A Different Dawn
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Summary
For nearly thirty years a serial killer has been hiding in plain sight。 So has the key to an FBI agent’s dark past。
A family is murdered as they sleep。 FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera and her new team are tasked with determining whether there is any link between this attack and another triple homicide from four years earlier and more than two thousand miles away。 In the process， they’ll discover a serial killer so cunning that his grisly trail of death spanning nearly three decades has gone undetected。 Each crime scene reminds Nina of the ghostly Latin folktale of La Llorona， which terrified her when she was an abandoned and vulnerable child。 Now it’s back to haunt her。
Nina has known evil， but these macabre reenactments are as disturbing as they are baffling。 Now she must uncover the meaning behind the rituals as the evidence leads her in an unexpected direction—far closer to home than anyone could have imagined。 As the team narrows in on a suspect， the present collides with Nina’s past in a twist of fate that forces her to make the ultimate sacrifice。
A family is murdered as they sleep。 FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera and her new team are tasked with determining whether there is any link between this attack and another triple homicide from four years earlier and more than two thousand miles away。 In the process， they’ll discover a serial killer so cunning that his grisly trail of death spanning nearly three decades has gone undetected。 Each crime scene reminds Nina of the ghostly Latin folktale of La Llorona， which terrified her when she was an abandoned and vulnerable child。 Now it’s back to haunt her。
Nina has known evil， but these macabre reenactments are as disturbing as they are baffling。 Now she must uncover the meaning behind the rituals as the evidence leads her in an unexpected direction—far closer to home than anyone could have imagined。 As the team narrows in on a suspect， the present collides with Nina’s past in a twist of fate that forces her to make the ultimate sacrifice。
Reviews
Jimmy Irvin
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A totally riveting page Turner。Chapter after chapter， the twists and turns of the plot will not let you put this book down。 I read the entire book the first day I got it。
Mike
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Written by a former Commander of Special Investigations and Forensics， Isabella Maldonado’s A Different Dawn is the second of the feisty ‘Warrior Girl’ Nina Guerrera series。 It opens with eight-year-old Nina telling her foster siblings the legend of La Llorona which provides the thematic backdrop to the story。 Once again Nina， a FBI agent is faced with a serial killer when two different crimes are connected and her team undertakes the investigation。 Various clues are discovered， often leading to Written by a former Commander of Special Investigations and Forensics， Isabella Maldonado’s A Different Dawn is the second of the feisty ‘Warrior Girl’ Nina Guerrera series。 It opens with eight-year-old Nina telling her foster siblings the legend of La Llorona which provides the thematic backdrop to the story。 Once again Nina， a FBI agent is faced with a serial killer when two different crimes are connected and her team undertakes the investigation。 Various clues are discovered， often leading to a dead end or another unforeseen twist。 The tension ratchets up and reveals the case complications， causing past and present to collide。 This was read as a standalone book but the first instalment seems like a must read too， given this wonderful new hero。 A thoroughly enjoyable read with an impressive narrative and a four-star rating。 With much thanks to Thomas & Mercer and the author for an uncorrected proof copy for review purposes。 。。。more
Darcy
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The crimes in this one were horrific！ Yet， I found they were worse once Nina and her team began investigating and finding out the real why of why they were happening。 I hated how one person was so twisted that they managed to hurt so many people for so many years。I liked how methodical the team was as they found facts， even as the bad guy seemed to always be ahead of them by 1 step。 But it was the little moments when things suddenly "clicked" in Nina's head that really moved the case forward and The crimes in this one were horrific！ Yet， I found they were worse once Nina and her team began investigating and finding out the real why of why they were happening。 I hated how one person was so twisted that they managed to hurt so many people for so many years。I liked how methodical the team was as they found facts， even as the bad guy seemed to always be ahead of them by 1 step。 But it was the little moments when things suddenly "clicked" in Nina's head that really moved the case forward and rocked her world。 I really liked what Nina found out about herself， feel like just having that knowledge will settle her mind a bit， but more her future now is full of so much， I hope that she takes advantage of it all！ And with her new work change， it looks like there were be plenty of opportunity for that to happen。 。。。more
Lou
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A Different Dawn is the second instalment in the Nina Guerrera series， set in Phoenix， Arizona。 FBI Special Agent Guerrera and her gallant team are called to Phoenix from their Washington D。C。 base to begin an important investigation when the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program database detects two deaths labelled as bizarre that have undoubtedly been staged to resemble two murder suicides。 It is immediately clear from their evidence that the serial killer whose trail they are on only st A Different Dawn is the second instalment in the Nina Guerrera series， set in Phoenix， Arizona。 FBI Special Agent Guerrera and her gallant team are called to Phoenix from their Washington D。C。 base to begin an important investigation when the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program database detects two deaths labelled as bizarre that have undoubtedly been staged to resemble two murder suicides。 It is immediately clear from their evidence that the serial killer whose trail they are on only strikes once every four years。 The most recent case he has been linked to is that of Orthopedic surgeon Tom Doyle and his wife， ophthalmologist Meaghan Doyle， who have been brutally slaughtered along with their infant daughter in the centre of Phoenix。 The killing had been meticulously planned down to even the finest detail which adds to the notion that this mass murderer has real patience to wait such a long time between his kills。 But the police are struggling to find a plausible motive。 The last crime occurred four years ago in Manhattan。 Another aspect they have in common is the fact that they have each been committed during a leap year on the day of February 29。 Nina's team then discover that there has been a spate of eight other attacks in which there were triple fatalities—father， mother， baby daughter。 Between each incident， there is always a four-year lapse in time with the first attack having taken place 28 years ago in Phoenix before they traverse the United States。 The team must follow the clues and seek out commonalities between the murders in the hope of catching a break。 They manage to ascertain a connection to the crimes that precipitated Nina's time in foster care as a child， but once they close in on the suspected Leap Day Killer they turn up to find he has been brutally murdered， and they are too late。 Does the LDK know his days are numbered， and will Nina and her colleagues manage to apprehend him before anyone else gets hurt？ This is a scintillating， compulsive and heart-pounding crime read with all the thrills， kills and chills required to make it a real page-turner。 The mystery is a captivating one and plenty of meticulous police work is being carried out to identify a killer who shows no signs of stopping despite being on a spree that is nearing the thirty-year mark。 It's an even better book than its predecessor with a riveting and deftly woven plot in which Maldonado ratchets the suspense up to palpable levels and the mystery with all its gripping twists and misdirection unravel。 This is a terrifying， thoroughly entertaining cat and mouse tale that is difficult to put down。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Grace Koshida
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A family with a newborn daughter are murdered in their Phoenix home on February 29。 The FBI are called in to assist when a link is found between this murder and another triple homicide that took place in New York four years ago。 As they investigate the leap year connection， Special Agent Nina Guerrara and her team members are shocked when they find evidence of 8 similar murders occurring across the country during the past 28 years， all on February 29。 The very first killings also occurred in Pho A family with a newborn daughter are murdered in their Phoenix home on February 29。 The FBI are called in to assist when a link is found between this murder and another triple homicide that took place in New York four years ago。 As they investigate the leap year connection， Special Agent Nina Guerrara and her team members are shocked when they find evidence of 8 similar murders occurring across the country during the past 28 years， all on February 29。 The very first killings also occurred in Phoenix so the team focuses on those two cases first。 How did the killer choose each family to target？ What type of job would allow him the flexibility to plan and carry out his disturbing ritual Leap Day killings？ The La Llorona folklore which had terrified Nina as a child in the orphanage may provide an important clue。 But as the team narrows in on a suspect， a bombshell revelation rocks Nina to the core。 Nina and her team try to set up a trap but they realizes they are dealing with a devious， remorseless killer who is determined to finish what he started 28 years ago at any cost。This was another thrilling read in the Nina Guerrara series。I received a digital ARC from Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer with no requirements for a review。 I voluntarily read this book and provided this review。 。。。more
Karly
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WOW！！ What a rollercoaster this book was。 I consumed it in a little over 24hours I simply couldn't put it down。 Nina Guerrera is back in a thrilling case with her precocious team of special agents。 The case takes them back to Phoenix， Arizona and the scene of a gruesome crime that has even more gruesome consequences as they dig deeper。 Nina and the team ruffle some feathers along the way， discover some horrifying details that date back three decades and uncover some unbelievable coincidences in WOW！！ What a rollercoaster this book was。 I consumed it in a little over 24hours I simply couldn't put it down。 Nina Guerrera is back in a thrilling case with her precocious team of special agents。 The case takes them back to Phoenix， Arizona and the scene of a gruesome crime that has even more gruesome consequences as they dig deeper。 Nina and the team ruffle some feathers along the way， discover some horrifying details that date back three decades and uncover some unbelievable coincidences in Nina's personal life。 I was completely sucked into this story from the get go， the creepy Latin folktale of La Llorona was ever present throughout the book。 I really enjoyed the description of the Latina roots that Nina never got to grow up with but she still felt a very close connection with。 I really like each of the characters and enjoyed the banter between the Phoenix Investigator who clearly has puppy eyes for Nina and Kent who perhaps does too。 Nina is fearless， if a little reckless but it wouldn't be her if she wasn't bending a few rules from time to time。 I can highly recommend this book to anyone who is keen to give it a try。 You could read it as a stand alone but in all honesty why would you， the first one is fantastic too so do yourself a favour and curl up on the couch with a bag of lollies and binge read them both。 I thoroughly enjoyed it with all the twists and turns， nail biting edge of my seat bits and even the bit that got me a bit teary （I know。。。 its got it all）！！ Isabella Maldonado has a way of drawing you into the story so you feel a part of the team。 You get a feel for police/FBI procedure which I am sure draws on her extensive experience in that field。I want to thank the author， NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for an advanced copy of this fantastic book for my honest review。 #ADifferentDawn #NetGalley 。。。more
David taylor
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Once again Isabella delivers another enjoyable and easy to read book which will keep you gripped， I am now waiting for the third book in this series to be released。
Hazel
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I loved the first book and recommended it to so many people that I was actually quite apprehensive about starting book 2 in the Nina Guerrera series。 I had nothing to worry about as Isabella Maldonado smashed it out the park again！The plot line was a more subtle serial killer story than the first one。 While it wasn’t as intense as the first one there were plot twists and suspense and very cleverly thought out scenarios。 I loved that we got a little bit more character development and got to find I loved the first book and recommended it to so many people that I was actually quite apprehensive about starting book 2 in the Nina Guerrera series。 I had nothing to worry about as Isabella Maldonado smashed it out the park again！The plot line was a more subtle serial killer story than the first one。 While it wasn’t as intense as the first one there were plot twists and suspense and very cleverly thought out scenarios。 I loved that we got a little bit more character development and got to find out more of Nina’s background。 I will definitely be picking up book number 3 as I can’t wait to find out what Isabella Maldonado has in store for us。 Definitely a new go to author for me。Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review of #ADifferentDawnPublish date 10 August 2021 。。。more
fleurette
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This is a very good thriller， fast-paced and well-thought-out plot。Nina is a very interesting character， and not only because of her complicated past。 She is a strong woman。 You can also see how her difficult childhood shaped her and how it influences the decisions she makes as an adult。 She is a complicated heroine who works great as the main character of this story。 The team she works with is a good background for her， I really liked all these people。The case Nina is working on is also very in This is a very good thriller， fast-paced and well-thought-out plot。Nina is a very interesting character， and not only because of her complicated past。 She is a strong woman。 You can also see how her difficult childhood shaped her and how it influences the decisions she makes as an adult。 She is a complicated heroine who works great as the main character of this story。 The team she works with is a good background for her， I really liked all these people。The case Nina is working on is also very interesting。 I really liked the idea， which stands out from the rest of the serial killer cases I've read about recently。 There is something unique to remember about this one。 The murderer is very intelligent， does not make mistakes and is all the time one step ahead of the agents chasing him。 I had no doubts that the stakes were high。This is not a book for very sensitive people。 Several newborns are murdered， there are no drastic descriptions， but if you are particularly sensitive to violence against very young children or their mothers， this is not the book for you。I hadn't read the first book in this series， but it wasn't necessary。 You can easily read this book as a stand-alone。I am eager to read the first book in this series and the next ones。Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chloe
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Thanks to Thomas & Mercer and the author for this Netgalley ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I love this series。 I really don't read a lot of crime thrillers/police procedurals， and I wasn't expecting it to be anything special but when I read The Cipher last year， I fell in love with Nina and her story。 This second instalment was just as good。 The writing is fast-paced and accessible but still detailed and emotive。 I love the way all the characters are developed， and I love the slow reveal Thanks to Thomas & Mercer and the author for this Netgalley ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I love this series。 I really don't read a lot of crime thrillers/police procedurals， and I wasn't expecting it to be anything special but when I read The Cipher last year， I fell in love with Nina and her story。 This second instalment was just as good。 The writing is fast-paced and accessible but still detailed and emotive。 I love the way all the characters are developed， and I love the slow reveal of information as the team gather momentum with their investigation。 Such a great crime thriller series - I would highly recommend。 。。。more
Tien
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The Cipher （Nina Guerrera #1） was an Amazon Prime First Reads offer and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it。 I love Free books （who doesn't！） but when it comes to free ebook offer， I have my doubts。。。 Nina was such a strong protagonist and the story a thrilling page turner that when I saw this second book available on NetGalley， I jumped on the chance。A Different Dawn is just as thrilling and page turning as the first book。 As Nina and her team needs to learn to work together as a team， the The Cipher （Nina Guerrera #1） was an Amazon Prime First Reads offer and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it。 I love Free books （who doesn't！） but when it comes to free ebook offer， I have my doubts。。。 Nina was such a strong protagonist and the story a thrilling page turner that when I saw this second book available on NetGalley， I jumped on the chance。A Different Dawn is just as thrilling and page turning as the first book。 As Nina and her team needs to learn to work together as a team， they travelled to Phoenix where a possible serial killer began and has just recently， committed an atrocious act against a young family。 As the team raced against time and danger to catch this unsub， he himself worked behind the scene to throw them off their game。Nina faced her terribly violent past in The Cipher and you'd think the poor girl may have had enough but this Girl Warrior is uncovering more of her mysterious past in this latest instalment of the series。 Even as much as I loved the ending to this book， I was scoffing at how both mysteries conveniently centred on Nina's past。。。 What's left for the next book？ Maybe now we can move on。。。？ We'll see。Last night， I started reading thinking that I'll just read for an hour and have an early night but I just couldn't put this down。 While I struggled against my unbelief that yet again， Nina stumbled into something from her past， I also wanted to find out what it is！ So I chalked up another late night reading but a very satisfactory one。My thanks to Thomas & Mercer for ecopy of book via NetGalley in exchange of my honest thoughts 。。。more
Colette McCormick
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Nina Guerrera and her team have to decide if there is a link between a family that were murdered in their sleep and another almost identical crime that was committed exactly four years earlier。 I won't say much more than that because I don't want to given anything away but just let me say that there is a lot more。The author's first Nina Guerrera book was criticised for allegedly having holes in the plot and relying on coincidences。 Maybe it did and perhaps this one does too but they went over my Nina Guerrera and her team have to decide if there is a link between a family that were murdered in their sleep and another almost identical crime that was committed exactly four years earlier。 I won't say much more than that because I don't want to given anything away but just let me say that there is a lot more。The author's first Nina Guerrera book was criticised for allegedly having holes in the plot and relying on coincidences。 Maybe it did and perhaps this one does too but they went over my head and didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying both books。 So what if it's not Shakespeare or Steinbeck， all I know is that I couldn't turn the pages quick enough to find out what was going to happen next。 Highly recommend。Many thanks to the publishers and to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Konny
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A Different Dawn by I。 Maldonado， published by Thomas & Mercer， is book two in the Nina Guerrera trilogy。I recommend to read the books in order。 The previous book is The Cipher。FBI Agent Nina Guerrera and her team are assigned a case that looks like a crime that happened thirty years ago。 And off it goes。 I started reading and was immediatedly into the story。 This fast paced read didn't need an easying in and there wasn't one。The writing is excellent and the author kept me in suspense till the l A Different Dawn by I。 Maldonado， published by Thomas & Mercer， is book two in the Nina Guerrera trilogy。I recommend to read the books in order。 The previous book is The Cipher。FBI Agent Nina Guerrera and her team are assigned a case that looks like a crime that happened thirty years ago。 And off it goes。 I started reading and was immediatedly into the story。 This fast paced read didn't need an easying in and there wasn't one。The writing is excellent and the author kept me in suspense till the last page。 A twisty read ， suspenseful and heartwarming at the same time。 The trilogy concludes in The Falcon。 。。。more
Marion DePierro
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I received this ARC by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 Another winner from Maldonado and such a page turner。 Once again， we meet FBI Special Agent， Nina Guerrera and her team as they been asked to help with two sets of murders。 One in New York of a father， mother and their infant daughter a year ago and then in Phoenix another family consisting with a father， mother and infant daughter just a few days ago。 Both murders took place on Leap Day。 During some of their initial research I received this ARC by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 Another winner from Maldonado and such a page turner。 Once again， we meet FBI Special Agent， Nina Guerrera and her team as they been asked to help with two sets of murders。 One in New York of a father， mother and their infant daughter a year ago and then in Phoenix another family consisting with a father， mother and infant daughter just a few days ago。 Both murders took place on Leap Day。 During some of their initial research they are able to connect 8 other possible murders over 28 years， each of these cases happened on leap day and a father， mother and infant daughter were killed。 The team is flown out to Phoenix because the first and last case were in there。 Once they start to have other teams check out each of these cases all over the United States， they realize that all were done by the same person。 They now had a serial killer to find。 As they start to look at the evidence collected， new information and interviewing people they are starting to make the connections to show that one person did all of these killings。 Not only that but Nina is starting to become suspicious that she might be connected to this case somehow。 Go along with Nina and her team to see if they can solve this highly provocative case。 。。。more
Brittany
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“Nina realized she had been living her entire life on borrowed time。 Now the moment had arrived when her story reached its end。 Destiny had finally caught up to her。”Leap day。 People born on this day celebrate their birthdays in a variety of fun ways。 And some celebrate in not so fun ways— like murdering a mother， father， and newborn baby girl every four years。 A leap day serial killer is the plot of book two in this series。 Following her high profile case in book one， The Cipher， Nina Guerrera “Nina realized she had been living her entire life on borrowed time。 Now the moment had arrived when her story reached its end。 Destiny had finally caught up to her。”Leap day。 People born on this day celebrate their birthdays in a variety of fun ways。 And some celebrate in not so fun ways— like murdering a mother， father， and newborn baby girl every four years。 A leap day serial killer is the plot of book two in this series。 Following her high profile case in book one， The Cipher， Nina Guerrera and her newly compiled FBI specialty team—made up of her， a criminal profiler， a computer wiz， and a former Navy SEAL— are investigating a double homicide/suicide case。 The case escalates when possible ties to other double homicide/suicides across the country spanning decades are discovered and they realize they may have a bunch of triple murders on their hands！Profiler Jeffrey Wade enlightens us on the mind of the suspected killer— a narcissist who also has Antisocial Personality Disorder （ASPD）- “A black hole is an accurate description of an untreated psychopathic narcissist。” And now they must track down this murderous black hole in the desert of Phoenix， Arizona before more people die or he hides away undetected for another 4 years。 The urgency increases as they begin unraveling threads， putting Agent Guerrera firmly in the killer’s sights， forcing her to come to terms with part of her past she never knew she needed to。 It lives up to the same intense and suspenseful storyline as the first one and I really enjoyed it。 This is shaping up to be a great series！ The characters were， again， distinct and developed。 Nina is the focus but we see her relationship with Wade and Kent progress in this one。 And am I the only one that thinks Bianca is going to be officially joining the team in the not so distant future？？ I think that would be a great addition in characters and plot possibilities。 （Although， I’d prefer she stop using the f-word if Maldonado is going to bulk up Bianca’s lines in the next book。）There were some points in the book that I felt there to be a bit of hand-holding in defining terms。 For example， they made it seem like a killer’s ‘signature’ was some new term law enforcement officers had never heard of before。 Or when the Spanish phrase ‘Dónde están mis hijos？’ was used Kent translated it “That means， ‘where are my children” and then the book says “Nina recalled that he spoke four languages。” And the collective reader audience goes: “Uh， yeah。 We only speak one and a half languages and we all know what that means。 Pipe down Kent， we didn’t need you for this。” （Okay… it was either children or Cheetos but I think we would have figured it out）For the learners out there， here are three interesting things I learned while reading （besides the characteristics of narcissism that I’m trying to stop pinning on everyone I know…just jokes…。 It’s only a couple people。。。）—- Revenge filicide= Filicide is the technical term for the murder of one’s own offspring so revenge filicide is killing your child to get back at someone else。 I’m glad I didn’t know this term before because if this was well-known， we would live in a very sad society indeed。 - “People with ASPD only make up about one to three percent of the overall population， but they constitute anywhere from forty to seventy percent of those in prison。”I found this statistic a bit shocking！ Especially because after reading Just Mercy you kinda start feeling like we need to get everyone out of prison。 I did a little googling on this stat and I did find a study that indicated ASPD rates in prison to be anywhere between 50-80% depending on the study （and probably method of diagnosing）。 This particular study was researching violent acts done in prison by newly imprisoned people with ASPD and actually found that number to be fairly low calling into question the legal push for capital punishment for violent offenders with ASPD。 I don’t know if I’m convinced and this leads me to more questions than I can find answers for and really has nothing to do with this story， but ANYWAY， it’s fascinating stuff， yeah？- Nuyorican—/n（y）o͞oˈyôrēkən/）= a Puerto Rican living in the US， especially in New York CitySo， in summation， if you haven’t read The Cipher， head over there first and read this series from the beginning。 If you’ve already read book one， then continue forth， fellow reader— I believe you will be glad you did！**Received an ARC via NetGalley**Book Review Blog: www。shelfreflection。comPinterest: @shelfreflectionblog 。。。more
Laurie Allin
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This book will keep you up past your bedtime。 I thought the first was good but this one was even better。 Nina Guerrera is tasked with her team from the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI to follow up on possibly connected family murder/suicides with infant children years apart and miles apart yet always on leap day。 They go back to the scene of the first murder years before in Phoenix where the murder is still a local legend。 I just love Nina and her team。 They are all characters that you wish This book will keep you up past your bedtime。 I thought the first was good but this one was even better。 Nina Guerrera is tasked with her team from the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI to follow up on possibly connected family murder/suicides with infant children years apart and miles apart yet always on leap day。 They go back to the scene of the first murder years before in Phoenix where the murder is still a local legend。 I just love Nina and her team。 They are all characters that you wish you knew in real life。 The pacing on this story is fast and at times frustratingly slow because you want them to catch up with the killer。 But the plot twists alone will keep you turning the pages。 If you like Criminal Minds you'll love this book。 This book can definitely stand alone but you'll understand Nina so much better and have a better understanding of some things that are said about her if you start at the beginning。 Thank you to #NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for an advanced copy of #ADifferentDawn in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jen
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Wowzers！ That was a ride！ It was fast paced and adrenaline filled！ I was questioning everyone and everything。 It kept me in suspense and on the edge of my seat until the very end。 I love this series and It was so fun to reunite with the characters！ I look forward to reading more in this series。 My thanks to the publisher for the advance reader in exchange for my honest review。
Cheryl
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Twisted， heart wrenching， heart moving， suspense， thriller， this book had it all。 It is book 2 in a series and can be read as a stand alone， but would be more complete if you read book 1。 The premise was jaw dropping， Murder - Suicide， mother kills her baby， husband and then herself， A footprint， brings to light they may be tracking a serial killer， one who kills every 4 years。， and we are off！ We get to know a little more about the team， and Nina's pass comes to light， Even with all the drama， Twisted， heart wrenching， heart moving， suspense， thriller， this book had it all。 It is book 2 in a series and can be read as a stand alone， but would be more complete if you read book 1。 The premise was jaw dropping， Murder - Suicide， mother kills her baby， husband and then herself， A footprint， brings to light they may be tracking a serial killer， one who kills every 4 years。， and we are off！ We get to know a little more about the team， and Nina's pass comes to light， Even with all the drama， the suspense， the darkness， there is light and hope。 This book hit on so many levels。 Win！ Thank you Thomas and Mercer so very much for approving my request to read this arc。 Thank you Isabella Maldonando for sharing your talent and your experience as a law enforcement officer。 Thank you NetGalley for providing the premise where avid readers can also try for an arc。 I highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Leigh
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Thanks to the publisher for an e-ARC of this book。 I really enjoyed The Cipher， and was really looking forward to reading this second installment of the Nina Guerrera series。 It didn't disappoint。 This was an engaging read with a twist or two along the way。 I look forward to reading more in this series。 Thanks to the publisher for an e-ARC of this book。 I really enjoyed The Cipher， and was really looking forward to reading this second installment of the Nina Guerrera series。 It didn't disappoint。 This was an engaging read with a twist or two along the way。 I look forward to reading more in this series。 。。。more
Virginia
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Better than the first book， Cipher。 This felt kind of repetitive sometimes， but it was fast paced and readable， if a little predictable and a little coincidental。3。5 stars。 The ending had me rounding up instead of down。Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a digital review copy。 Publish date August 10， 2021。
Muzmuz
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What a book， full of twists and surprises， it was nice seeing Nina and the gang again and the cute love triangle is a nice side plot。 hopefully we will get more in the next book （there better be another book or several books honestly ^^）The story ha a quick pace and will make you want to rush to find " What is next"， some of the plot was a give away and i managed to guess most of it but never the less i enjoyed every single word of it。 Highly recommend this series。Now am off to reread the 1st on What a book， full of twists and surprises， it was nice seeing Nina and the gang again and the cute love triangle is a nice side plot。 hopefully we will get more in the next book （there better be another book or several books honestly ^^）The story ha a quick pace and will make you want to rush to find " What is next"， some of the plot was a give away and i managed to guess most of it but never the less i enjoyed every single word of it。 Highly recommend this series。Now am off to reread the 1st one again cause WHY NOT ^^ 。。。more
Steven Netter
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READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksFans of serial killer thrillers in general， and Meg Gardiner’s books specifically， should jump on this series。 Two books in， it’s off to a furious start and has the chops to become a long running series with a tough female character that’s easy to root for。Make sure to check out the full review READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksFans of serial killer thrillers in general， and Meg Gardiner’s books specifically， should jump on this series。 Two books in， it’s off to a furious start and has the chops to become a long running series with a tough female character that’s easy to root for。Make sure to check out the full review 。。。more
Annale O'Donnell
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Thank you to Netgally for the book。 This is the second book in the Nina Guerrera series。 I really enjoyed having all the same characters back and getting to see their work as a team grow。 I also enjoyed the twist in the story and look forward to seeing how that plays a part in the next book
Susan
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Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book。 It was tough to wait for A Different Dawn after reading the first Nina Guerrera book， but so worth it！！！ The story was fast paced and very compelling with an intricate plot and more details of characters from the first book。 I couldn't put it down and very much looking forward to book three。 Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book。 It was tough to wait for A Different Dawn after reading the first Nina Guerrera book， but so worth it！！！ The story was fast paced and very compelling with an intricate plot and more details of characters from the first book。 I couldn't put it down and very much looking forward to book three。 。。。more
Eadie
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2nd book in the series。 Family members are murdered while sleeping。 Looks like possible murder/suicide but definitely is murder by a serial killer who murders his victims every 4 years on Leap Day for the past 3 decades。 FBI Agent Nina Guerrera and her BAU Team are left to investigate。 This is an edge-of-your-seat thriller with twists and turns that keeps you turning the pages until the very end。 Gives us more information about Nina’s background。 It is well-written and now I’m anxiously awaiting 2nd book in the series。 Family members are murdered while sleeping。 Looks like possible murder/suicide but definitely is murder by a serial killer who murders his victims every 4 years on Leap Day for the past 3 decades。 FBI Agent Nina Guerrera and her BAU Team are left to investigate。 This is an edge-of-your-seat thriller with twists and turns that keeps you turning the pages until the very end。 Gives us more information about Nina’s background。 It is well-written and now I’m anxiously awaiting book 3。 Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for a free copy for an honest review。 。。。more
Ebony
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I read the first book in this series and enjoyed it， so when given the opportunity to read an ARC of the next book I took it。‘A Different Dawn’ picks up a few months after book 1 ‘The Cipher’。 FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera and her BAU team are called back to Phoenix Arizona to investigate any links between a family that is murdered recently and a family that was killed four years earlier in New York City。 The team discovers more than they bargained for with a serial killer who has been operati I read the first book in this series and enjoyed it， so when given the opportunity to read an ARC of the next book I took it。‘A Different Dawn’ picks up a few months after book 1 ‘The Cipher’。 FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera and her BAU team are called back to Phoenix Arizona to investigate any links between a family that is murdered recently and a family that was killed four years earlier in New York City。 The team discovers more than they bargained for with a serial killer who has been operating for over 30 years all over America。 And as the team digs further into the past crimes， Nina begins to wonder if they have something to do with her own mysterious past。I was a little shocked at the beginning with the brutality of the crimes the BAU team were investigating。 You don’t often read about entire families being killed， but it’s explained in more detail as the BAU team work on their profile。 The cleverness of the unsub was downright scary。 Who thinks like that？We also get answers to Nina’s unexplainable childhood。 I’m really glad that the author didn’t drag out getting answers to Nina’s backstory over like 100 books。 We learn what events lead up to Nina being left in a garbage bin as a baby。 This was a very suspenseful mystery/police procedural book that I enjoyed。 It was filled with a few twists and turns that kept me guessing until the end。Hope the author keeps writing more books in this series， I want to keep reading about the Warrior Girl。** I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher* 。。。more
Val
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Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC！ No sophomore slump here！ I must confess to enjoying this book more than the first in the series， The Cipher。 After a couple and their newborn daughter are found dead， the FBI discovers that there have been nearly identical murders across the country over the past 30 years。 As two of the crimes took place in Phoenix， Nina and the new FBI team she is part of start there。 What follows is a book that is interesting， suspenseful， and unexpectedl Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC！ No sophomore slump here！ I must confess to enjoying this book more than the first in the series， The Cipher。 After a couple and their newborn daughter are found dead， the FBI discovers that there have been nearly identical murders across the country over the past 30 years。 As two of the crimes took place in Phoenix， Nina and the new FBI team she is part of start there。 What follows is a book that is interesting， suspenseful， and unexpectedly heartwarming， all at the same time。I very much liked Nina's character development in A Different Dawn。 The depiction of Phoenix was spot on， which I appreciated， having lived there for many years。 。。。more
Angela
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Thanks for NetGalley and Publisher to let me have this book。 I like Isabella Maldonado very much。 She is an amazing writer。 This book was the second book in the Nina Guerrera series。 Nina is the FBI agent and her team going up against a truly horrific criminal。 Isabella Maldonado does a great job of showing how the FBI team goes through an investigation piece by piece。 It is well-written and thought out plot and storyline。 The interaction between the characters is。 completely fantastic。 Chapters Thanks for NetGalley and Publisher to let me have this book。 I like Isabella Maldonado very much。 She is an amazing writer。 This book was the second book in the Nina Guerrera series。 Nina is the FBI agent and her team going up against a truly horrific criminal。 Isabella Maldonado does a great job of showing how the FBI team goes through an investigation piece by piece。 It is well-written and thought out plot and storyline。 The interaction between the characters is。 completely fantastic。 Chapters and story flow smoothly and coherently。 This book was suspenseful and kept me reading at times I might have stopped with other books。 I can’t wait for the third book！ 。。。more
Mirza Baig
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Thanks to NetGalley， I was lucky to grab an ARC。I started reading Isabella Maldonado's The Cipher right after Netflix announced that it was working on a feature adaption with Jennifer Lopez， and being a fan of Criminal Minds， I thoroughly enjoyed the thriller。 However what put the novel a notch above its counterparts in the genre where the personal stakes， the detailed investigation and an excellent sophisticated antagonist。 While sequels usually fail to top their predecessors， Maldonado's seque Thanks to NetGalley， I was lucky to grab an ARC。I started reading Isabella Maldonado's The Cipher right after Netflix announced that it was working on a feature adaption with Jennifer Lopez， and being a fan of Criminal Minds， I thoroughly enjoyed the thriller。 However what put the novel a notch above its counterparts in the genre where the personal stakes， the detailed investigation and an excellent sophisticated antagonist。 While sequels usually fail to top their predecessors， Maldonado's sequel successfully manages to top it up in all departments with superb team dynamics thrown into the mix。 Even though this is only second novel the main protagonist， Nina Guerrera， already feels more developed， as relies on each member of the team to help in catching a comparatively more complicated psychopath。 Personally I cant wait what Isabella Maldonado brings in next。 #ADifferentDawn #NetGalley 。。。more
TC
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The second book in the Nina Guerrera series finds the FBI agent and her team going up against a truly horrific criminal。 After a couple and their newborn daughter are found dead in Phoenix the FBI is called in to help investigate。 They find that the deaths， while set up to look like a murder-suicide case， are actually all murders。 The strange part is that as they keep investigating they find similar cases （triple murders） going back twenty-eight years， with each crime occurring on February 29。 A The second book in the Nina Guerrera series finds the FBI agent and her team going up against a truly horrific criminal。 After a couple and their newborn daughter are found dead in Phoenix the FBI is called in to help investigate。 They find that the deaths， while set up to look like a murder-suicide case， are actually all murders。 The strange part is that as they keep investigating they find similar cases （triple murders） going back twenty-eight years， with each crime occurring on February 29。 As they re-examine the first case， Guerrera discovers a shocking personal connection to the case。 This book is another gripping entry in the Nina Guerrera series。 She continues to learn how to be part of a team。 Isabella Maldonado does a great job of showing how the FBI team goes through an investigation piece by piece。 I can’t wait for the third book！ Thanks to NetGalley for the free advanced copy。 。。。more
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