COUNT THEIR GRAVES
By Jennifer Chase
Publication Date: August 30, 2024
Crime Thriller
A wind chime sways a sweet melody above several pairs of shoes neatly laid out on the welcome the mat: two large pairs, and three small. On the door frame, a perfect crimson handprint, the color of blood…
Out on her morning run, Detective Katie Scott is stopped in her tracks when her service dog, Cisco, alerts her to something. Weaving through the towering pine trees, Katie is horrified to find a little girl alone in the woods, dressed in a white nightgown. The child sobs into Katie’s arms. She’s unharmed, but clearly traumatized. Scooping her up, Katie follows the trail to a large farmhouse. But what she finds there rips the air from her lungs: one, two, three, four bodies laid out side by side, all in matching pajamas.
The Banks family were attacked in their sleep, but how had the little girl trembling in Katie’s arms escape with her life? What twisted monster would do such a thing, and why leave no trace but a single bloody handprint on the doorframe? Katie vows to find answers for this sweet child who has lost everything and everyone.
Working night and day to piece together why this innocent family were targeted, Katie thinks she has her first lead when she discovers the family were under witness protection. Had they seen something they shouldn’t? Was the aim to silence them forever? Questions are still spinning in Katie’s mind when another family is discovered dead in their beds on the other side of Pine Valley.
With the entire department stretched to breaking point with an unprecedented body count and trace evidence stacking up, it’s going to take everything Katie has to track this twisted killer down. But as she closes in on her target, it’s clear someone close to Katie is keeping a deadly secret. How many more innocent lives will be lost before she can bring them to justice?
PRAISE:
5.0 out of 5 stars: A definite must read book and series!
“One
of the things that I love about this author’s books is that she doesn’t
shy away from the hard or difficult topics. Another is how she creates a
realistic quality for the characters and their lives. There are no
“perfect” characters or “make believe/fantasy” lives in these books.
(That is one of the best things~in my opinion!) Because of these things,
as well as many more, her stories are unique, passionate, creative, and
intriguing. I have loved all of the stories that I’ve read, and can’t
wait to read more.
I would definitely recommend this book, series, and exceptional author.”
“Another
great book in the series starring Katie and her dog Cisco. When one
family are found all dead in their house apart from one of their little
girls who they believed her mummy had helped her escape Katie and her
team soon get to work. Someone is hiding who they really are and until
Katie finds out who it is no one is safe not even her.
I really enjoyed this book like all of the others in the series that I have read. Looking forward to the next book.” NetGalley
Release Date: October 30, 2024
Publisher: Bookouture
Soft Cover: 978-1835256367; 362 pages; $11.99; eBook $3.99; Free with Kindle Unlimited; also available in audiobook .99
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Count-Their-Graves-completely-unputdownable/dp/1835256368
Wednesday 0645 hours
Detective Katie Scott ran every morning unless weather or work prohibited it. This particular morning she was motivated to switch up her usual running routine. It was good to change a habit—at least she thought so as she climbed the steep incline to get to the Bramble Trail. Her life had returned to normal with her fiancĂ© home safe, and the stream of cold cases she was investigating was buzzing through her mind. She preferred to clear her head in solitude, in rural settings, before beginning her
demanding day.
“C’mon, Cisco,” she called behind her.
The jet-black German shepherd immediately stopped sniffing the low-lying bushes and downed pine tree limbs and easily bounded up the trail behind Katie with his focus now completely on his partner.
After two Army tours in Afghanistan as a bomb K9 team, Katie was able to bring her military dog Cisco home with her to Pine Valley, California. Even though the dog was a retired veteran, he often accompanied Katie on her cases when large areas needed to be searched or when she needed extra security.
She is an affiliate member of the International Association of Forensic Criminologists, and member of the International Thriller Writers.
Her latest book is Count Their Graves.
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