"Ozarks Missing Person" by Maggie Wells is a thrilling and suspenseful mystery that'll have you eagerly turning pages to unravel the secrets.

Grace is a special agent looking into a missing person case when the person ends up found dead with possible ties to a politically influential family. She'll do everything she can to find the missing person and find out what happened to her. Matthew is a prosecuting attorney who has been strange from his sister for a while and now that he knows his sister is missing he wants to know what happened. Now the two will work together to figure out who is behind this and why.

This is a pretty good book I really enjoyed watching as the characters work together to find Clues to help them figure out what has happened. A lot of it consisted of the whole mystery surrounding of the sisters disappearance and everything so there's not much I can say without giving too much away but I really enjoyed watching the journey as these two got closer to figuring out what was going on. If you like mystery suspense kind of novels you'll like this one.

It has been awhile since I have the pleasure of reading a book by Maggie Wells and I must say that I have enjoyed the 1st book in this series. This is an entertaining, fast paced easy quick read that is suspenseful, mysterious, drama filled, action packed, page turner, tragic, secrets, some romance, powerful family, great characters and a plot that held me drawn to the pages. Matthew is a prosecuting attorney and is estranged from sister Mallory who has been reported missing and later found murdered. Grace who is a special agent of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division comes in to investigate the murder. As Grace is doing her job secrets are being revealed. I enjoy a great suspenseful read and this was a great one the had me on the edge of my seat. Can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

I received an ARC via NetGalley HARLEQUIN - Romance (U.S. & Canada), Harlequin Intrigue Mystery & Thrillers | Romance and I am voluntarily leaving my review.

Good book that kept me hooked from start to finish. This was a book that focused more on personalities and attitudes than on action to bring about the resolution to this investigation. The prologue sets the scenario that brings Special Agent Grace and prosecuting attorney Matthew together.

Grace has become her office's go-to on missing person cases. She is thorough and determined and tends to take the cases personally. As the book opens, she's working on a case involving a missing child about to be moved to a different office. She gets a call about a missing young woman, Mallory Murray, and through her interview with Mallory's roommate, learns of her brother's existence. She tracks him down to inform him about Mallory's disappearance.

Matthew is six years older than Mallory, and they have never been close. Mallory grew up never satisfied with her life and believed she deserved more, and her constant demands of Matthew caused a rift between them. When Grace informs him of Mallory's disappearance, he feels guilty about the estrangement, even more so when they find her body. He feels compelled to stay involved in the investigation into her death.

I loved the teamwork that developed between Grace and Matthew. They had the perfect pairing of experience to go up against the power and privilege they ran into. I liked Grace's empathy for Matthew and the emotional rollercoaster he was on during their investigation. It's easy to see that they are growing closer, but no apparent sparks are flying, just an increasing feeling that there could be. They maintain their professionalism throughout the book, and it isn't until the end that they admit their interest in each other. I hope to see more of them in the following books.

The suspense of the story was excellent. From the prologue's allowing the reader to "witness" the murder to the twists and turns of the investigation, I was glued to the pages as Grace and Matthew searched for the truth. I was initially concerned about Matthew's concern about offending the Powers family, but his desire for justice won out. I could feel Grace's frustration at their stonewalling and loved her poise during her meetings with them. Several twists kept me guessing whether they would get the break they needed, and I did not expect the one that did it. I was a little disappointed at the lack of a definitive ending, but with a powerful family, it makes sense that it may take several books to resolve the issues. I can't wait for the next book!

Maggie Wells was a new-to-me author with this new release, but I’ll be reading more of her backlist very soon. Thanks to my early love of Nora Roberts’ books, I’m a huge romantic suspense junkie and always looking for my next fave romantic suspense author. I’m always willing to give an author a try at least once, and sometimes I find a new one that I enjoy their style. This story was all about the mystery/suspense with the budding romance secondary to the case. There is no spice, so if you like your romantic suspense heavier on the romance with some spice, this may not be the book for you. I can take it or leave it. I honestly didn’t miss it in this story because the suspense kept me focused and riveted. If you like romantic suspense that concentrates primarily on the suspense with strong heroines and flawed but honest heroes, don’t pass this one up!

This is a Romantic Suspense, and this is the first book in the Arkansas Special Agents series. This Romantic Suspense is heavy on the Suspense, but there is almost no romance which I really did not miss in this book. The characters in this book were developed, and I really loved the two main characters. I was really pulled into the mystery that was going on, and I really love how much special agent Grace cares. The thing I did not love about this book was how it ended because I wanted to see the cases come to a real closed. I wanted to see how it really ends. I felt that the story was just getting started when the book ended. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Harlequin Intrigue) or author (Maggie Wells) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

I received an arc from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Grace receives word of a missing woman named Mallory and as she starts to investigate she realizes people with money will do whatever it takes to protect their own.

Grace meets Mathew, Mallory’s brother who is a prosecutor and wasn’t that close to his sister. As they begin to join forces together they realize maybe they have something more than friendship to explore and Mathew may have a few regrets regarding his sister.

Lots of twists and turns through this book and one I enjoyed and read within one day.

Ozarks Missing Person (Arkansas Special Agents #1) by Maggie Wells
This was a very enjoyable story of a missing person investigation with deception, power, privilege, self-guilt, some hummer, tears, self-discovery and a HEA. This is Matthew and Grace's story.
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Wonderful characters Action-packed Tragic Great world building Realistic Easy-to-read Happily Ever After Witty Tear-jerker Informative.

This first story of the series belongs to Grace Reed, Special Agent of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division and Matthew Murray, a prosecuting attorney and the brother of a missing woman.
When Mallory Murray is reported missing by her roommate, Grace is called to investigate. She never expected her investigation would expose the secrets a prominent family was hiding nor the rapport she would have with Matthew.
Once Mallory’s body is found and foul play is evident, these two will do everything to dig for the truth.
The story was engaging, filled with suspense and only at the end, some romance. That said, we are left with some unanswered questions which this reader hopes they will be resolved in future stories.
Still, a good introduction to the series.
I was entrusted a copy of this book by Harlequin and Netgalley. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

Ozarks Missing Person is a fast paced and well written romantic suspense. I throughly enjoyed the book and recommend it. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance ebook. This is my unbiased review.