When this was first released, I got the audiobook right away. But when I learned it was based on her own current experience, something made me pause. It was if I somehow delayed listening to her most autobiographical work of fiction, I could deny reality. Madeleine Sophie Wickham, aka Sophie Kinsella, lost her battle with… Continue reading What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella @sophiekinsellawriter @sallysmack @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #WhatDoesItFeelLike
the setup… It’s been a few months since FBI Agent Nikki Hunt almost lost her life capturing the Frost killer and suffered other tragic losses in the process. She’s returning to work when she’s called to a scene by boyfriend Rory Todd after he and his construction crew discovered a body during an excavation. The… Continue reading The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green @authorstacygreenwhisenand @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #NikkiHunt #TheGirlInTheGround
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… Continue reading Her Deadly Touch by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #HerDeadlyTouch
the setup… I learned in the prequel how important family is to Private Investigator Margo Angelhart but in the ensuing years, a lot has changed. She’s estranged from the family private investigation practice she helped create and her beloved father is in prison. Margo is still solo but her practice is doing well enough that… Continue reading You’ll Never Find Me by Allison Brennan @abwrites @hillaryoutloud @harlequinpublishing #AngelhartInvestigations #YoullNeverFindMe
the setup… Where do spies go when they decide to retire? Apparently to Purity, Maine. Maggie Bird is a former CIA operative now running a chicken farm there, joining a group of former colleagues who like the peace and solitude. They meet regularly for book club and martinis. But that life is disrupted when Maggie… Continue reading The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen @tess.gerritsen @tessgerritsen.bsky.social @hillaryoutloud @britpressley @brilliancepublishing #TheMartiniClub #TheSpyCoast
the setup… It’s the day of Detectives Josie Quinn and Noah Fraley’s wedding and they’re surrounded by family, friends and colleagues, ready to celebrate at the Harper’s Peak Resort. From her hotel room, Josie sees some unusual activity and knows something is wrong when two of the department’s detectives and the police chief join in.… Continue reading Hush Little Girl by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #HushLittleGirl
the setup… Former Baltimore homicide Detective Nate Burke can’t get over the guilt from helplessly watching his partner being killed in front of him. His last chance to save himself was to escape to Alaska, accepting a job as chief of police in a town called Lunacy. Little did he know that this quirky place… Continue reading Northern Lights by Nora Roberts @norarobertsauthor @littmangary @brilliancepublishing #NorthernLights
the setup… FBI Special Agent Nikki Hunt has been searching for the serial killer known as Frost for years and knows everything about his methods. When she’s called to the murder scene at the Boundary Waters near Stillwater, Minnesota, she quickly recognizes that the woman is his latest victim, wearing the signature red ribbon in… Continue reading Lost Angels by Stacy Green @authorstacygreenwhisenand @katehandford @hachetteuk @hachetteuk.bsky.social @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #NikkiHunt #LostAngels
the setup… Amber Patterson has a plan. First of all, it’s not her real name but one she bought and paid for after skipping her hometown in Missouri and hitchhiking to Nebraska. She’s determined to leave her past behind and does her research to find the wealthy man who’ll take care of her. Amber ends… Continue reading The First Shot by Liv Constantine @livconstantine2 @livconstantine.bsky.social @suzanneefreeman @suzannefreeman.bsky.social @amazonpublishing #MrsParrish #TheFirstShot
the setup… Detective Josie Quinn stops by Denton University to see her brother and together they find a young girl fully clothed floating face down in the campus pool. Despite Josie’s efforts to save her, champion swimmer Nysa Somers couldn’t be revived. Her death is inexplicable and the team is baffled until her backpack is… Continue reading Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan @lisareganauthor @lisaregan.bsky.social @katehandford @hachetteuk @bookouture @bookouture.bsky.social #DetectiveJosieQuinn #BreatheYourLast
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