It’s been a month since Chad Ferguson, Katie Scotts fiancé, disappeared overnight from a cabin they were sharing for a romantic weekend getaway. Katie, on leave from her department, has received no recent news from the agency investigating Chad’s disappearance. Aside from the trace findings of doxylamine, and an injection site in the cork of a bottle of wine they shared, there seem to be no new leads, leaving her despondent and heartbroken.
Meanwhile, Katie’s partner McGaven has caught a murder case and the staging of the scene is eerily similar to that of convicted murderer Holden, who remains incarcerated, but steadfast in his claims of innocence. Desperate for Katie’s assistance, he calls on an old friend of hers to pay her a visit – her old Army Sergeant, Nick, whom she considers family. As Katie slowly opens up to him, she shares what little she has on Chad’s disappearance.
The next day, she takes a hike to meet her Uncle, the Department Sheriff – quickly realizing he’s lead her to a recent murder scene. Something in Katie’s memory stirs – it’s very familiar to her somehow, reminiscent of an old scene…but that murderer is in jail. But being on a fresh scene gets Katie’s mind working – and she realizes it’s time to return to work. She also learns that the killer has been leaving articles from her prior cases – including a case Chad had been involved with…
As Katie gets back into Detective mode, it becomes more and more apparent that this new case may be connected somehow to Chad’s disappearance. As new clues make themselves known, Katie’s team works around the clock searching for answers, nearly losing their own lives in the process…yet, a solution remains elusive. It will take all hands on deck to bring down this killer, but will they find the answer Katie so desperately seeks?
This book takes off like a rocket and does not let up! Plenty of danger, drama & suspense will keep you turning the pages well into the night, but I feel like (aside from the obvious – you;ll see what I mean) there remained a lot of unanswered questions at the end – we learn some – but not all – of the killers motivation, unless I missed it, so I am presuming it’s all part of the cliffhanger that will keep us all waiting anxiously for the next book in the series!! But I hate the waiting!!! This can be read as a standalone, but I think some of the backstory from earlier novels may help a bit in unpacking this one!! Another home run for Jennifer Chase!!
Available tomorrow, July 17th, from your favorite bookseller!
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