DESCRIPTION:
The water ripples as the girl’s body escapes the reeds and floats silently upwards. Her beautiful face—blue eyes frozen open, skin as white as snow—breaks the surface. But it’s too late, this innocent soul has taken her final breath…
When camp counselor Carolyn Sable’s body is found floating in a lake beside Eagle Ridge Summer Camp, Detective Katie Scott must dig deep to stay focused. As a child, Katie spent many happy weeks at that camp toasting marshmallows on the fire with her best friend Jenny… until the day Jenny disappeared. The loss will always haunt Katie, but Carolyn’s inconsolable family need answers.
Carolyn was adored by children and staff at the camp, so Katie thinks her sudden resignation is key to cracking the case. Uncovering a tragic accident involving a group of children the weeks before Carolyn left, Katie knows she’s getting close.
But when the carefully laid trap Katie sets to catch Carolyn’s killer backfires, Katie finds herself in unthinkable danger and unable to even trust her own team. Can she stay alive long enough to crack the toughest case of her career, and how many more innocent lives will be lost before she does?
MY THOUGHTS:
Author: Jennifer Chase
Series: Detective Katie Scott Book 7
Publisher: Bookouture
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 377
Date of Publication: April 19, 2022
My Rating: 4 Stars
Detective Katie Scott has a very difficult case that she is now working on. When Carolyn Sable’s body is found at a summer camp where Katie went as a teenager, she starts to have a lot of memories. She loved that camp and all of its activities, until her best friend Jenny disappeared.
Not only do they find Caroline’s body, but they find two other bodies. And, near one of the bodies there are a bunch of newspaper clippings about Katie‘s previous cases. What is it about these murders that involve Katie and will she be able to find out what is going on now and even get answers about Jenny? Then there is the fact that there is a race against time to stop this killer before anyone else is murdered.
These bodies all have something very specific about them, And Katie must determine what the possible connection to the past has to do with the impending danger she herself faces. In fact, the closer she gets to putting the pieces of this difficult case together just might make her the next victim.
Katie is a remarkable detective. A military vet with PTSD at times makes it difficult for her to strike an even balance. Fortunately she has a wonderful partner in detective Sean McGavin as well as her faithful canine partner Cisco. Haunted by the loss of her friend Jenny definitely gives this book a different flair. Excellent pacing, incredible tension, the constant element of danger, as well as relatable characters, all make this next book in this fabulous series a truly worthwhile read.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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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