Published by Bookouture Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Another gripping and thrilling installment in the fabulous Detective Josie Quinn series! Woohoo! Lisa Regan uses a new approach in this book. The previous books are all police procedurals while Face Her Fear is more like a locked room mystery. It has the element that I love in books, snow filled environments that produce that trapped feeling.
Detective Josie Quinn has not had an easy life. She suffered greatly in her childhood and is currently reeling from the loss of a respected and beloved team member. She finally decides to take some time for herself and goes to a trauma retreat in the mountains of Pennsylvania. There she will take part in individual and group sessions hoping to address the many traumas she has experienced and learn some coping skills. There are others there as well, working on their own personal traumas.
As the snow begins to fall heavily, they find that one of the group members is missing. After a search, her body is found with signs that she has been murdered. With no one being able to get on or off the mountain, it is evident that one of them is a killer. As their supplies dwindle, the danger mounts, tension rears its ugly head, and the group’s suspicions kick into overdrive.
This was a gripping and engaging book which had me guessing and lining up my suspect list. I guessed one thing but did not come close to figuring out what the other reveals in the book. This book mainly focuses on Josie, but we do see Noah doing his best to get to get to Josie and those stuck on the mountain with her. Gretchen also has a minor part, but this book is mainly Josie doing what Josie does best.
Lisa Regan kept me on my toes wondering what was going to happen next. I enjoyed that she had Josie addressing her past traumas while having her work at not only surviving but solving the case. Throw in a huge black bear and you have yourself an engaging tale of survival, wits, danger, and resiliency.
As with the other books, I loved the writing, the pacing, and the detective work. I found this book to be well thought out and riveting. Plus, the snow-covered mountain provided atmosphere while at the same time creating a trapped and chilling feel to this book. I did miss the teamwork but look forward to getting back to that in the next book. Another thing I appreciated was that Regan has Josie and Noah dealing with a real-life issue that affects many in real life.
I am always over the moon when I see that Lisa Regan has a new book coming out in this series and this one did not disappoint! I’m already looking forward to book #20, thankfully Regan is a fast writer.
Atmospheric, gripping, hard to put down page turner by Lisa Regan!
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.