Published by Bookouture Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery
Format: ARC, eBook
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“I thought about how there are two types of secrets: the kind you want to keep in, and the kind you don’t dare to let out.” – Ally Carter
Another solid and enjoyable book in the Josie Quinn series!
This book begins where Hush Little Girl ended. Josie has been on a break from her job but is ready to go back. While visiting her ex-husband Ray’s grave, she comes across a woman who is reeling after discovering the body of woman kneeling at a gravestone. Krystal Duncan is the name of the dead woman. She is the mother of one of five children killed in a bus accident which devastated Denton.
What a way to get back to work after four months off. Following a lead, Josie and her team are led to the support group for the grieving parents whose children died in the horrific bus crash. Who would want to kill a grieving mother? Then another mother’s body is found near the bus crash site. Why were these women targeted? As the team continues to investigate, they look at the bus crash, the parents and uncover secrets….
Whew! Regan has done it again! In this book we see Josie dealing with grief while doing her job. We see those closest to her showing concern and support to her. We also see her determination to catch a killer. Josie is a very hard working and dedicated detective who will stop at nothing to solve her cases and bring the guilty to justice. Although she is tough as nails, Regan continues to show Josie as a more vulnerable and fully fleshed out character. Loss and grief are the name of the game in this book. Josie’s grief, the grief of the parents who lost their children and the Author’s grief as she experienced a deeply personal loss while writing this book.
Most of the books in this series can be read as stand-alone books but I don’t recommend it with this book as it picks up where book #11 leaves off. The team is back as along with a whole bunch of characters (and their secrets) in this book. I enjoyed being part of the investigation as I attempted to piece the clues together to solve the case along with the Denton PD.
This continues to be my go-to book series! Regan won me over with the first book in the series and I will be reading then as long as she writes. The character development, storylines and writing keep me invested, engaged and flipping those pages.
Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.