Welcome! Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien along with Murder Makes Scents by Christen Brecher releases on February 25. The Crow's Call by Wanda E. Brunstetter publishes on March 1. It is the first novel in Amish Greenhouse Mystery series. The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag comes out 31. I cannot wait to read this book. Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay is the 12th A Cupcake Bakery Mystery and it releases on April 28. Will you be adding any of these books to your TBR pile?
Ten Days Gone by Beverly Long has
Detectives A.L. McKittridge and Rena Morgan searching for a serial killer in
Baywood, Wisconsin. There have been four
women killed in forty days. Each kill
was ten days apart. They now have ten
days to identify the killer before another woman is murdered. Unfortunately, there is very little evidence
at the crime scenes, and they cannot find a connection between the victims. The pair finally get a break in the case and know
the identity of the next target. Tess
Lyons was severely injured, and she is suffering from depression. They need Tess to work with them if they are
to stop this killer. A.L. McKittridge and Rena Morgan come up with
a plan to keep Tess safe and end the killer’s spree.
Ten Days Gone by Beverly Long is
the first An A.L. McKittridge Novel. Ten
Days Gone is a police procedural mystery set in Baywood, Wisconsin. We follow Detective A.L. McKittridge (we do
not get to find out what A.L. stands for) and Detective Rena Morgan as they
search for a deadly killer. Four women
have been murdered in forty days. They
were murdered ten days apart with them just discovering the latest victim. Our duo has ten days to find the killer
before he strikes again. The killer is smart
enough to leave to no forensics. They
cannot find a connection between the four women. The detectives work on questioning the latest
victims’ husband, co-workers and friends to see if they can find any connection
to the other three victims. The
point-of-view switches between McKittridge and Morgan. McKittridge is divorced with a sixteen year
old daughter who is acting out (dating a man who is over twenty-one) and
skipping school to drink alcohol. Rena
Morgan is wed, and they have been trying to conceive for years unsuccessfully. It is taking its toll on their marriage. Rena is worried that her husband is cheating
on her. The detectives’ personal lives are woven in with the
investigation. I thought the detective’s
lives are realistic. They work hard
which affects their personal lives which are complicated (just like real
people). The mystery was representative of
a real police case. Television makes
police work look exciting, but, in real life, it is tedious. They must ask questions, follow up leads,
fill out paperwork and deal with bureaucracy (like a new pompous chief). Identifying the guilty party was effortless. There is suspense and tension especially as
they were getting close to their prey. There
were some areas of the book that lagged, and I was put off by the amount of foul
language (I do not understand why people feel they need to use such offensive
words). Ten Days Gone will appeal to readers who enjoy
suspenseful police procedural mysteries.
Ten Days Gone has a mysterious murderer, a conceited chief, disconsolate
target, and two determined detectives.
To get a sample of Ten Days Gone or find out more about the book, click here*. The next An A.L. McKittridge Novel is No One Saw which releases on June 30, 2020. Thank you for stopping by today. Tomorrow I am featuring Witness Protection Widow by Debra Webb. It is the fifth A Winchester, Tennessee Thriller. I hope you have a satisfying day. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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