SEVEN GIRLS GONE
THE MISSING WITNESS
Author: Allison Brennan
Series Quinn & Costa #4
Publisher:
Harlequin Trade Publishing
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 352
Date of Publication: April 25, 2023
My Rating: 5 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
For three years, women have been disappearing—and eventually turning up dead in the small bayou town of St. Augustine, Louisiana. Police detective Beau Hebert is the only one who seems to care, but with every witness quickly silenced and a corrupt police department set on keeping the cases unsolved, Beau’s investigation stalls at every turn.
With nobody else to trust, Beau calls in a favor from his friend on the FBI’s Mobile Response Team. While LAPD detective Kara Quinn works undercover to dig into the women’s murders and team leader Matt Costa officially investigates the in-custody death of a witness, Beau might finally have a chance at solving the case.
But in a town where everyone knows everyone, talking gets you killed and secrets stay buried, it’s going to take the entire team working around the clock to unravel the truth. Especially when they discover that the deep-seated corruption and the deadly drug-trafficking ring at the center of it all extends far beyond the small-town borders.
MY THOUGHTS:
Corruption runs deep in St. Augustine in Louisiana. It is a small town with corrupt cops. With cold cases mixing with current murders, it is questionable as to whose territory should handle things, local cops or the FBI. Definitely a battle of jurisdiction.
LAPD detective Kara Quinn is in St. Augustine and is hoping to remain incognito for as long as possible. Able to assume many looks by donning various disguises, her approach to finding the killer of several women differs from that of Matt Costa of the FBI and local police detective Beau Hebert.
Time is of the essence as danger is at every turn. Lots of pieces, like the most complicated of puzzles, and Kara is often overwhelmed while working hard to put things together. Meanwhile, things continue to grow more intense between Kara and Matt, with the sexual tension between them ready to explode.
Page after page the intrigue becomes palpable, and with a jaunt of action in this book, it truly was a stellar read. I went on to read The Missing Witness, book five in this fabulous series.
Many thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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Author: Allison Brennan
Series Quinn & Costa #5
Publisher:
Harlequin Trade Publishing
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 352
Date of Publication: January 23, 2024
My Rating: 5 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
When a key witness goes missing, Quinn and Costa must find her before a killer silences her for good…
Detective Kara Quinn is back in Los Angeles to testify against a notorious human trafficker, finally moving past the case that upended her life. But when the accused is shot by a masked man in broad daylight, the chaotic scene of the crime turns up few reliable bystanders. And one witness—a whistleblower who might be the key to everything—has disappeared.
After the prosecuting DDA is stabbed to death, it’s clear that anyone who knows too much about the investigation is in danger, and tracking down the witness becomes a matter of life or death. With government corruption running rampant and someone on the inside trying to pin anything they can on Kara, she trusts nobody except FBI special agent Matt Costa and a handful of allies.
But when explosive secrets begin to surface within the LAPD and FBI, Kara questions everything she thought she knew about the case, her colleagues and the life she left behind months ago.
Now Quinn and Costa must race to find the missing witness and get to the bottom of the avalanche of conspiracies that has rocked LA to its core…before it's too late.
MY THOUGHTS:
A human trafficking case from detective Kara Quinn’s recent past reminds her how haunted she is by Sunny’s death. Sunny was instrumental when it came to Kara's trying to stop a trafficking ring. Now back in Los Angeles, Kara is set to testify against the person who was running the human trafficking in the case where Sunny was killed. Because of her impending testimony, there is a vendetta against Kara.
Then the story goes back and forth to Violet, whose mother is one of the victims of homelessness. Her mother is one, like many others, who fell victim to the drug epidemic. Addicts, as the book mentions, are on a “…slippery slope of desperation". It was impossible not to feel compassion for the people in this book, and of course, real life, which is why I included stats about Los Angeles above.
Even before the trial begins, the prosecuting DDA is stabbed, and this increases the danger that Kara is facing. It becomes patently clear that there is a high level of corruption and this places Kara's life at risk more than once.
There is a missing witness and both Kara and FBA SSA Matt Costa are determined to get to the bottom of things in this desperate case. Time. Time. Time. Will it run out?
Many thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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