Author: Kendra Elliot
Published: January 2019 by Montlake Romance
Category: Crime, Murder, Thriller, Suspense, Book Review
Raised by preppers, survivalist and FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick has a deep-rooted need for a safe place. Her getaway in the Cascade Foothills is her secret. But when skeletal remains are unearthed—those of a murdered man linked to a notorious heist—Mercy realizes she isn’t the only one with something to hide.
While out hiking with his dog, Ollie (who we were introduced to in the previous book) finds human remains in a tumbledown cabin in the woods, miles from anywhere.
It’s the beginning of an investigation that has its roots in a
thirty year old cold case—an armoured car robbery, known as The Gamble-Helmet Heist, one of the biggest robberies in the Pacific Northwest. The man behind the whole operation was shot and captured at the scene after he killed a guard. The rest of the gang fled with the money and were never caught.
Mercy and her partner, Eddie, are investigating the human remains case, with the help of the retired original investigator, while local police chief Truman Daly is dealing with multiple cases of vandalism to the properties of two residents of Eagle’s Nest.
“We’ve got our own problems to focus on. Another car at Sandy’s had a window bashed in today. I want everyone driving by her B&B whenever they have a spare moment. Maybe park across the street for a few minutes. Let our presence be seen.”
Both cases become more involved and complex than they seemed initially. There are secrets and lies to uncover, especially when a young and reckless tabloid reporter shows up in town asking questions about the remains found in the cabin and the vandalism, putting people and herself at risk. Long buried feelings are resurrected, old wounds reopened.
Is the case hotter than the FBI realizes?
What did she find out?
A lovely review of an exciting sounding book, Cathy.
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Thanks, Robbie. I’m loving the series.
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Your favourite so far? Nice! I just finished book 4 last week. Have to post the review and get to this one soon.
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I’ve enjoyed all the books but the plot and character development in this one stood out for me. Look forward to your thoughts on it.
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Oooh… now you’re making me feel to move it up the list….. 😄
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Goodness! I was feeling tempted by this and then you told me it’s book 5! You can’t go about adding five books at a time to my TBR – it’s not allowed!! 😉 I do find the whole survivalist thing fascinating though…
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It opened my eyes, I knew little to nothing about survivalists. Start from book one and see how you go…
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I really need to catch up with this series!! I didn’t realize I was so far behind!! Great post Cathy… now I’m off to the library to find those books!
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There are so many good series out there…they can leave you standing. The good (and not so good) thing about this one is there’ll just be the six books.
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