The fifth book in the Detective Casey White series and what a book! I don’t even know if I can do this book justice with this review, but I shall do my best, first the synopsis.
Looking down at the familiar, pale and lifeless face floating in the salty waters of the marsh, her blood freezes. It’s a face she hasn’t seen for years but used to know so well…
When Detective Casey White is called to a murder scene in the Outer Banks saltmarshes, she’s devastated to find the strangled body of her ex-husband—father of her missing daughter Hannah. And nearby, an older, unidentifiable body is buried too… but how are these bones linked to her ex?
Painful memories flood back as Casey desperately searches his apartment, surrounded by photos of them happy with their little girl. Finding a notepad with the name of the hospital where Hannah was last seen scrawled on it, Casey realizes her ex recently discovered something about their child’s disappearance. But who was trying to silence him?
Then, forensics show the bones belong to a sweet young nurse who worked at the same hospital. Delving into hospital records, Casey is shocked to learn she once held Hannah as a little baby…
Her boss insists she can’t work such a personal investigation, but Casey is in too deep. Interviewing all the staff at the hospital, she’s sure one of the doctors is acting suspiciously… and that night, Casey wakes up barely able to breathe as flames devour her home.
Now she’s in the killer’s sights. To finally catch this twisted monster and learn what happened to her stolen girl, Casey will have to risk everything…
If you think the synopsis sounds good, I would start from book one and read them in order to fully understand and appreciate this series. The detectives and the team are all superbly written as always. B.R Spangler has, throughout the series, developed the characters to the point they feel like they could be friends.
Casey has a case to investigate, but it turns out a little too close to home for her. It seems that more and more things begin to unravel, and everything Casey thinks she knows begins to crumble away around her . As things become more and more suspicious, Casey finds herself in more danger than she could realise.
This is the best book by this author yet. An explosive and heartbreaking story that didn’t stop for a second. The pace I read this at I class as breakneck! I was on the edge of my seat as the red herrings and heart pounding moments just kept on coming.
My heart truly broke for Casey and I felt so connected to her. This is a story you need to make time for…because you definitely won’t want to put it down all.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the copy of the book.
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