Detective Katie Scott #10
She wakes to the dawn light streaming through the window and rolls over to whisper good morning to her fiancé. But panic floods her veins. His side of the bed is empty and cold. Blood trails towards the open door. All trace of him is gone…It’s been one month since Detective Katie Scott’s fiancé, Chad, went missing without a trace. Devastated Katie is still working tirelessly day and night to track down the love of her life, barely sleeping and chasing every new lead. But now the case has gone cold.When the body of beautiful Gina Hartfield is discovered among the pine needles in a clearing on Lookout Ridge, Katie swallows her own pain and knows she must focus on finding Gina’s killer. The young woman was found with a pink velvet blindfold shading the hollows where her eyes had been removed. Katie is certain she is chasing a sadistic individual who will soon take another life…But the autopsy reveals Gina’s body was washed before being abandoned, leaving no trace of evidence behind. And with no witnesses to Gina’s disappearance, the women of Pine Valley are terrified to go out alone.Desperately combing the crime scene, when Katie sees a newspaper article about her previous cases pinned to a nearby tree, she is certain Gina’s murder is personal. Then tire tracks found in the forest are matched to a truck seen following Chad in the days leading up to his disappearance. Katie’s blood runs cold.Is there a link between Chad’s disappearance and Gina’s brutal murder, or is the killer playing a twisted game with Katie? Can she find out the truth before they take another life?
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Review
Sometimes when something painful happens, you just want to lock yourself in to your little bubble, shutting everybody else out. Well; Katie is the same. She pretends to be fine, when she clearly is not, but she wants to be on her own (with Cisco of course 🙂 ) and forget about everything but her sadness and her determination to find clues.
With a (little) push from someone close to her, she realises she needs her work and work needs her more than ever to catch a killer and stop him in his tracks.
Katie hopes that, with solving the murder case, will give her back what was taken from her so brutally…
I love how well Katie and Gav work together. Katie is the more impulsive one, sometimes wanting to act (or actually going for it) without thinking everything through. And then there is Gav, her perfect counterweight, reigning her in or at least trying to. 🙂
My favorite character? That has to be Cisco, but being a dog lover, every book with a dog makes them my favorite characters. 🙂
The author knows how to keep the suspense building, that’s for sure. I cannot wait for book 11. Wonderful story as part of a wonderful series. 5 stars
Thank you
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About the author
Jennifer Chase is a multi award-winning and best-selling crime fiction author, as well as a consulting criminologist. Jennifer holds a bachelor degree in police forensics and a master’s degree in criminology & criminal justice. These academic pursuits developed out of her curiosity about the criminal mind as well as from her own experience with a violent psychopath, providing Jennifer with deep personal investment in every story she tells.
In addition, she holds certifications in serial crime and criminal profiling. She is an affiliate member of the International Association of Forensic Criminologists, and member of the International Thriller Writers.
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Author Links
@JChaseNovelist
https://www.instagram.com/jenchaseauthor/
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Book Link
Amazon: https://geni.us/B0C43HX694social
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