#BlogTour: Her Mother’s Grave by Lisa Regan @Lisalregan @bookouture #HerMothersGrave #JosieQuinn

When two young boys discover human bones buried beneath a tree in a trailer park, Detective Josie Quinnraces to join her team at the scene. She used to play in those woods as a child, happier outside and away from her abusive mother, Belinda Rose.

Josie’s past crashes into her present when a rare dental condition confirms the bones belong to a teenage foster-child who was murdered thirty years ago. A girl named Belinda Rose…

Josie hasn’t seen her mother in years but, with an undeniable connection between her mother and the dead girl, does she dare track her down?

Just as Josie gets closer to uncovering a secret that will shatter her world forever, another body is uncovered. It’s suddenly clear that someone very close to Josie will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried forever.

Her Mother’s Grave is available now in ebook and paperback, the ebook is currently only £1.99.  You can purchase a copy of both here.

My Review:

I so love finding a new series by a new author and Her Mother’s Grave is definitely a series I will be more of soon.

There is just something about the author’s fantastic writing style that draws you in and makes you feel involved in the book.  Despite having not read any of the previous books I immediately felt interested and connected to the story which doesn’t usually happen so quickly when I come so late into a series.

I adored Josie who was obviously a very together and capable women in her job as police chief but who showed her softer side when it came to dealing with her past.  Through alternate chapters we come to realise how awful and harrowing her childhood had been which really made me feel for her.  I also admired her greatly for being able to move on from it and make such a success of her life.

The book features one of the most detailed autopsies that I’ve read and I found it utterly fascinating to find out more about what they look for and how they discover what has happened to a victim.  Despite having read loads if crime books I didn’t know a lot of the stuff so I found that very interesting.

The book is very fast paced and I was soon drawn into the story, especially as after developing a bit if a soft spot for Josie I want to see how things would end.  The investigation soon becomes personal and it was heartbreaking at times to read about how it was affecting Josie and the others around her.  The investigation seemed very real with not everything being obvious instantly and Josie having to work things out.  There were lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing and I found myself reading faster and faster as I soaked up every detail of this fabulous book.

This is the first book by this author that I have read and I can’t wait to go back and read the other books in this series.  Despite this being the third book in the series I feel it can be read as a standalone as anything you need to know is explained.

Huge thanks to Bookouture for my copy of this book via Netgalley and to Noelle for inviting me onto the blog tour.

About The Author:

Lisa Regan is an Amazon bestselling crime novelist. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter.

www.lisaregan