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As she opens her eyes and takes in the dark, damp earth, her heart races. She tries to move but the rope binding her feet cuts tight—she’s trapped underground. Heavy footsteps pace above. A tear falls down her cheek as she stifles a scream. He’s walking away. He’s left her for dead…
When a shallow grave is discovered in the dark pine forest surrounding Black Rock Falls, Sheriff Jenna Alton rushes to investigate. After unearthing the old bones, Jenna scours the area for clues: and her heart beats wildly when she bumps into a teenage girl, breathless and covered in dirt. Wanda Beauchamp tells Jenna she was kidnapped from her foster home and buried alive. Could the kidnapper be linked to the shallow grave?
Taking in Wanda’s thin frame, Jenna knows the poor girl is close to death. She’ll do everything she can to save her, but they’re miles from anywhere and night is falling fast. When Wanda falls, the kidnapper makes his move and Jenna is powerless to stop him taking the young girl’s life. Escaping the same fate, she is wracked with guilt and vows to catch the ruthless killer and bring him to justice.
When another girl is reported missing from a foster home, Jenna and her deputy David Kane know they must act fast to save her. Jenna believes the murderer lives off-grid, and a clue at a local supply store finally leads her to a remote cabin in the woods.
Still haunted by Wanda’s last moments, can Jenna lay a trap to outsmart this twisted killer preying on young girls? Or did she just put herself in unthinkable danger?
This absolutely gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood, Where Hidden Souls Lie will have you gasping for breath!
**Each Kane and Alton book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone**
BOOK REVIEW
Quite by accident Jenna finds herself lost, wet and alone in the dense forest she had been searching with her team. Assessing herself and her meagre supplies she is frightened by the noises coming from the Forest around her when suddenly a young woman races from the undergrowth. The young woman is disoriented and doesn’t know who left her for dead, she knows he’s still looking for her. Meanwhile Kane is way from home and knows nothing if the disappearance of Jenna. It’s down to the tight knit team that are left behind to race against the clock to find Jenna and bring her home safe. The team are thrown into disarray and gripped by the sense of loss when the body of a young woman , beaten beyond recognition but wearing a pice of clothing known to be Jenna’s. Faced with no Kane to rely on and the thought that Jenna is dead the team must stiffen their resolve and find a killer.
Whilst this may be book 20 in the series it feels as fresh and exciting as book 1, it can also be read as a standalone book. Kane and Alton are now a settled married couple with a small soon to be adopted son. Yet as always life is not a breeze for them and their colleagues as we find out from the get go. The small town feel of the books is felt throughout the pages yet the crimes encountered take the tension through the roof. The way the author blends the tension, thrills and the cosy ambience of the small town has the reader engrossed and engaged book after book. With every new book we find out yet another nugget of information of our main characters that adds depth to them and giving us more of an investment in their lives. Avid readers like myself wait with baited breath for the next new crime and adventure that our dynamic duo and their teams face. For those out there who want a cosy town filled with serial killers doing horrendous things. Crimes that send shivers down the spine and thrills by the bucket load then this is the series for you. Grab a warm drink, a comfortable seat and wrap in a fluffy blanket open the book and dive into Black Rock Falls.
My thanks to Bookouture for my blog invite and copy of the book, as always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.
STAR RATING 5
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
D.K. Hood is THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and AMAZON bestselling author of the Detective Kane and Alton Series. Her spine chilling, fast-paced serial killer thrillers revolve around Sheriff Jenna Alton and her ex-special forces Deputy, Dave Kane. As the main characters fight crime, their secret pasts are never far away. Set in and around the fictional backwoods town of Black Rock Falls, Montana, known locally as Serial Killer Central, D.K.’s imagery takes the reader into the scenes with her. Given the title “Queen of Suspense” by her reviewers, D.K.’s writing style offers her readers a movie style, sizzling fast thrill ride.
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