When seven-year-old Lucy Ross is snatched from the carousel in Denton city park, Detective Josie Quinn joins the frantic search. She’s the one who finds Lucy’s sparkly butterfly backpack abandoned by the ticket booth, a note with a devastating message stuffed inside: answer your phone, or your sweet little darling will die…
The next day, Lucy’s parents are filled with hope when they pick up a call which they think is from their babysitter – but instead it’s a chilling male voice on the line. Josie races to the babysitter’s small apartment only to find her lifeless body in a tangle of sheets on her bed.
Josie is faced with the most high-stakes case of her career as each new phone call from someone connected to the family ends with the shocking discovery of another body. This twisted killer wants revenge, and he won’t stop until the Ross family are in pieces…
Something is telling Josie that Lucy’s parents aren’t giving her the whole truth, but digging deeper into their lives will force her to confront a life-changing secret of her own. Does Josie have what it takes to crack this case? She has no choice if she’s going to bring Lucy home alive…
An absolutely unputdownable new crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Readers who love Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Caine will be hooked until the final, jaw-dropping page.
Cold Heart Creek
Detective Josie Quinn Book 7
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As the sun rises, the last glow of the campfire is just visible through the mist and the trees. The young couple are laid out on their backs beside the small blue tent, their hands clasped between them, their eyes open, their hearts cold…
When a park ranger stumbles across the bodies of newlyweds Valerie and Tyler Yates by a creek in the small town of Denton, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. Still reeling from the news that her abusive mother is dying, Josie suspects this is more than just accidental poisoning, and she’s right: someone jammed a crudely carved pendant necklace down Valerie’s throat before she died.
Combing the area, Josie’s team discover a third sleeping bag indicating there could have been an extra guest around the fire that night. A lucky escape? A missing victim? Or a suspect on the run? Finding this person is the key to the entire investigation…
The trail leads Josie to the gates of a farmhouse hidden deep within the forest – a special place where people go to escape, and to hide. There is a young girl there with frightened eyes and bandaged wrists who knows more than she is saying, but the next day she’s found dead, choked with a matching necklace…
With her mother’s life hanging by a thread, Josie has an impossible decision to make as she races to find the meaning of the pendant and catch this twisted killer before another innocent life is taken – but is she already too late?
An addictive and gripping crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Readers who love Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Caine will be sleeping with the lights on after this rollercoaster of a read.
Find Her Alive
Detective Josie Quinn Book 8
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Josie treads gently, careful not to disturb the pile of perfect white bones laid out in the grass by her feet. Her voice is little more than a whisper.
“No! Not my sister…”
Detective Josie Quinn hasn’t heard from her sister since Trinity stormed out of the house in the heat of an argument three weeks ago. So, when human remains are found at the remote hunting cabin where Trinity was last seen, Josie can only assume the worst.
Gathering her team, Josie feels a surge of relief when the dental records match a different body – that of a missing single mother from a neighboring town. But now Josie’s is not the only broken family desperate for answers.
Dusting the crime scene for prints, a name smudged into the side of a nearby car is the first in a trail of clues Trinity left for Josie. In need of a big story to save her journalism career, it seems Josie’s sister was attempting to make contact with a dangerous serial killer known for creating sculptures with his victim’s bones. And Trinity won’t stop until she’s found him, even if it means becoming his next masterpiece…
Josie is certain there’s a critical clue in the ivory hair comb delivered to Trinity just days before she went missing. But as more bones surface, each set more likely to be Trinity’s than the last, time is running out to find her alive. Can Josie’s team trust her instincts in a case that is so deeply personal? Can she find her sister without putting other innocent lives in danger?
An unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author that will have you sleeping with the light on. This gripping rollercoaster ride is perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine. Prepare to be totally hooked!
Acknowledgments
I must thank my readers, first and foremost. Your passion for this series makes every word worth writing. You make this journey the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. I love writing Josie stories for you, and I hope you’ll continue on her journey with me. Thank you, as always, to my husband Fred and daughter Morgan for your support and patience. Thank you for going so many hours without my attention while my head is in Denton. Thank you to my first readers: Dana Mason, Katie Mettner, Nancy S. Thompson, Maureen Downey, and Torese Hummel. Thank you to my Entrada readers. Thank you to Matty Dalrymple and Jane Kelly. This book would not have gotten written without our writing sprints and all of your brilliant suggestions! Thank you to Cindy Doty for your proofreading help! Thank you to all of the usual suspects for your unwavering support and love and for always spreading the word—you know who you are! I’d also like to thank all the fabulous bloggers and reviewers who continue to read and spread the word about Josie Quinn books. Your passion for this series is inspiring!
Thank you so very much to Sgt. Jason Jay, as always, for answering all my law-enforcement questions during a pandemic! You are truly an amazing human being. Thank you to Michelle Mordan for answering many of my questions related to emergency services. Thank you to my cousin, John Conlen, for all the swiftwater rescue information which was invaluable. Thank you to John Matz, Emergency Manager of Schuylkill County for spending your Saturday morning during a pandemic answering all of my questions. Your generosity astounds me!
Thank you to Noelle Holten, Kim Nash, and the entire team at Bookouture for making life feel normal while the world is in crisis and helping to keep my spirits up as well as all the behind-the-scenes publicist things you do so wonderfully well. Last but certainly not least, thank you to the incomparable Jessie Botterill for finding all the hidden gems in this book that I couldn’t see. Thank you for pulling work out of me that I didn’t think was possible—especially during a pandemic. You’re an amazing editor and a wonderful human being, and I would not want to do this with anyone but you!