Published by Bookouture Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
She was beautiful once.
Now all that remains are her bones and a silver locket around her neck….
This book begins with Nikki returning to work after the murder of her ex-husband and what a day back! Workers have unearthed a girl’s skeleton on the site of her boyfriend, Rory’s construction site. He calls her in, and it is obvious that the girl was murdered but what is even more alarming is that Rory recognizes the trunk she was buried it. It turns out the body is that of his high school girlfriend, Becky. Plus – you guessed it – the locket around her neck was a gift from him. Nikki is forced to take a step back when Rory is named a suspect.
Nikki’s new assignment is to locate a missing pregnant woman and that search leads her to more discoveries, secrets, deception, and danger. As the investigation delves deeper, there is a mounting sense of dread, tension, and apprehension.
This is book four in the series, and I have enjoyed every one of them. It’s not too late to dig into the series with the first book The Girls in the Snow. True, this book would work nicely as a stand-alone, do yourself a favor and begin at the beginning. You will not be disappointed.
Stacy Green grabbed my attention with the first book in the series and I have been a BIG fan ever since. Nikki Hunt is such an interesting and likeable character. She is tough and vulnerable at the same time. She has suffered many losses in her life but keeps moving forward. Not only is she likeable but the regular characters are likeable as well. Although there was one that I wanted to talk some sense into.
As the investigations delves closer into both the dead body found at the construction site and the missing pregnant woman, the tension mounts and Nikki and her team get closer and closer to danger. This book became a gripping page turner for me. Fans of Green and the Nikki Hunt series will not be disappointed.
This book was a gripping, tense page turner!
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.