Deschutes County, Oregon
When Rowan Wolff was five, she and her brother, Malcolm, were kidnapped. Rowan was saved; her brother was never found. Now, twenty-five years later, Rowan helps to find the lost and the missing with her SAR dog, Thor. And every year on Malcolm's birthday, she returns to the forest where she was found to search for his remains. On one of these searches, she discovers the body of a young woman. Her death seems to match the recent murders of two other young women. Detective Evan Bolton, who's assigned to the case, suspects they might have a serial killer on their hands. And the more he investigates, the more convinced he becomes that these cases relate somehow to Rowan's and her brother's kidnapping.
My thoughts: Kendra Elliot knows how to craft a compelling mystery with some very engaging characters. Her Mercy Kilpatrick series is a favorite of mine, which is where she first introduces readers to Evan and Rowan. But now they have their own book. And I loved getting to know them better. Thor, too, of course! Elliot does an excellent job of weaving Rowan's past experiences in with Evan's current investigation. And the ending, as the truth of the situation finally comes out, is both exciting and satisfying. I really enjoyed this one and can't wait to check out The Next Grave, and read more about Evan and Rowan and their developing relationship.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Happy Reading!
Other Kendra Elliot novels I've posted about:
Five stars - wow! Maybe I should move Kendra Elliot up a few notches on my to-be-read list.
ReplyDeleteThis author has been on my TBR for quite a while. Definitely need to give her a try!
ReplyDeleteThat's sad that her brother was never found. I'm interested to see if she finds out what happened to him.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really intriguing! I love when an author starts a new series with characters that first appeared in another one. Great review! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh, an Oregan setting 'and' a dog? I will look this one up!
ReplyDeleteWhat's great too is that Kendra Elliot's books are available on kindle unlimited. Never read her before and so I have decided to start from the beginning with the Mercy Kilpatrick series.
ReplyDeleteI've had this author on my radar for awhile but this just jumped this series right up to the top of my list. It sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteFive stars! This does sound really good!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the review. Making a note of the author.
ReplyDeleteLark, wow! This sounds sooooo good! I have to read it. I'm itching to know what happened to Malcolm. Whoa! So glad you posted about this book :) Hope you are having a great week!
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