handford continues to deliver a fine performance, especially with the storytelling. I’ll always listen to this series.

the bottom line…
This just might be the most convoluted case (in a good way) of the series to date. There were oodles of tangled webs of deceit, secrecy and subterfuge. I gave up trying to figure things out and just followed the story and Josie’s own healing. Just yet another compelling installment in this series.

Book Info

• Release Date: August 12, 2021
• Series: Detective Josie Quinn #12
• Narrator: Kate Handford
• Audio Length: 10 hours, 53 minutes
• Publisher: Hachette UK – Bookouture

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