Josie Quinn is a detective, her partner Noah Fraley is not just her work partner, they are also in a relationship.
So, when the pair go to his mothers, and find her dead in the back garden, it begins an emotional roller coaster of a ride for Josie.
Noah’s mother was Mrs Perfect, she kept a beautiful house, cooked, baked and was generally accepted as being a pillar of the community. Mainly the opposite to Josie.
So when her death is found to be a murder, and it looks like she has been keeping secrets for years, Noah has difficulty believing the evidence. In his sister he has an ally who really doesn’t like Josie.
Noah’s moms house had been searched by whoever killed her, but nobody knows what they were looking for.
When the garden is examined the investigators find a set of Rosary Beads and a file with a name on it. The file is labelled with the name of a famous missing person.
What is Noah’s mom connection with Drew Pratt, an Assistant District Attorney who has been missing since 2006. Is this what the murderer was looking for.
The investigation continues with Josie and her team, minus Noah, trying to solve the murder and re-examine the disappearance of the ADA.
The trail leads them through historic crimes and looks at who is trying to tidy up the mess from years earlier, and why do it now, what has happened to make somebody start to kill people to cover a crime from over 12 years ago.
It’s not just the case that makes this story a good read. It’s the strain it puts on the relationship between Josie and Noah. Both have guarded pasts that not everybody knows about. They rely on each other to keep themselves safe both physically and mentally.
Josie isn’t used to working without Noah, and is less used to him putting up barriers, but as long as she is insinuating his mother knew something about the crimes of the past, the more distant he becomes.
With Noah’s sister feeding the increased fire that is coming between him and Josie it is hard to see the relationship lasting, and if it does fracture can it ever be repaired.
This is a cracking series of books. I love the relationship between Josie and Noah. I love the big city investigations in what is little more than a big town, with a small town Police Force.
The crimes are always realistic and are set in a great area.
This book takes the series to a whole new level. The investigation of a crime that involves a family member has brought a tension to the text that is palpable.
I really could not put this one down, this is the book they invented the phrase “page turner” for.
Roll on the next book in the series. I really need to know what happens next.
Pages: 342
Publishers: Bookouture
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