WOW! Even better than the first one. Megan is back with a new case and a new partner. I wasn't too sure about Ronnie, but she made a nice addition. Wallace is still stalking our heroine. Sheriff Gray, Mindy, and Dan have appearances as well.

The case is interesting and full of suspects and new characters. I was so sure I had it figured out then the author throws a twist and left me reeling. I read this one straight through. I had to know how it ended. And what an ending! It left me on the edge of my seat wanting the next book now. I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of a couple of the new characters.

The storyline flows and the characters are intriguing.

I can't wait to read more!

Whole review to come once the book is published

**Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest review**

I love this new series featuring Detective Megan Carpenter. It's exciting and always keeps me on the edge of my seat. Only slight criticism, Mr. Olsen seems obsessed with peoples weight!
Thanks to NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book.

315 pages

4 and 1 / 2 stars

A young woman's body is discovered on a rocky shore. She is later identified as Leann Truitt. She has been beaten, raped, strangled and her neck was broken. Detective Megan Carpenter catches the case – along with a trainee sidekick Ronnie, much to Megan's chagrin – and quickly identifies the woman and tracks down where she was living and her father. Her father is very odd.

Much to the Sheriff, Megan and Ronnie's surprise, Leann is just one of a series of these murders. The case becomes much larger than anyone expected. Megan and Ronnie take on the assistance of two other detectives from neighboring counties who have their own cases to look after.

Painstaking and determined police work leads the two women to a suspect. But high drama and tension occurs before the arrest can be made.

Detective Megan Carpenter is a delight – at least to me. I love her snarky attitude and all the great comments she keeps to herself. (Although as we learn, she has every reason to be that way.) She softens over as the book goes by. Gregg Olsen is a very good writer and I certainly enjoy reading his novels. I could see no typos. The only criticism I have is avery minor one. There were a couple of places in the book where the author told the reader something that had been already stated. No big deal. Very well done, Mr. Olsen

I want to thank NetGalley and Bookouture for forwarding to me a copy of this very good book for me to read, enjoy and review.

Book two in this fabulous series featuring Detective Megan Carpenter and this is again a brilliant read that is both gripping and with such a strong lead character in Megan it’s one that I found difficult to put down and having a lot if time on my hands I flew through it.
So Megan has what begins with the body of a young woman left badly beaten in what seems to have been posed position in a secluded inlet with an odd symbol left etched on a rock nearby. When Megan does some more investigating this throws up similar murders and with the aid of Deputy Ronnie Marsh who is new to the job the pair find more clues that connect making this look like they have a serial killer on the loose and to make things worse it also seems that Megan has someone who knows her past following her every move.
With Megan initially finding it difficult to have a rookie tagging along I found the growing friendship between these two women really enjoyable and it showed another side to the normally brusque and solitary person she is.
I love this series it’s so well written and I love the backstory of Megan and can’t wait for book three to find out more.
Well recommended and many thanks to Gregg Olsen for an amazing book.
My thanks also to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Detective Megan Carpenter and rookie Ronnie Marsh is on the scene of a murder that involves a young woman who appears to have been bound before death. The markings on a nearby rock seem to be a clue and Megan soon links that death to the murders of two other women, all found with similar markings nearby and all were pregnant. As Megan works to uncover a killer, she is in fear that someone will uncover her own secrets, secrets that may jeopardize more than just her job