Detective D. D. Warren is revisiting the latest crime scene of an apparent serial killer who’s been named the Rose Killer. It’s late at night and she’s alone, or so she thought. When she realizes someone else is in the house, she stumbles and falls down a flight of stairs but not before firing off… Continue reading Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner
Sir Carlton Morley is Scotland Yard’s Chief Inspector, the epitome of respectability. However, he has a secret nighttime persona, the Shadow of Night who seeks a different kind of justice from conventional law enforcement. On one particular night, while following a potential suspect, he finds himself on the grounds of an unconventional brothel where women… Continue reading A Dark and Stormy Knight by Kerrigan Byrne
Jamie Brandt does what every harried parent thinks about doing all the time...she leaves her two young girls in the car while she runs into a store for a quick errand. The worst thing happens as she returns to the car and finds ten-year old Kylie and eight-year old Bailey have vanished. Denville, Pennsylvania is… Continue reading Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna
Six years ago, Lucy Kincaid was abducted and brutally assaulted by a sexual predator who operated an entire enterprise. She worked hard at her recovery and with her family’s help is now well adjusted and has set her sights on a career with the FBI. In the meantime, Lucy is volunteering at a victims rights… Continue reading Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan
A heavy rainstorm loosened the ground around the underside of a bridge and revealed a grisly burial site. There lay the remains of what turns out to be a family no one knew was missing. FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick is stunned not only about the discovery but because it is reminiscent of a similar… Continue reading A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot
For the past two years, Audra Pearsall has protected her father, a noted historian who now has dementia, from the public. She’s skilled in her own right and has researched and published papers in his name to continue receiving financial support. As it became more difficult to shield her father, Audra moved the household from… Continue reading Behind His Blue Eyes by Kaki Warner
Charlene Grant is a marked woman, or so she believes. Her two best friends were murdered one year apart on the same date and it’s fast approaching again. The anniversary of her last friend’s murder is in four days and Charlene has not only prepared for it but reached out to Detective Sergeant D. D.… Continue reading Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick is on her way to her hideaway cabin outside of Eagle’s Nest, Oregon when a little girl emerges from the forest pleading for help. She takes her to a cabin deep into the woods and Mercy discovers the girl’s grandmother, Olivia, dying from knife woods. Upon further investigation, Mercy learns that… Continue reading A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot
The Lucy Kincaid series was selected as a group read in one of my Goodreads groups and we decided to first read the earlier trilogies preceding the series because there was so much backstory for Lucy and many other characters. This is now the first in the series. It’s been a few years since we… Continue reading Love is Murder by Allison Brennan
Lucinda Hathaway showed up in Heartbreak Creek on a train with Maddie Wallace, toting a lot of money and secrets. After her new friends found happiness there, she decided to stay, invest in the hotel and set her sights on revitalizing the entire town. But who was she and where did she come from? This… Continue reading Bride of the High Country by Kaki Warner
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