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MY REVIEW
The book had me holding my breath, knowing the killer had already chosen the women based on a rhyme which gave me the horrors when I read it. Detective Ellie Reeves was back again with the Appalachian Mountains as yet the setting of this book. Author Rita Herron wrote another fast paced thriller with a complete police investigation.
On a hike to the mountains, Ellie found a woman posed on a bed of daffodils and soon came to know that her colleague Shondra was missing. That led to the beginning of the investigation which rushed down the pages at breakneck speed. The book did continue, in some sections, from the previous one, but that didn’t matter to me as I didn’t remember much of the first book. Maybe Ellie’s introspection could be brought down a notch.
Ellie, as a cop, was etched well in this book as the killer went one step ahead and came too close to her as if mocking her, challenging her to find him. I had a few suspects, but none really came to light as the author enveloped the story in another twist and caused me to rethink. It was obvious the devious mind writing this had already thought of how the readers might surmise and so kept a step ahead. Now that I thought about it, much like the killer.
The motive for the kill was beyond me to understand and I stayed awake just to know the killer and reasons for the murders. And as most thrillers went, the end was a twist that twisted me around in an inverted twist. Go figure the alliteration.
Overall, it was quite an exciting read with a kickass cop and a killer who murdered by the days of the week every 24 hours. The race was on!!
MY RATING
BOOK LINKS
AMAZON USA: https://amzn.to/2JXAQma
AMAZON UK: https://amzn.to/3qD8ZJc
BOOK BLURB
He looked at the photos of all the women who had to be punished. He’d already chosen the first five. He’d been talking to them for weeks. Watching them. Following them. He knew all their secrets––the secrets he would kill them for.
Detective Ellie Reeves heads into the wilds of the Appalachian Mountains when she wants to get lost––to forget the whispers chasing her and the past that keeps her up at night. She’s sick of having to prove herself to her small town.
But hiking in the endless miles of woods isn’t the escape she was hoping for. One night, as dusk falls, a gust of wind blows some petals on to Ellie’s path. Following the trail, she finds a golden-haired young woman dead on a bed of daffodils, with a note: Monday’s child is fair of face.
When Ellie emerges from the forest, there is a message on her phone. Someone has sent her a picture of her colleague, Officer Shondra Eastwood, with the words: Can you find her, Detective Reeves? Ellie is racked with guilt––while she was busy hiding from life a killer was on the loose, and he has taken her beloved friend.
The wilderness, and its shadows, are the perfect hunting ground for a criminal––but what does the sinister nursery rhyme mean? It soon becomes clear when another dead woman, Tuesday’s Child, is found.
Ellie is up against a serial killer who will claim a victim for every day of the week, and in the next twenty-four hours there will be another body. As this ruthless murderer closes in on her, can she save more innocent women––and Shondra––from his clutches? Or will he get to Ellie first?
BOOK DETAILS
Publication Date: December 2020
I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, and this is my journey down its pages, straight from the heart. STRICTLY HONEST and UNBIASED.
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15 Responses
This book sounds chilling and the Appalachians is the perfect setting for a chilling tale with all its creepy lore. One to remember if I have an opportunity ❤️
Have you ever gone trekking there?
Thank you so much
Oh, yes. I live only about an hour to an hour and a half away from the mountains (Appalachian mountains). Great for a day trip.
wow
You have my attention and have me wanting this one.
phenomenal review!!
Aww thank you so much ❤️
Hey stranger! Fabulous review as always 😉💖
Hey boss!! How you doing? Thank you so much… ❤️ I read the wrong book for the Tour then read the right one and had 20 min to write review. Whew
That picturesque cover seems obscene after reading your review! This sounds good!
Now that you mentioned it, I agree.
Excellent review, Shalini. 🙂 A kickass copy, you say? Need to check it out then. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much. It was fun
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This sounds great. nobody can ever understand mind of psycho. Wonderful review!