Book Synopsis:
When a girl’s body is discovered in a park in the sleepy Massachusetts town of Oakhurst, local detective Jo is shocked to the core. Because the girl is the second innocent victim to turn up dead in three days. And just like the first, a tarot card has been left by the body. The meaning of the card: betrayal.
After uncovering a series of threatening messages targeting the girl, a student at the university, and the first victim, her teacher, Jo thinks she’s locked the killer in her crosshairs. The primary suspect is a volatile ex-military student with an axe to grind for failing grades, and the frightened town is out for his blood. But the next day, a much-loved member of the community is found dead in her home, a tarot card in her mail. There’s no clear motive to link her death to the others, and the message on the card this time is even stranger: domestic bliss.
With a fourth body and card appearing the following day, Jo knows she’s running out of time to crack the code and bring the killer to justice. And the pressure only gets worse with heart-breaking news about Jo’s father forcing her to choose between helping her family heal or the victims’ families get justice. Can Jo find the twisted murderer sending the town into a panic before another life is lost? Or this time, will the dangerous killer find her first?
A completely addictive detective thriller that will keep you guessing into the early hours of the morning. If you love Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh and Lisa Regan you’ll love Taken to the Grave.
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My Review:
I really enjoyed this brilliant book which had me gripped from the start.
The story follows Detective Jo Fournier as she tries to solve a difficult case whilst dealing with a number of problems in her personal life too. The author provide a lot of background to her life which had me feeling immediately sympathetic towards her. She has gone through some tough times which would floor a lot of people and I was impressed with her resolve to try and keep going.
The case was a very intriguing one with lots of twists that kept me guessing until the end. Just when I thought I had figured everything out something would happen to send the story in a completely new direction. I found I enjoyed watching everything unfold and trying to solve the case alongside Jo.
This was the second book in the series but I felt could easily be read as a standalone as anything you need to know is explained. I am looking forward to reading more from this exciting new author in the future.
Huge thanks to Noelle for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Bookouture for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
M.M. Chouinard writes crime fiction (including suspense, procedurals, and cozies), and women’s fiction. M.M. Chouinard’s first fiction story was published in her local paper when she was eight, and she fell in love with Agatha Christie novels not long after. While pursuing a Ph.D in psychology and helping to found the first U.S. research university of the new millenium, the stories kept rattling around inside her skull, demanding to come out. For sanity’s sake, she released them.
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