Losing Alice
by B.R. Spangler
DESCRIPTION
A string of seemingly unconnected murders. And a maverick FBI agent ready to go undercover to discover the truth.
Rookie Special Agent Nichelle Wilkinson is in charge of a task force responsible for investigating the murder of Alice Robertson, a young woman living alone. She’ll need to step up if she’s going to earn the respect of the seasoned investigators on her team.
Alice was found dead in her living room, hair splayed across the hardwood floor, the scent of a homecooked meal hanging in the air. And with no signs of a struggle, Nichelle is certain Alice knew her killer. Alice’s tearful mother recounts her daughter’s troubled past in AA, but the newly framed photograph of a smiling Alice celebrating over a cake with her family speaks to someone happy and moving on.
Alice’s sponsor had helped her find a new job doing deliveries in the next county. Following her route takes Nichelle into the heart of the local Amish community. Famously tight-lipped to outsiders, Nichelle will have to gain their trust before anyone will even acknowledge knowing Alice…
Then another body is found in a lonely woodland. Nichelle finds similar packaging from Alice’s deliveries pressed into the dirt. Is someone targeting vulnerable people just trying to get their lives back on track?
With so little else to go on, Nichelle will need to go undercover. Now, she’s in the killer’s line of fire…
Losing Alice is a gripping thriller, packed with twists, that fans of Lisa Regan, A.J. Rivers and Melinda Leigh will be totally obsessed with!
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MY THOUGHTS
When Nichelle and her team arrive at the murder victim’s home, they find Alice lying on the hardwood floor. It is clear that Alice was right in the middle of cooking when she was shot. What’s more, there is no evidence of a break-in or any signs of a struggle. When something like this happens, Nichelle knows that it is usually the case that the victim knew their killer.
Nichelle and her team begin searching the victim’s home, and something Nichelle discovers appears to be a very powerful clue in this crime. However, Alice’s body is not the only one discovered. Shockingly, another body is found, and there are some details that appear to connect the two murders. Not clear as to why these victims were targeted leads to Nichelle deciding that she must go undercover in order to try and identify the killer. However, this clearly puts her in the path of danger.
Meanwhile, Nichelle has been conducting her own investigation into the deaths of her family. While their deaths were ruled an accident, Nichelle is determined to prove otherwise. It has been over a decade since she was ripped away from her family, and this has left her emotionally scarred. She will not stop until she discovers the truth.
I found Losing Alice to be an intriguing mystery, one filled with tension and a few surprises, especially with Nichelle’s personal tragedy woven into the investigation. This is a story that kept me on my toes as Nichelle dug deep for answers. I look forward to seeing what comes next for Nichelle.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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B.R. Spangler lives in Virginia with his wife and kids, as well as five cats, a parrot, a finch, a lizard.
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