Outside a small town in the mountains of Georgia, two hikers find
bones which turn out to be those of a woman who has been missing for
many years. Could this be another of Jacob Ness’ victims. He had
ties to Georgia. The FBI forms a task force led by SSA Kimberly
Quincey to deal with the find. She includes Detective Sergeant DD
Warren, Flora Dane, a survivor of Ness’ sadistic crimes, and Keith
Edgar, a computer geek and amateur sleuth.
The small town of
Niche is lovely, a perfect tourist destination, but once the team
settles in, things seem to be off. While processing the bones from
the first find other graves are discovered and suddenly this is a
very big operation. The townspeople appear shocked, but could they
not have known what was going on?
I love Lisa
Gardner’s books with DD Warren and Flora Dane. Kimberly Quincy and
Keith are good additions to the team. Although Flora is still
struggling with PTSD in the aftermath of her kidnapping, she seems
more focused in this book. Keith is interested in her and she’s
tempted to reciprocate, but it’s difficult for her. I like the way
he gives her space, but is there to help.
The background of
the task force is realistic. The author has obviously done research
to make the details accurate. The small town is wonderful. It seems
so perfect and the townspeople seem helpful, but there’s an eerie
sensation that all is not what it seems.
This is my favorite
book in the series so far. It works as a standalone, but as part of
the series you can see the characters grow. Flora is changing much
for the better. I highly recommend this book.
I received this book
from Dutton for this review.
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