"General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thriller, Romance"
Laurel Snow wouldn’t call hunting a serial killer a vacation, but with a
pile of dead bodies unearthed near her Genesis Valley, WA, hometown,
she’ll take what she can get. Yet something about this case stirs her in
unexpected ways. Like the startling connection she feels to Dr. Abigail
Caine, a fiercely intelligent witness with a disturbing knack for
making Laurel feel like she has something on her. Then
there’s Laurel’s attraction to Huck Rivers, the fish and wildlife
officer guiding her to the crime scene—and into the wilderness . . .
A
former soldier and a trained sniper, Huck seems to have his own
secrets, not least of which are his whereabouts the night yet another
woman disappears. And when the body is dumped where Laurel can’t help
but find it, she knows this cat and mouse game is deeply personal . . .
Once
in the heart of darkness with Huck, Laurel must negotiate her
conflicting feelings for him, her complex rapport with Abigail—and her
mission to find a serial killer among a growing list of suspects and a
danger that’s far too close to home. So close in fact, Laurel fears she
will never find her way back to the woman she once was . . .
5+ STARS
After finishing this story, I just wanted to jump up and shout, whistle and applaud because Wow what a great story!
The people in the story were off the charts unique, interesting and drawn with great depth. Flaws and all, something that they all had as well as some really unique skills too. Beginning with brilliant but socially awkward Laurel and grumpy "leave me alone" Huck. His search and rescue dog, Aeneas was probably more social than he was. One thing that Laurel and Huck found out they had in common was they didn't work closely with others. And that presents some problems.
As time went on they did gather some pretty interesting people. Walter Smudgeon who seems like such a misfit, also Kate and her daughters, Val, Viv and Vida. They were a continual surprise. And a good one at that. Even Laurel's quirky mother was drawn more into the story and held her own surprises.
This story was filled with plenty of other surprises and tense drama. Even though we are talking about cruel murders, it was unraveled in a good way when it came to finding out who was behind it all.
It all ended with a good ending which left me wanting more of this group of people and their community. I really do hope there will be more as a series because dang! I really liked Laurel a lot.
" I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book through Netgalley. And these are my honest opinions about it.”
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