Series: Detective Beth Katz, #1
Published by Bookouture on September 12, 2023
Format: eARC, Audiobook
Source: Net Galley
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Also by this author: Don't Tell A Soul , Bring Me Flowers , Follow Me Home, The Crying Season, Where Angels Fear , Whisper in the Night , Break the Silence, Her Broken Wings, Her Shallow Grave, Promises in the Dark, Be Mine Forever, Cross My Heart , Fallen Angel, Lose Your Breath, Don't Look Back , Pray for Mercy, Kiss Her Goodnight, Her Bleeding Heart , Chase Her Shadow , Now You See Me, Their Wicked Games, Where Hidden Souls Lie
In the dark pine forest surrounding the quiet town of Rattlesnake Creek, the body of a young girl lies on the ground. Her angelic blonde hair spills over her shoulders and her unblinking eyes stare up toward the sky...
It was Beth Katz's serial killer father who made her like she is: a successful FBI agent and an unstoppable vigilante dedicated to hunting down murderers who have evaded capture. Beth will push herself to the limits to deliver justice. Even if it means killing those who deserve to die.
When the body of missing schoolgirl Brooklyn Daniels is discovered in a secluded patch of woodland on the outskirts of town, Beth and her partner Dax Styles race to the scene. Brooklyn and her best friend left home to pick wildflowers a week ago and vanished without trace.
Taking in Brooklyn's body carefully laid on a blanket and the dress neatly folded next to her, Beth suddenly freezes. She's seen this before: in the files of a cold case. The perpetrator takes two girls-one vanishes, the other is killed and left with her clothes beside her. Now Beth knows she has a twisted serial killer on her hands, she'll stop at nothing to catch him. Even if it means going against Dax's orders...
Desperate to find the other missing girl, Beth's heart pounds as she puts herself up as bait and walks into the secluded forest, knowing evil is lurking nearby. With Dax watching her every move, Beth prays the gamble pays off. Can she outsmart the murderer, or did she just walk into a trap? And when Beth finally comes face to face with the killer, will she hand him over or serve justice of her very own?
Character List
*Special Agent Beth Kaz – She’s 5 ft 6in, emerald green eyes, Dad was a psychopath
*Special Agent Dax Styles – loner, maverick, 32-year-old light brown buzz cut hair, chiselled and interesting face with intense cornflower blue eyes and a scar on his chin, Family history to come to the forefront. 6ft 2in ex -Military cop, married for 6 months.
*Bear – Styles’ dog
*Sheriff Cash Ryder, local Sheriff
*Shane Wolfe, ME from Black Rock Falls, tall broad, white-blond hair, piercing grey eyes (Yes the one who works with Kane and Alton ;))
*Dr Nate Mace, local doctor, tall, muscular, clean-shaven, Beth likes!
So you have seen the list of main players, this is my spoiler-free list! And a very abbreviated version! I have started to do character lists, mainly because I was/am reading two books with very similar storylines and I got confused!
This is a bang of a start to a new series! Fantastic narrator to get me through too! Katz is such an interesting and complex character, so much to unpack with her in one book! Beth reminds me of another fictional character…buuuuuuuuuuutttttttttttt I can’t say who. I can’t wait to see how she will adapt and grow in the next book!
Dax is also another interesting character but for different reasons, he has a lot of baggage and what I perceive is a lot of guilt for many reasons. there is something in his past he needs Beth’s future help on and then there is another big elephant in the room too.
I really enjoyed this first new book in a new series! I am excited about this, I really am! It’s going to be a belter! Two characters who are both spitfires, who both view the law slightly differently with their own guidelines on how to act. And you know each case is going to be explosive, and it will be interesting to see how they behave!
It was great that this book is entwined with Blackrock Falls and that we saw the Viking King Shane, plus a mention of a killer that has popped up in that series, popped up here and not how I expected! Just epic!
I was obsessed with this book, and the writing feels so different to the Kane and Alton series, despite having Hoodisms and knowing it was the same universe, it felt like a different writer. A darker one! I can’t wait what is in store for us next!
Until next time xxx
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jojosovertherainbowblog says
Love this author!