Pretty Broken Dolls

Pretty Broken Dolls

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Summary

n the thin light of the moon， the woman’s limp body hangs from the iron fence amongst the redwoods。 Looped over the railings is the little gold locket her mother gave her when she turned sixteen。 The picture of the girl inside smiles out at a future she’ll never see…

As day breaks over the fairground， Detective Katie Scott forces herself to take in another disturbing scene in front of her。 A woman， the same age as her， found slumped in the carriage of the Ferris wheel， red lipstick dragged across her lips， her throat cut。

Katie doesn’t want to believe that the serial killer picking off women across the state has found their way to the small town of Pine Valley， California， but when her team finds a gold engagement ring hanging nearby， it’s a terrifying， but undeniable fact。

With a twisted killer on her doorstep， Katie knows if she doesn’t act fast， she’ll find more women left out in the cold like broken dolls。 Her team hit dead end after dead end， but only she can see the vital link between the victims: a connection with Katie herself。

Katie has spent years pushing traumatic memories of her years in the military far out of reach， but she must confront them now or more innocent women will die。 But as the killer circles closer and closer to Katie， what if the only answer is to give him what he wants？ There must be another way…

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Reviews

Evelyn Jane Thorne ，

This was the first book from the Detective Katie Scott series and it definitely wont be the last because I absolutely loved it。 One of my favourite things about this book is definitely Katie and McGaven。 I really enjoyed their relationship dynamic and the fact that they seemed to really understand each other。 I also really loved Cisco and found him to be a great addition to the team。I really enjoyed all of the twists that were thrown in especially at times when I thought I knew who the killer wa This was the first book from the Detective Katie Scott series and it definitely wont be the last because I absolutely loved it。 One of my favourite things about this book is definitely Katie and McGaven。 I really enjoyed their relationship dynamic and the fact that they seemed to really understand each other。 I also really loved Cisco and found him to be a great addition to the team。I really enjoyed all of the twists that were thrown in especially at times when I thought I knew who the killer was。 I didn’t figure out who it was until right before it was revealed so I definitely enjoyed that。 I can’t wait to find out what happens with Katie and McGaven next。 。。。more

Cathy Geha ，

Pretty Broken Dolls by Jennifer ChaseDetective Katie Scott #6Katie solves another cold case and is assigned a new one that if solved might unearth a serial killer and in so doing save future lives。 This is a pretty straightforward police procedural with minimal personal information shared about Katie， her fiancé， and her team。 What I liked: * Katie: ex-military K-9 veteran， cold case police detective， engaged， good friend， good leader， puzzle solver， works for her uncle the sheriff， works well w Pretty Broken Dolls by Jennifer ChaseDetective Katie Scott #6Katie solves another cold case and is assigned a new one that if solved might unearth a serial killer and in so doing save future lives。 This is a pretty straightforward police procedural with minimal personal information shared about Katie， her fiancé， and her team。 What I liked: * Katie: ex-military K-9 veteran， cold case police detective， engaged， good friend， good leader， puzzle solver， works for her uncle the sheriff， works well with her team， loves her K-9 partner， suffers from PTSD。* Cisco: Her black German Shepherd K-9 partner who has been with her to war and was discharged into her arms。 He’s there for her no matter what。* Chad: Katie’s fiancé， fireman， diver， soon to become a fire investigator。 Didn’t see much of him but he seems to be a good fit with Katie。* Deputy Sean McGaven: Katie’s work partner， calm， inquisitive， strong， positive， personable， a great work partner， and in a relationship with one of Katie’s friends。 * Katie’s uncle: loving， kind， strong， equal-handed， professional， caring， plays no favorites， would like to get to know him better…perhaps in a future book。* The way the case unfolds as a true police procedural with hints， clues， red herrings， threats， and all the rest。* The way Katie feels about this case and how it may/may not relate to her* Wanting to see the psycho sicko caught and put awayWhat I didn’t like: * What and whom I was meant not to like* Thinking about how the same experience in two people’s lives can create such different outcomes…not a dislike but it did make me wish some experiences could be avoided altogether and wonder if some people are broken before the incident occurs。Did I enjoy this book？ YesWould I read more in this series？ YesDo you need to read previous books first？ Probably not， but it would help a lot ;）Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC – This is my honest review。4-5 Stars 。。。more

CrazyCat （Alex） ，

This investigation was the toughest yet。 And it hit close to home for K9 trainer Katie and Cisco。 I loved the book！ And I hope that there will be help for Katie soon。 She needs to do something for herself and get better， or she will wear herself out。 And that would be a shame！ Can’t wait for the next book。 Highly recommended series。I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。 Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture！

Sharon Grow ，

Cold Case Detective Katie Scott and her partner Deputy Sean McGaven might be facing their most challenging case。 Over the past three years， three women have been viciously murdered and posed as dolls。 The last case happened a year ago in their jurisdiction， but was being handled by the FBI。 Now that FBI agent has asked Katie to take a fresh look at the case along with the previous cases。 Katie & Sean arrive to examine the home of the most recent victim and are almost killed。 When another murdere Cold Case Detective Katie Scott and her partner Deputy Sean McGaven might be facing their most challenging case。 Over the past three years， three women have been viciously murdered and posed as dolls。 The last case happened a year ago in their jurisdiction， but was being handled by the FBI。 Now that FBI agent has asked Katie to take a fresh look at the case along with the previous cases。 Katie & Sean arrive to examine the home of the most recent victim and are almost killed。 When another murdered woman is found posed at the fairgrounds， Katie and Sean are assigned this new case and need to find the killer before they strike again。 They learn that the murdered women all shared one connection; will Katie find herself as the next target？ A chilling and complex mystery that will find her fighting for her friend’s life as well as her own。 I enjoy Katie’s character as she is able to perceive facets of a case that others seem to miss while Sean adds that bit of humor that keeps her balanced。 I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review。 （by paytonpuppy） 。。。more

Emma Star Crossed Reviews ，

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of this book via NetGalley and for letting me take part in this tour。 This is the 6th book in the Katie Scott series but all books can be read as standalones。 I love Detective Katie Scott。 She is portrayed so realistically。 She is ex-army， suffering from This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of this book via NetGalley and for letting me take part in this tour。 This is the 6th book in the Katie Scott series but all books can be read as standalones。 I love Detective Katie Scott。 She is portrayed so realistically。 She is ex-army， suffering from PTSD and still manages to have one of the best cold case solve rates。 She is extremely impressive。 She doesn’t let her PTSD stop her from doing her job。 I love Katie’s partner McGaven too。 He always has her back and is a damn good cop。 He makes an excellent partner。The case is very disturbing and twisty。 The murders were brutal and the killer was quite clearly suffering from some mental health issues。 I was shocked when I finally worked out who the killer was。 I didn’t see it coming until it was almost happening。 As always Jennifer did an excellent job of keeping me hooked。 The pace and tension were spot on。 This book is full of action and will keep you up way past your bedtime。 。。。more

Els ，

When I think about a doll， I imagine a beautiful creature with lovely clothes and make up， but when I see a thriller with the word ‘dolls’ in the title， my stomach already does some somersaults， because often it means none of the beauty remains…I really enjoy the characters the author created to form the police team。 Sheriff Uncle Wayne is of course always looking out for his niece， but at work， she is an employee， just like the other officers。 No special treatment there which I applaud because When I think about a doll， I imagine a beautiful creature with lovely clothes and make up， but when I see a thriller with the word ‘dolls’ in the title， my stomach already does some somersaults， because often it means none of the beauty remains…I really enjoy the characters the author created to form the police team。 Sheriff Uncle Wayne is of course always looking out for his niece， but at work， she is an employee， just like the other officers。 No special treatment there which I applaud because it must be very difficult。 Katie is determined and no situations is too dangerous for her。 I do sometimes like to slap her， when she goes out alone in the woods。 In reality she is not alone。 Her German shepherd Cisco is always around， but he cannot always save her。 Gav is a great personality too and the perfect partner for Katie。 Dr Dean is maybe a bit eccentric， but he is a great doctor and then there is John。 He is a bit of a mystery to me and I like it。 Somehow I don’t always trust him， but on the other hand I really like him a lot。 Katie and her partners Gav and Cisco have their work cut out for them once again。 There is only one way for them though: straight to the heart of the problem to put a stop to it for once and for all。Fast paced， action and suspense filled and a great police team working against the clock: tick tock… 5 stars Thank you， Jennifer Chase and Bookouture 。。。more

Julie Lacey ，

Another brilliant book in the Detective Katie Scott series。 Katie and McGaven are asked to help with some cold cases which are related to a murder in their county。 Agent Campbell asks specifically for their help， but Katie thinks there’s something off about him， so doesn’t fully trust him。 They start to look into the cases and then another murder takes place。 When the bodies are found it’s obvious the killer has issues as make up is smeared on their faces。 The victims seem to have a connection t Another brilliant book in the Detective Katie Scott series。 Katie and McGaven are asked to help with some cold cases which are related to a murder in their county。 Agent Campbell asks specifically for their help， but Katie thinks there’s something off about him， so doesn’t fully trust him。 They start to look into the cases and then another murder takes place。 When the bodies are found it’s obvious the killer has issues as make up is smeared on their faces。 The victims seem to have a connection to the K9 training unit where Katie did her training， but they are finding it difficult to work out the motive。 McGaven is concerned that the killer will come after Katie due to her link with the K9 team， but she doesn’t agree。 There is a nail biting conclusion to the story and the identity of the killer was a complete surprise for me。 This is a gripping crime thriller that I really enjoyed。 I can’t wait to see what’s next for Katie， McGaven and of course， Cisco。 Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more

Lou ，

Pretty Broken Dolls is the sixth instalment in the Detective Katie Scott series set in Pine Valley， California， with a plot underpinned by dread and urgency。 Sheriff Katie and Deputy Sean McGaven have been working their way through some cold cases with similar modus operandi when they are called to a murder scene where a woman has been tied to a Ferris wheel with her throat brutally cut and a ring hanging on a thread of ribbon in close proximity to the body。 This all but confirms that the serial Pretty Broken Dolls is the sixth instalment in the Detective Katie Scott series set in Pine Valley， California， with a plot underpinned by dread and urgency。 Sheriff Katie and Deputy Sean McGaven have been working their way through some cold cases with similar modus operandi when they are called to a murder scene where a woman has been tied to a Ferris wheel with her throat brutally cut and a ring hanging on a thread of ribbon in close proximity to the body。 This all but confirms that the serial killer they believe is now prowling the state for new prey has landed in their neck of the woods。 They have been assigned to work with Special Agent Dane Campbell of the California High Crimes Task Force as this is the third victim， and the first committed in Pine Valley， Sacramento， under Katie’s jurisdiction。 Katie soon realises that all the victims are connected to the Military K9 Section and that her own life could also be in danger。 Dane brings to their attention more cases including one in which the victim had been impaled on a metal fence behind her own home in the shade of the trees， her face applied with gaudy， heavy-handed make-up making her look almost clown-like in appearance。The murderer appears to be committing one murder per year， so the team are in a race against time to stop the annual cull as the date is looming larger。 If all of the victims were in the military could it be really Katie who is the target of the killer’s rage？ This is a compelling and twisty read full of intrigue and unusual， explosive surprises。 There's exciting drama， secrets， lies， betrayal and deceit that never lets up in this dark， palpably tense procedural and it moves at a rapid-fire pace in which you truly feel sympathy for Katie and her predicament when it comes to living with PTSD， especially when her significant other is away on a course in LA for 6 months， but it does lead to some fascinating character development as she pushes through it。 There are plenty of twists， turns and red herrings spliced throughout providing an endless guessing game; one I failed pretty miserably at。 I particularly enjoyed that it was told solely from Katie’s perspective as you get to live the investigation alongside her and the team。 The killings are odd and gruesome， there is a tonne of action and you never feel like there's a dull moment making it a clever， entertaining read。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Robin Loves Reading ，

Detective Katie Scott and Deputy Sean McGaven are working on cold cases and when a recent murder ties to older cases they soon realize that they are on the trail of a serial killer。 While the scenes are certainly gruesome， one thing is clear。 They are posed in a certain way with very specific details。 Beyond that， Katie begans to notice an eerie connection， all while dealing PTSD as a result of her years in the military。Katie has easily proven herself to her boss and uncle Sheriff Scott， but now Detective Katie Scott and Deputy Sean McGaven are working on cold cases and when a recent murder ties to older cases they soon realize that they are on the trail of a serial killer。 While the scenes are certainly gruesome， one thing is clear。 They are posed in a certain way with very specific details。 Beyond that， Katie begans to notice an eerie connection， all while dealing PTSD as a result of her years in the military。Katie has easily proven herself to her boss and uncle Sheriff Scott， but now Special Agent Dane Campbell has asked her to dive deep into his investigation。 Why does the FBI need her help when they have proven and dependable profilers？ Although not quite comfortable working with Campbell， Katie and McGaven soldier on。Meanwhile， Katie has her trusty former K9 partner Cisco， and he proves more than helpful while Katie digs deep to solve the murders。 When Katie begins to see a deeper reason why they were pulled into the case， danger seems to trail very close at their heels。 With unexpected twists and conflicting danger， Katie is determined to solve the murders， even though her PTSD is at war with the fact that her fiancé has had to leave town for extended training。 Nonetheless， Katie's professionalism and wit shines through， and she faces constant danger with strength and determination。 Pretty Broken Dolls proves to be an excellent addition to a compelling series and I am more than eager to see what more is in store for Katie as she works hard at putting cold cases to rest。 Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review。 This is my honest opinion。 。。。more

Mags ，

Detective Katie Scott and her canine sidekick Cisco are back with a cold case that hits a little close to home。 As Katie and Deputy McGaven are asked to assist a rather elusive agent who is looking into a series of deaths that have occurred over a number of years and maybe linked to Katie's time as a K9 handler in the army。And with puzzling moments， plenty of forensic detail and some danger this was an interesting read， with a killer I did not see coming。 And I was certainly engaged throughout。W Detective Katie Scott and her canine sidekick Cisco are back with a cold case that hits a little close to home。 As Katie and Deputy McGaven are asked to assist a rather elusive agent who is looking into a series of deaths that have occurred over a number of years and maybe linked to Katie's time as a K9 handler in the army。And with puzzling moments， plenty of forensic detail and some danger this was an interesting read， with a killer I did not see coming。 And I was certainly engaged throughout。Would recommend。**I was kindly provided with an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review** 。。。more

Ashley Gillan ，

By now， it’s pretty clear that I am a big fan of this series and Jennifer Chase’s writing in general， so I’m going to approach this review from that point of view。 That being said， this was another winner in the Katie Scott series， which really just keeps revealing more and more about Katie and the relationships in her life。 The mystery itself was really intriguing。 There was so little to work with， and the clues were very strategically dropped throughout that it was really interesting to see ho By now， it’s pretty clear that I am a big fan of this series and Jennifer Chase’s writing in general， so I’m going to approach this review from that point of view。 That being said， this was another winner in the Katie Scott series， which really just keeps revealing more and more about Katie and the relationships in her life。 The mystery itself was really intriguing。 There was so little to work with， and the clues were very strategically dropped throughout that it was really interesting to see how Katie and McGaven had to work through everything to get to the bottom of things。 Plus， there was a big question mark in the background of the whole thing - I don’t want to give too us away， but the way in which they get the cases is weird and turns weirder。 I liked that element。I also liked how it resolved。 I still had some questions， but that’s how it is with cold cases - you’re never gong to know every answer in the end after so many years。 Some things are just left in the void。I especially loved this book for the development of some of the characters。 I feel like we really got to see a lot of McGaven’s personality come out in this one and we saw a lot of him and Katie bonding and really becoming partners。 They just really seemed to click in this one。 Also， there’s something （again， I don’t want to give it away） which really shows how special the relationship between Katie and Chad is。 That added a really special layer too。Overall， you really need to be reading the Katie Scott series。 It’s a great character-driven mystery series and it just keeps getting better and better！ 。。。more

Brenda Feinen ，

Katie and McGaven are asked by FBI Agent Campbell to help solve an open serial killer case。 Gruesome murdered women， left on display with layers of makeup - little leads， no connection - Campbell is desperate for help。 Katie takes it on - only to realize these murders are ritual， the annual date quickly approaching。 This is the first book in the series I have read - and I want more！ Suspense up to the end， characters I enjoyed， and K9 units。 Loved it！

Whispering Stories ，

Book Reviewed on www。whisperingstories。comJennifer Chase is back with the sixth instalment of her Detective Katie Scott series。 This time Detective Scott is on the hunt for a serial killer that has been killing women and leaving them looking like broken dolls for others to find。 The killer has struck in different parts of California and now they are in Detective Katie Scott and Deputy Sean McGaven’s territory – Pine Valley。Helping them out is Special Agent Dane Campbell who has been following th Book Reviewed on www。whisperingstories。comJennifer Chase is back with the sixth instalment of her Detective Katie Scott series。 This time Detective Scott is on the hunt for a serial killer that has been killing women and leaving them looking like broken dolls for others to find。 The killer has struck in different parts of California and now they are in Detective Katie Scott and Deputy Sean McGaven’s territory – Pine Valley。Helping them out is Special Agent Dane Campbell who has been following the killer and trying to work out who they are and bring them to justice。 It isn’t long before Katie realises that there is a connection to her past and her military career and the plot starts to unravel for her。Jennifer Chase is a pure master when it comes to writing exciting， edge of your seat thrillers。 I have loved this series since the very beginning and look forward to meeting Katie again with each new book。 I also know that the writing will be spot on and the cases gruesome and yet enthralling。Pretty Broken Dolls had me second-guessing each new character that appeared， wondering what they had to do with the case and could they be the killer。 With all the twists， turns， and red herrings thrown in I was left guessing for a long time and only clicked just before the reveal。 I love a book that I can’t second guess。As with all of the others in the series， this book is fast-paced and I flew through it in just two sittings。 I did not want to put it down。 I now can’t wait for book seven， bring it on！ 。。。more

Elaine Tomasso ，

I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of Pretty Broken Dolls， the sixth novel to feature Detective Katie Scott of the Pine Valley， California Sheriff’s Office。Katie is called to a murder scene where a woman has been daubed with garish make up， tied to a Ferris wheel and had her throat cut。 A ring hanging on a ribbon near her body confirms that California’s newest serial killer has reached Pine Valley。 Investigating this and the previous murders Katie discovers that t I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of Pretty Broken Dolls， the sixth novel to feature Detective Katie Scott of the Pine Valley， California Sheriff’s Office。Katie is called to a murder scene where a woman has been daubed with garish make up， tied to a Ferris wheel and had her throat cut。 A ring hanging on a ribbon near her body confirms that California’s newest serial killer has reached Pine Valley。 Investigating this and the previous murders Katie discovers that they have all worked in the military like her。 Is she the next victim？I thoroughly enjoyed Pretty Broken Dolls， which， like the other novels in the series， offers thrills， spills and plenty of twists and turns。 The novel is told from Katie’s point of view so the reader gets to live the investigation with her。 I must admit that I felt she was a bit slow on the uptake in this one， as， unusually， I guessed a few key elements before her。 Not that it really mattered as she always gets there and there are still plenty of developments and twists I didn’t get。 I also thought that the plot is clever， as linking it to Katie’s past gives the reader a sense of dread and urgency。 Obviously the reader could ask questions about the likelihood of certain aspects of the plot， but it’s entertainment， good entertainment at that， so who cares？Katie is still struggling with her PTSD， perhaps exacerbated by her fiancé disappearing to Los Angeles for a 6 month course， but she has coping mechanisms that seem to work。 I like Katie and she’s a pleasure to spend time with。Pretty Broken Dolls is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more

Connie ，

This is my first book in the series of detective Katie Scott and I really enjoyed it。 A great and fast moving storyline with good likeable characters， especially liked Katie and McGavin’s partnership。 Perfect quick read。 Many thanks to the author， the publisher and NetGalley for my advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。

Tracy ，

detective Katie Scott and Deputy Sean McGaven are called in to her uncles office who is the Sheriff 。 and the man she seen that morning watching her on the search at the farm is in his office special agent Campell ， he want s there help on three homicides of women and he thinks they are linked 。but as the case goes on Katie could be a target as they all connected as the women where all on K9 Military Training Program and all the women quit a job they loved and then another women is murdered Kati detective Katie Scott and Deputy Sean McGaven are called in to her uncles office who is the Sheriff 。 and the man she seen that morning watching her on the search at the farm is in his office special agent Campell ， he want s there help on three homicides of women and he thinks they are linked 。but as the case goes on Katie could be a target as they all connected as the women where all on K9 Military Training Program and all the women quit a job they loved and then another women is murdered Katie is getting married to Chad but he gets an offer to do a training program with the fire station so its just Katie and her beloved Cisco ， wont say no more but so so good each series gets better and better 。。。more

Janilyn Kocher ，

Here I go again， down the rabbit hole of female law enforcement officers。 This is the first book I've read in this series。 I do have the others and need to catch up with Katie's story。 Someone is offing former army canine handlers and Katie needs to figure out who it is before she become the target。 My favorite character is Cisco。 I'm partial to dogs and he is smart， and perceptive。 The mystery was good， a，though the doecjtons were gruesome for the victims。 I was baffled about the villain until Here I go again， down the rabbit hole of female law enforcement officers。 This is the first book I've read in this series。 I do have the others and need to catch up with Katie's story。 Someone is offing former army canine handlers and Katie needs to figure out who it is before she become the target。 My favorite character is Cisco。 I'm partial to dogs and he is smart， and perceptive。 The mystery was good， a，though the doecjtons were gruesome for the victims。 I was baffled about the villain until the very end so I stunk at solving this crime。 Bring on the next one。 Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the early copy。 。。。more

Angela ，

Thanks to NetGalley， Bookouture and Jennifer Chase that I had the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review。This was the sixth book 6 of the series of Detective Katie Scott。 This book was better than previous ones。 It was tense enough from the first chapter that I couldn't put it down till the end。 It was action packed with excellent twist plot as I had no idea what's coming next and the killer was going to end up。 It was so gripped with many twists and turns。 I really like a Thanks to NetGalley， Bookouture and Jennifer Chase that I had the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review。This was the sixth book 6 of the series of Detective Katie Scott。 This book was better than previous ones。 It was tense enough from the first chapter that I couldn't put it down till the end。 It was action packed with excellent twist plot as I had no idea what's coming next and the killer was going to end up。 It was so gripped with many twists and turns。 I really like and enjoyed the all characters in this book especially Katie and Sean who are a great team。 How they chased the serial killer that kept my interest and full attention。 Definitely it was a fast paced thriller and well written。 I do recommend it to all of you。 。。。more

Priya ，

As a stand-alone fast paced thriller， this book would work well。 As a follower of the series， I felt the reason behind the killings was weak and there is not much of working things out by Katie。 Cisco doesn’t have any work to do in this book。 3。5 stars

Alejandra ，

3。5 stars Pretty Broken Dolls is a page-turner。 The whole plot kept me guessing who the killer was and why Katie seemed to be his/her focus。 The atmosphere created by the author was dark but believable。 I loved the relationship between Katie and her partner McGaven， but I was not too fond of the one with her fiance Chad。 I have not read the previous books in the series， so I do not know the details of Katie and Chad's relationship， but from what I could gather from this novel， they do not seem r 3。5 stars Pretty Broken Dolls is a page-turner。 The whole plot kept me guessing who the killer was and why Katie seemed to be his/her focus。 The atmosphere created by the author was dark but believable。 I loved the relationship between Katie and her partner McGaven， but I was not too fond of the one with her fiance Chad。 I have not read the previous books in the series， so I do not know the details of Katie and Chad's relationship， but from what I could gather from this novel， they do not seem right for each other。 Also， I did not like Agent Campbells' storyline ending， and I do not think it was clear who the killer was in the first murder。 Nevertheless， I think the plot twist was brilliant， and I did not see it coming。 In general， I think this was a good book。Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture， I had the opportunity to read the eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Danielle Bush ，

When Katie and McGavin get assigned to a new set of cold cases all with similar M。O。's， they don't realize what kind of uphill battle they are about to set out on。 All the cases seems to be somehow linked to the army。。。 especially the specialized K-9 unit。。 This brings up all kinds of memories for Katie， we get so see some flashbacks about her time with her own K-9 unit。。 My favorite was when she first met Cisco， one of the best animal companions ever。。 This case is particularly action packed as When Katie and McGavin get assigned to a new set of cold cases all with similar M。O。's， they don't realize what kind of uphill battle they are about to set out on。 All the cases seems to be somehow linked to the army。。。 especially the specialized K-9 unit。。 This brings up all kinds of memories for Katie， we get so see some flashbacks about her time with her own K-9 unit。。 My favorite was when she first met Cisco， one of the best animal companions ever。。 This case is particularly action packed as they are dealing with a serial killer， who kills every year， and the next murder happens to be due any time。 They have so much to go through， and so many potential suspects that everything shifted as each new piece of evidence was revealed。 I had no idea who the killer was going to end up being up until the very end。 I love that this follows a cold case unit， Katie and McGavin are great partners， and I love the dynamic between them and all of the other side characters。 Cisco is awsome！！ 。。 Its definitely a great series that gets better with every book， and I can't wait to see what kinds of cases they will be solving next！ 。。。more

Tracy Wood ，

Mandy knew her friend Jeanine had a habit of being late for things but she loved to party and missing a whole event wasn't like her at all。 She had no idea what she would find in the small quiet neighbourhood but Jeanine's dead body definitely wasn't it。 Detective Katie Scott and partner Deputy Sean McGaven only find out about Jeanine a year later。 With only limited information， and a feeling of things not being quite as they should， it seems the previous investigators are intentionally withhold Mandy knew her friend Jeanine had a habit of being late for things but she loved to party and missing a whole event wasn't like her at all。 She had no idea what she would find in the small quiet neighbourhood but Jeanine's dead body definitely wasn't it。 Detective Katie Scott and partner Deputy Sean McGaven only find out about Jeanine a year later。 With only limited information， and a feeling of things not being quite as they should， it seems the previous investigators are intentionally withholding evidence。 As a successful and dedicated team unused to failure Scott and McGaven are undeterred and keep searching until they are dismayed to discover a link which is far too close to home for comfort。 This is the sixth Katie Scott novel and definitely the best so far。 It was tense from the first page and I didn't want to put it down。 There were a couple of things which were maybe a little vague but the storyline was original and flowed effortlessly to its conclusion。 Katie and Sean are a great team and their relationship and banter has become more realistic with each book。 I hope there is lots more to come in this series and I will definitely be on the look out for book number seven。 I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it highly。 。。。more

Lisa ，

My thanks to Bookoutre， Jennifer Chase and Netgalley。 I noticed that this was book 6 of this series！ This series gets consistently better。 The first book I read was Katie， going full steam ahead and endangering everyone！ Now？ Katie and McGavin both still charge full steam ahead， but at least some thought is put into it。 Slight thought， but！？ I am enamored of these characters and where they live！ Also， if I lived there？ I'd have moved already！ Also， I know Chad and Katie are a "thing。" But， Chad My thanks to Bookoutre， Jennifer Chase and Netgalley。 I noticed that this was book 6 of this series！ This series gets consistently better。 The first book I read was Katie， going full steam ahead and endangering everyone！ Now？ Katie and McGavin both still charge full steam ahead， but at least some thought is put into it。 Slight thought， but！？ I am enamored of these characters and where they live！ Also， if I lived there？ I'd have moved already！ Also， I know Chad and Katie are a "thing。" But， Chad is boring， and John？ John's kinda hot！ He at least has a personality！ 。。。more

Dani Hi ，

Thanks to Netgalley and The publisher for the opportunity to read。 This is the 6th in the Detective Katie Scott series。 If you haven’t read these books you don’t have to read the other 5， but I do recommend because they just get better with each book。 I’m this book Katie and her partner are on the case to find another series killer， and it is non stop action from page one！

Sarah ，

I would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 I am sad to say that I have not read the previous 5 books in this series， but since finishing this one， I know I have to go back and read them。 This was a fast paced thriller that kept my interest。 I enjoyed the main character and the rest of the supporting cast。 When Katie is asked to look into cold cases of murdered women and finds a link that even includes herself， she will stop at nothing I would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 I am sad to say that I have not read the previous 5 books in this series， but since finishing this one， I know I have to go back and read them。 This was a fast paced thriller that kept my interest。 I enjoyed the main character and the rest of the supporting cast。 When Katie is asked to look into cold cases of murdered women and finds a link that even includes herself， she will stop at nothing to catch the killer。 。。。more

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