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What Remains

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Pulse pounding and tense, this book kept me on the edge of my seat. The story starts off tense, building up to the the nerve wracking ending. The character development was rich and on point, really pulling the reader into the drama. With a well developed plot that gave an interesting perspective of crime and the trauma it causes, this was easily my favorite of Walker’s books to date.

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This was intense! I’m not sure what’s happened to me, but apparently I’m onboard with a little action in my thrillers now. Who knew? Wendy Walker delivers with a psychological/crime thriller that is really a cover-to-cover cat-and-mouse game between Elise and a new “admirer” from the store shooting. How that psychological chess match gets started was gripping reading, even if I had to suspend a bit of disbelief!

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When you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, it can change your life. That's what happened that day in the department store when Elise heard gunshots in the department store. Being a police officer, she drew her gun and went after that man. She could not in a million years imagine how that one incident would change her life. The story moved at a good pace, including a deep dive into Elise's world and that of her stalker. It was also well narrated.

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this one was super creepy and fast paced! this was my first book by wendy walker and i'm super glad i picked it up. i loved the characters and the story.

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I think I related to this book mostly because I'm a mom. I could put myself in the main character's position and consider how I would feel. That's a powerful way to get through to a reader! The whole premise made me think about how small decisions can be lifechanging. The storyline was intense and dramatic.

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This was a great thriller!

Detective Elise Sutton is stopping to buy pink towels for her girls while her partner, Rowan, circles the car around the block. The last thing Elise expected was to find herself in front of an active shooting scene.

Elise is usually surrounded by cold cases. She is able to solve them due to her great attention to detail. She also still contributes to a class she used to teach and the way she taught it was from the killers' point of view and how to get away with murder.

On the day of the shooting, she has to make a hard choice. She uses her weapon to save the life of a tall man, Wade Austin, who is about to get killed.

The aftermath has her completely numb. She feels nothing until she is about to return to work from her leave. She unexpectedly meets with Wade. During those few hours, she opens up about her feelings and releases all her fears, but soon their reunion takes a dark turn.

Elise discovers that Wade Austin doesn't exist. No one knows who he is or how to find him. Wade is obsessed with Elise and becomes her stalker. He is one step ahead of her and her partner.

How is Elise going to keep her family safe?

Wendy Walker knows how to write them. I was submerged in this fast-paced thriller. I was rooting for Elise to teach Wade who was the Prey and who was the Hunter.

I'm looking forward to reading more books by this author.

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Blackstone Publishing via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Elise is a detective who finds herself in a store with a shooter while off duty. She manages to kill the shooter saving several lives, hailed a hero. Elise is disturbed that one person, Wade, eluded police questioning following the shooter. Elise tracks him down and they talk about the day, and so much more. But Wade turns out not to be who he says he is. He begins to stalk Elise, putting her, her family, her partner and everyone she holds dear in danger.

Meanwhile, chapters alternate between Elise's story and a dead body found at a remote hunting cabin. These chapters were extremely interesting as the investors dug into the story behind the remains.

Wendy Walker is an amazing writer. So descriptive in her language, she truly transports the reader into the book. Il

This was an edge of your seat thriller, intense, action packed and creative. I'd definitely recommend.

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I picked this up and put it down a bunch of times but I just couldn't get into it. I don't know what it was, maybe it was just hard to keep the characters straight. Sorry!

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One of the more intriguing mysteries I've read in a long while! Enjoy Walker's writing style very much. If a novel grabs me first thing (I Sample all potential reads) and continues keeping me on the-edge-of-my-seat/intrigued where it's going, it's a Winner for me. Not bogged down with unnecessary details. Good character descriptions. The details of Elise's Cold Case descriptions are fascinating, and the fact the 'villain' is following them so closely is chilling. The tie-in of the chapters of the Kill Room are so well done. And you will really like Rowan.....

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Wow. My brain is working overtime after reading this fast paced thriller. When Detective Elise Sutton walks into a store to purchase pink towels for her daughters, she never imagines how her life would be changed forever. When Wade Austin and Clay Lucas also walk into the same store, all of their lives become intertwined in the worst of ways. After the events that occurred at the store, Elise becomes obsessed with finding out what actually happened. As she digs deeper, she puts herself at risk time and again to get to the bottom of what happened. This story is fast paced and easy to read with twists all the way up until the end.

Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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After killing someone during a department store shooting, Detective Elise Sutton withdraws from her life. When she runs into the man she saved, her life takes a dark turn. This was a great psychological suspense thriller by a great author of psychological suspense. I found myself racing through this book because I couldn't put it down. Although I really enjoyed it, I gave it just 3 stars because the ending left me a little wanting.

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Wendy Walker just never disappoints! From the first page I just couldn't put this book down! More twists and turns than a roller coaster, it kept me glued to my seat till the very last jaw dropping page! I can't wait to read more of hers!

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Thank you to NetGalley, Wendy Walker, and Blackstone Publishing for an advance copy of What Remains in exchange for an honest review. Wendy Walker can do no wrong in my opinion and she proved this again with What Remains. We find ourselves following Elsie (a detective who specializes in cold cases) as she’s dealing with a stalker from a previous case. Around every turn there’s another twist and it’s a quick and fantastic read. This one is out now! I can’t wait to see what this author does next. 4.5 rounded up to 5 for GR!

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Wendy Walker is one of my favorites and this one did NOT disappoint! In typical Wendy Walker fashion, it is fast-paced and keeps you on the edge of your seat!

Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for this eARC!

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This is a sort of dual story-within-a-story, and I really love when books give me more "bang for my buck" in that respect. I found the start of this one very engaging, but the middle/close to the end got a little sloggy for me - not that it wasn't interesting, but there wasn't as much going on and I did feel my attention waver a time or two. This is my second book by Walker, and I'll definitely be picking the next one up because I do very much like her writing style!

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This was not my favorite book of Wendy's. I thought some things were unbelievable. How did she not figure out something was wrong with this man? She's a detective. Where was her basic instinct? It did keep me glued to it though and I will continue to read her books.

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3.5 stars-rounded up,
This one started out so great! Edge of my seat thriller that I couldn’t stop reading. However, it kinda fell apart at the end for me. I got confused to who was who and how it all came together. Still a decent thriller that I read in a day!

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This was such an atmospheric read. The narration was unbelievable. The car doors opening and just the whole entire team was so done well I will continue to read more by this author.

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Decided to DNF What Remains at 20%. Couldn’t get into this one so setting it aside. May pick it back up in the future.

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I really enjoyed this one! It was fast paced and I did not want to put it down. I really liked how the author had two stories going at one time, but ended up tying then together. I did not see the ending coming!

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