Book description:
A serial killer stalks a small town, and a police officer must face her family’s dark past to catch him.
The sleepy community of Kenorapeake Falls in northern Ontario seems like somewhere Constable Oaklynn Brock can finally outrun her violent past. That is, until she’s assigned to investigate a series of suspicious deaths. She can’t reveal that she knows how serial killers think because she grew up with one. Yet the eerie similarities between these murders and those committed by her father, known as the Suicide Slayer, hint at a copycat in their midst. But why here and why now?
Caleb Greene of the Canadian Watchers Squad, a special task force, has his own reasons to be wary of working alongside Oaklynn. But with rumors of a local cult known as the Light Paragons gaining power, the stakes are too high to refuse.
As they explore connections between the killings and cult, Oaklynn and Caleb are forced to confront old secrets…and a terrifying new threat. Someone is watching Oaklynn’s every move. They know exactly who she is and what she might be capable of. And soon her biggest fear isn’t just having her past exposed, but that a killer will turn whatever days she has left into a living nightmare…
My review:
I have read several of this author's mass paperback suspense novels for Love Inspired Suspense, a Christian imprint of Harlequin. I don't know that I have read all of hers - there are a ton of Love Inspired Books on the market. This book is also from Love Inspired Suspense, but it is Turner's first trade paperback novel. And is one I have been looking forward to.
Turner came up with a great cast of characters, and at the top are the two main characters: Oaklynn and Caleb. Against her wishes, she is paired to investigate the case with him. This is romantic suspense, so you can figure out what happens there. :)
There are also a lot of other great characters, especially Caleb's interesting family with their wide variety of talents and expertise. I am hoping we see more of them.
Excellent plot. The daughter of a serial killer who is a cop living under a different name, a killer who is killing people the same way her now dead father did, and who is targeting Oaklynn with threats and other things.
I thought I knew who the killer was right away, and pretty much stuck with that a lot of the book. Then the author did something - probably intentionally - that made me suspect someone else. It turns out my first guess was correct.
I feel this is Turner's best writing to date. Part of that may be because this is a longer book than she writes normally, and there was more time for plot and character development. Regardless, this was an amazing suspenseful read that I did not want to put down until the very last page.
Toss in an evil cult, and you have the makings of an awesome suspense novel.
And even throughout the violence of an evil serial killer's actions, the author wove Biblical truths and hope throughout the book.
Special thanks to the author for an e-book copy of this novel. I was under no obligation to provide a review and the thoughts contained herein are my own.
About the author:
Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She’s turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene at www.darlenelturner.com where there’s suspense beyond borders.
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