As always, everything by this author is a "must read" & this was no different.... excellent plot, characters & pacing. Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for being able to read this as an ARC. These are my honest reviews.
Book number three is the final of the Abby Mullen Thrillers. As book number three I was hoping for a grand conclusion that was wrapped up nicely with no outstanding questions. Through all the books I was full of adrenaline just waiting for the next thing to happen. By the third book Abby’s character has evolved just like the books and you get to see the on job and off job character. Overall, the book was an amazing way to end it.

4 stars!

I absolutely loved the incorporation of the cult and how that connected with Abby, a NYPD hostage negotiator, and her partnership with Zoe Bentley, a FBI criminal profiler consultant. I liked how Abby had to reconcile with her past while also trying to catch this cult. I think the only thing was that this was the third book in the Abby Mullen trilogy and I did feel like I missed out by not reading the books earlier in the series.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I am totally obsessed with Mike Omer ever since first reading one of his books. OMG! He is an amazing mystery/thriller author and I can't sing his praises enough.

A Burning Obsession’ is the third and final book in the Abbey Mullen series and I thought the way it ended was spot on! The series is in large part about a cult and Abbey's involvement in it as a young child. She had a heavy burden on her shoulders believing she was responsible for the death of others. I was 101% fully invested in this series and this last installment! FBI agent Zoe Bentley and Tatum Gray come together to help find the leader of the cult and evil-minded Moses Wilcox. The three formed a good team and I was thoroughly invested in their investigations into the cult and the truth of Abbey's time in it.

Thank you to Mike Omer, Thomas & Mercer, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of a digital advanced reviewer copy in exchange for an honest review!

This book follows Lieutenant Abby Mullen, a hostage negotiator with NYPD, and Zoe Bentley, a criminal profiler consultant for the FBI who are investigating multiple brutal arsons. During the investigation, Abby gets the feeling that her father is behind the tragic murders. Abby must face the demons of her past to stop her father once and for all.

This book very fast paced and I couldn't read fast enough to get my fill. I felt myself holding my breath while waiting to see what would happen next. I really appreciated the author's perspective of taking the reader into the cult member mindset. From reading this book, I have discovered that I love reading about the brainwashing that occurs in cults. Hopefully Omer will add another book to this series in the future.

This is a well done, fast paced thriller. Would recommend for anyone who’s a fan of police procedurals and thriller enthusiasts. Has well thought out characters and a suspenseful plot.

There is a series of suspicious fires that are leaving multiple people dead is their homes and people know something is wrong. Abby who is a NYPD hostage negiogater and she knows that terrors from her childhood are coming back for her. As a child she barely escaped a fire that was set by Moses Wilcox who is a lunatic cult leader. But Moses is presumed dead for the past thirty years. Fast forward to now and these fires have Moses fingerprints , not literally, all over it. Abby who isnt investigating the fires gets asked for help by the investigator, Zoe, to help get an insight of what is going on. As the two pair together to figure out the cause and what is occurring they discover more secrets and deception. Memories are brought up from Abbys childhood and the race to catch the killer if upon them.

Mike Omer is fantastic and it is another one of his Abby Mullen books that hits it out of the park! There is a build of suspense with a strong development of characters. The atmosphere keeps the readers on their feet and always wondering what is going to happen next. I personally like the development of Abby and the insights we get from her personal rrelationships and her career! She is vulberable in the right way and shows the disasters of the cult relationship to their members. From the first opening pages to the last pages I did not want to put down. The scenes are vivid, memorable, and enthralling. There is a lot at stake and that made me wonder what is going on and the answers to all the questions I had. I would recommend 100% and think anyone could enjoy it!

When a series of suspicious fires leaves multiple victims dead in their homes, NYPD hostage negotiator Abby Mullen knows in her bones that the terrors of her childhood have returned. As a young girl, she narrowly escaped a fire set by Moses Wilcox, a fanatical cult leader who’s been presumed dead for thirty years. These murders have his fingerprints all over them.
Meanwhile, razor-sharp criminal profiler Zoe Bentley is investigating the arsons—but she’s never seen an offender like this. Zoe needs insight from someone who understands the mind of a cult leader. Someone like Abby Mullen.
As the unlikely duo teams up on the case, it’s time for Abby to face the memories she’s always wanted to forget: the cult that defined her childhood, the fire that killed her family, and the man who engineered it all. The race is on to catch a killer—even if it means braving the fiery wreckage of Abby’s past.

This is a wonderful addition to this thrilling series!
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building that adds so much to the story.
Such a thrilling read that I couldn't put it down.
Can't wait to read more of these.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. This is my own honest voluntary review.

I really enjoy both the Abby Mullen and Zoe Bentley series so was excited to see them work together. It took them a while to find a rhythm and work well together. Their interactions came across a bit awkward and unnatural to start with but they made a great team eventually. I definitely enjoyed the cross over. I love that we also get to see Abby’s personal life and her adorable family.

I’m so intrigued by the cult mentality and this series manages to cover it without being repetitive. I had no idea how or even if they were going to stop them. The end was so tense and you could feel the heat with Abby. This one is definitely darker than the other 2 in the series.

I received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Fires burn through homes and claims many victims. Hostage Negotiator Abby feels like she has seen this MO before. When she was younger, a cult leader was doing the same thing, but she thought he was gone for good. Zoe, who is a criminal profiler is assigned to this case. She is flummoxed with the clues and decides to ask Abby for help. Together, they plan on tracking down the criminal and there are obstacles that is put in their paths. A thrilling story with twists and turns that keeps the reader engrossed in the characters and plot. A mysterious story with strong characters.

Disclaimer: Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer , I received review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

A series of fires and a link to Moses Wilcox bring together Abby Mullen & Zoey Bentley in this crossover.

I am a huge fan of the Zoey Bentley series and have read the Abby Mullen series as well. I'm not sure what I expected from a crossover, but this wasn't it. The interaction between Abby & Zoey just didn't seem natural. I also felt like Zoey was in Abby's story and I think it would have been better if the two them teamed up against a new, unrelated bad guy.

The writing is still good, I'd still read more from Mike Omer but this one just fell flat for me.

A Burning Obsession by Mike Omer
Abby Mullens #3

Fire, obsession, madness, charismatic predator, and those out to stop the psychotic ruthless person behind it all are at the center of this trilogy that concludes with this book.

* Abby: NYPD hostage negotiator, divorced, mother, obsessed with keeping her children safe from the man from her childhood that haunts her in the present
* Zoe: criminal profiler, has a series of her own that I have not read, seemed a bit clueless in profiling the criminal at the center of this story
* Tatum Grady: FBI agent working with Zoe and seems to have also worked with Abby in the past
* Sam and Ben: Abby’s children
* Carver: Abby’s love interest met in a previous book
* Being drawn into the story though it was creepy and difficult to read at time knowing that there are no doubt people as evil and deluded as those in this book
* That the series is concluded and hopeful that the bad guy(s) will never be able to harm others again

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about cults and the harm they do

Did I enjoy this book? Yes, though it was rather dark
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars

This has been an interesting series and the new addition keeps it interesting. I loved the addition of Zoe Bently and team to Abby's story. I thought it was a very clever way to combine two really good series. This has all the suspense and drama I have come to expect, but the intensity was turned up a bit. I could not put this one down. Very well done.

Book three of the Abby Mullen series, and the final one, unfortunately. You COULD read this book as a standalone but I would strongly recommend reading them in order.

Abby joins forces with Zoe in this book, and the two of them are a study in contrasts. I really like Abby, she is real and flawed but hard working and dedicated. I didn't have as much of an emotional bond with Zoe, but some of their interactions made me laugh out loud, even though the subject of this book was very serious indeed.

Does Abby finally get to lay her past to rest? Moses has certainly been a busy boy and some of the things he has been up to, made me cringe.

I am not that familiar with all things cults, but I like the author's descriptions of how an ordinary person finds themselves drawn to a community like that and how the cult works to break them down and have them become more pliant. Scary as.

Great book, although it wasn't as "I can't possibly handle more suspense here" like the other two, until the very end, that is, which I almost read through my splayed fingers!

4.5 stars from me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer.

Missed the first two books in the trilogy, so I may not be the best reviewer, as there were past events/relationships, etc I didn’t fully understand. However, this does still work as a stand alone. The pacing is fast and the pages do turn as the read wants to follow the cult around and see how the final showdown plays out! Characterization and dialogue seem basic/wooden, but this is balanced by the tight and fun plot. I was intrigued enough to want to read the first two books in the trilogy, so that is a good sign and a credit to the author! loved the parts about profiling cults-very interesting!

Overall, a fun read, not sure if it offers anything new to the genre, but enjoyable and entertaining!

Advanced copy provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

Book #3 in Omer's Abby Mullen trilogy. Mike Omer has several mystery/ thriller series running in which he crosses characters often. In A BURNING OBSESSION, Abby Mullen is joined by Zoe Bentley and Tatum Gray, both characters from the Zoe Bentley Mystery series. This actually makes his books even better since you are already familiar with characters. While this is book #3, it is so well written you'd not notice if we hadn't told you.

Fire.....arsonists have unique methods to their fires. They leave their signatures in many ways, investigators learn to "read" each fire quickly and identify the criminal. This series of fires bears the signature of a man thought imprisoned for the last 30 years. These three investigators must pool their talents to find and save the next victims before tradegy strikes again. The story is fast paced. The characters driven by their own demons to stop this one from killing again. The background story of Abby Mullen adds to the sense of urgency Mike Omer conveys with his writing. Overall, I'd say it will be a shame if this really is the last book for Abby Mullen.

This book brings together Lieutenant Abby Mullen, a hostage negotiator with the NYPD, and Zoe Bentley, a criminal profiler consultant for the FBI. There has been a series of arsons in which somebody has died. Not just died, they were bound hand and foot and burned to death in these deliberately started blazes.

Abby has been following these deaths and thinks they are the work of her biological father - cult leader Moses Wilcox. After all they echo the blaze that killed most of his followers when she was just a child. Zoe is not convinced but it doesn’t take long until she realises that Abby is onto something and so they end up working together along with Zoe’s long suffering partner, Tatum.

Moses is now going by the name of Moses Williams but these fires have Wilcox’s fingerprints all over them. He has started a new cult and his fanatical followers are ready to die for him and believe his nonsense about a second baptism by fire.

When Delilah’s abusive husband is found burned to death and Delilah and her children appear to be missing it becomes a race against time to find and stop Williams/Wilcox for once and for all. Zoe must defer to Abby’s experience in hostage negotiation and cult behaviour but Abby must face the demons of her past. Wilcox appears to be certifiably insane but somehow has a stranglehold on his brainwashed followers.

This was a fast paced thriller as the cult moved around and always seemed to be one step ahead of the authorities. The finale was very tense and exciting and the outcome was not assured. Apparently this is the end of the Abby Mullen trilogy. I’ll be very keen to see what Mike Omer has for us next. Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for the much appreciated arc which I reviewed voluntarily and honestly.

A Burning Obsession is book three in the Abby Mullens Thrillers series. This is book two for me, but I am planning on reading book one so I will have read the whole series. I really believe when you read a series each book builds upon the previous and this is no exception. It can be read as a stand-alone, there are plenty of memories and back history carried over, but for me starting at the beginning is the best way to read a series.

Abby is a crisis/hostage negotiator for NYPD. Abby is calm in pressure situations, able to make others calm when listening to her. The more knowledge she has the better she is able to diffuse the situation.

NYPD Lieutenant Abby Mullen is determined to find Cult leader Moses Wilcox. She follows leads across the country to a series of fires in small towns where victims are left to burn alive and young women are disappearing nearby. Abby is sure that Moses is behind all of these events, but her help is not wanted. Abby is positive she is on to something and keeps following the clues until they finally believe her.

Abby joins forces with profiler Zoe Bentley. Who also happens to be hunting Moses. Each has their own profile of Moses and disagree that the other is incorrect. Abby's information of Moses is more person since he is her father. Much of what she knows is based on a child's view and so she can't see other things that Zoe is able to. Their partnership is interesting to watch as they slowly let their barriers down and work together, they will get a whole and correct profile to lead them to Moses before another person dies.

This is a fascinating and riveting story that keeps the pressure building until the conclusion. I like the story of Abby as she tries to find Moses but also the peace she is looking for from her past. It is easy to say how can they believe this stuff, but when you are raised in a cult or another way of life that is all you know. So, most don't question their belief system. You don't know what you don't know until your beliefs are questioned. The ending was really rewarding, for me it felt as if Abby was able to find her peace and finally break free.

I received an ARC from NetGalley for an unbiased review.

This book had me on the edge of my seat so many times I’m surprised I didn’t fall off!

Thoroughly enjoyed the final instalment of the Abby Mullen and Moses series.

The plot was interesting and well constructed with characters that had you rooting for them or wanting to bash their heads (looking at you Moses)

The relationship between Zoe and Abby was a joy to read. Two strong women with Tatum and Carver in the background .. claps hands.

I’ve never read about cults before and this has certainly peaked my curiosity.

Recommend people to pick this up and buckle up for the ride!

Thanks #netgalley and Michael for the advanced copy of the book for an honest review

Apparently I have missed a lot in this story as I only read this last book in the trilogy. But I find it quite interesting nevertheless.
It does go on a slow pace for me at least, and some scenes aren’t exactly what I was expecting in here but overall I found it interesting and intriguing.
The cult type of stories are always interesting to read for me because where I was born, we haven’t even heard of them and I found this story entirely surprising.
The most gruesome thing that I found was the scenes where Moses was feeling out of control while he was burning other people alive. He was obsessed with fire and I know that some cult lifers are all about sex. And that was just a bit too much for me.

Overall it’s an interesting story but it needs to be read along the first two to make a complete idea of what’s happening here.

Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy