In the Pines
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- Author：Kendra Elliot
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Reviews
Tonya Hodgson
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It was great to be back in Mercy’s world。
Doreen
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WowEight stars for this fantastic mystery。 It has all the favorite characters in these series and an excellent story。 Seemingly， there are 2 mysteries。 Treasure hunters have invaded the town， searching for hidden treasure， resulting in 2 murders。 A young boy ， family are preppers ， comes to Truman to report his missing mother and baby sisters。 Events happen fast， nothing is as it appears， and everyone is in danger！ Enjoy！
Darcy
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It was amazing how this one just kinda snowballed， until at the end all these little things came together because of a few evil， greedy people。 It was great to see families reunited， to see kids realize the world is bigger than they thought and not all bad and for the Eagle's Nest to be able to go back to the quiet town it is。 I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of some of these characters in future books in different visits。 It was amazing how this one just kinda snowballed， until at the end all these little things came together because of a few evil， greedy people。 It was great to see families reunited， to see kids realize the world is bigger than they thought and not all bad and for the Eagle's Nest to be able to go back to the quiet town it is。 I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of some of these characters in future books in different visits。 。。。more
Tri
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a fun read， but I do find the solution to the riddle being one of Oregon’s most popular hikes to be a bit ridiculous。
Diane Saul
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A 2 million dollar treasure hunt is causing all sorts of problems for the residents of Eagles Nest。 People have been attacked and murdered over the hunt。 When a young boy walks into town and reports his Mother and young sister have been gone for 2 weeks a search is mounted， but there are no clues。 The family has been living off the grid for years。 This book brings back a lot of familiar characters。 It is part of a series but could be read as a stand alone。 The book grabs you from the first page A 2 million dollar treasure hunt is causing all sorts of problems for the residents of Eagles Nest。 People have been attacked and murdered over the hunt。 When a young boy walks into town and reports his Mother and young sister have been gone for 2 weeks a search is mounted， but there are no clues。 The family has been living off the grid for years。 This book brings back a lot of familiar characters。 It is part of a series but could be read as a stand alone。 The book grabs you from the first page and makes you want to keep reading to see what happens next。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。 。。。more
Sue Wallace
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In the pines by Kendra Elliot。Columbia River Book 3Mercy and Turner are back。 This time a young boy walks into the local café and claims his mother and baby sister have been missing for weeks， FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick investigates and exposes a disturbing twist in his story。 Deep family secrets and lies that started sixty years ago have burst into the present， bringing with them deadly consequences。Brilliant read。 Love this author。 Lots of action。 5*。
Sue Wallace
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In the pines by Kendra Elliot。Columbia River Book 3Mercy and Turner are back。 This time a young boy walks into the local café and claims his mother and baby sister have been missing for weeks， FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick investigates and exposes a disturbing twist in his story。 Deep family secrets and lies that started sixty years ago have burst into the present， bringing with them deadly consequences。Brilliant read。 Love this author。 Lots of action。 5*。
Janilyn Kocher
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I possess the uncanny knack of finding books that are in a series and not know it。A hunt for treasures。 Missing parents。 Two kids left alone who seem perfectly capable。 A town overran with berserk fortune seekers。Mercy and Truman have their hands full and the clues are piling up as the tension mounts。I liked how it all was tied together with plenty of action。I will be reading the earlier books。Thanks to Montlake and NetGalley for the early copy。
Lindsey Ruppe
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It takes talent to present all these pieces and stories that somehow all connect so perfectly。 Kendra has this down to a science。 We have a treasure hunt， the disappearance of 2 children’s mother plus a few other side stories- no spoilers- that just put together perfect。 I love Mercy and so happy to have a another story with her and Truman， Kaylie and Ollie。 Love that Kendra’s love for pets convey to her storytelling too。 Thanks to Kendra and Netgalley for the arc
Sharon Grow
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A two-million-dollar treasure hunt has the entire town of Eagle’s Nest in an uproar。 The town has been invaded by treasure hunters and although Police Chief Truman Daly expected trouble， he hadn’t planned on a murder。 As he works the case， a young boy arrives to tell him that his mother and baby sister have been missing for weeks。 Truman notifies his wife， FBI Special Agent Mercy Fitzpatrick， as missing children fall within her jurisdiction。 As they continue their separate investigations， Mercy A two-million-dollar treasure hunt has the entire town of Eagle’s Nest in an uproar。 The town has been invaded by treasure hunters and although Police Chief Truman Daly expected trouble， he hadn’t planned on a murder。 As he works the case， a young boy arrives to tell him that his mother and baby sister have been missing for weeks。 Truman notifies his wife， FBI Special Agent Mercy Fitzpatrick， as missing children fall within her jurisdiction。 As they continue their separate investigations， Mercy learns that the missing woman and child are related to one of their friends， Detective Evan Bolton。 Evan hasn’t seen his sister in fourteen years and although he has continued to search for her， he wasn’t sure if she was alive。 When they begin to believe that their cases may be connected， there is another murder， a man is found horribly injured and Mercy is attacked。 A fascinating mystery that I was unable to put down。 The continuing characters are so well-defined that you feel as if you are back for a visit with old friends。 I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review。 （paytonpuppy） 。。。more
Cindy Stamm
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Another outstanding offering in the Mercy Kilpatrick series from Kendra Elliot。
Lori
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I am a Kendra Elliot fan and always want her books automatically。 This book In the Pines definitely is her best one yet。 Not only are you happy to be back with the familiar characters， but this book is a constant page-turner。 I’m so glad she wrote another Mercy book！ Mercy， an FBI agent， and her husband Truman， the Chief of Police， have created a family of four with Mercy’s niece Kaylie and an orphan young man Ollie。 These four are an amazing family and the love they share comes through the page I am a Kendra Elliot fan and always want her books automatically。 This book In the Pines definitely is her best one yet。 Not only are you happy to be back with the familiar characters， but this book is a constant page-turner。 I’m so glad she wrote another Mercy book！ Mercy， an FBI agent， and her husband Truman， the Chief of Police， have created a family of four with Mercy’s niece Kaylie and an orphan young man Ollie。 These four are an amazing family and the love they share comes through the pages。 A fast-paced story to find a missing woman and her baby， while watching over the two kids she left behind。 Plus， solving murders， break-ins， and attempted murders that are keeping the police searching for answers before more people die。 As they get closer they also are in grave danger。 I highly recommend this story and if you haven't read other Mercy books you can still read this stand-alone but do yourself a favor and go get the others。 Thank you， NetGalley， and publishers Montlake， Seattle。 for this eARC， this is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley， Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsI discovered this author with the Mercy Kilpatrick series and decided to try this new Columbia River series。 This new series has each book with a different one of the author's series characters。 The previous books were with main characters I recognized but I haven't read all her series yet。 In th This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley， Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsI discovered this author with the Mercy Kilpatrick series and decided to try this new Columbia River series。 This new series has each book with a different one of the author's series characters。 The previous books were with main characters I recognized but I haven't read all her series yet。 In the Pines features Mercy and Truman and I was thrilled to catch up with them again after their wedding。Mercy and Truman have their found family with Kaylie and Ollie and couldn't be happier。 They both have plenty of law enforcement on their plates。 Truman has lots of disturbances relating to the treasure hunt in the area for the two millionaire dollars hidden by an eccentric man who died and left clues to its location。 There have been plenty of problems as treasure hunters follow each other and try to steal clues and now murders。 Truman has a teen come in because his mother and younger sister are missing。 That case goes to Mercy at the FBI， and the murder goes to Evan Bolton who is the brother to the missing mother and he also takes guardianship of the teens。I enjoyed the well-crafted plot and character developments with the excitement of treasure， missing persons， murders， family relationships， set in an area with gorgeous scenery。 I was easily engaged on many fronts throughout the story。 There was so much happening and that allowed for many red herrings and much suspense about the missing mother and child。Meanwhile the teens were raised in the area's prepper tradition with little exposure to technology or typical teen pastimes。 It was great to see them connect with their uncle and make friends with Truman and Mercy's children。 All the personal connections and development really added to the overall story。I won't spoil what happened but it was a terrific ending after much smart police strategy and investigation。 Mercy really tipped to key factors based on her knowledge of preppers and the area。 I am excited to see the next book， First Death next year will feature Evan Bolton， sheriff of the county。 。。。more
Colleen
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In the Pines is the seventh book in the Mercy Kilpatrick series。 Right off the bat I have to say that I really look forward to all books by Kendra Elliot。 She has a wonderful writing style that takes you in to the story and doesn't let you go until the last word。 The Mercy Kilpatrick series is one of my favorite and I highly recommend you read each and every one。 This book can easily be a stand alone， but again the series is so rich with detail and wonderful characters that reading just one is n In the Pines is the seventh book in the Mercy Kilpatrick series。 Right off the bat I have to say that I really look forward to all books by Kendra Elliot。 She has a wonderful writing style that takes you in to the story and doesn't let you go until the last word。 The Mercy Kilpatrick series is one of my favorite and I highly recommend you read each and every one。 This book can easily be a stand alone， but again the series is so rich with detail and wonderful characters that reading just one is not enough for me。This story starts with a nationwide treasure hunt with a $2 million prize which brings people from all over， showing up in Eagle’s Nest disturbing the peace。 Greed brings out the worst in people and dumps it in Eagle's Nest along theft， fights， and murder escalate。 Meanwhile， a young boy comes to Truman’s office to report his mother and baby sister have been missing for several weeks。 Mercy is then called in to help since it becomes a matter for the FBI。 This story weaves the prepper life， FBI， the local police with the mystery of of a treasure hunt and a missing husband and wife for an incredibly rewarding continuation in the series。 I received an ARC from NetGalley for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Anima
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Mercy and Truman， finally married have made a family with Ollie and Kaylie。 Everything is going well and the kids are bonding。 During the search for a billionaire’s treasure the town is fighting off trespassers and other various criminals。。 Truman is doing his best when Theodore needs help finding his mom and sister。 This boy’s family has secrets upon secrets。 Mercy， Truman and their teams have their work cut out for them。 I love this series， the characters， the stories and the relationships。 Hi Mercy and Truman， finally married have made a family with Ollie and Kaylie。 Everything is going well and the kids are bonding。 During the search for a billionaire’s treasure the town is fighting off trespassers and other various criminals。。 Truman is doing his best when Theodore needs help finding his mom and sister。 This boy’s family has secrets upon secrets。 Mercy， Truman and their teams have their work cut out for them。 I love this series， the characters， the stories and the relationships。 Highly recommended to read in order but readers won’t struggle understanding the backstory。 I enjoyed reading an advanced copy， review provided voluntarily。 。。。more
Heidi
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I thought that Mercy Kilpatrick story was done and guess what she is back and better than ever！ I love to see how the couple has moved forward in their lives raising two kids and lots of cats。 Treasure hunting make people do stupid things which includes murders and missing killer。 I have to admit Kendra Elliot at times had me wondering if she knew who the killer was as she was writing the story because nothing pointed to whom it was until she wanted you to know。 Mercy is still Mercy but has grow I thought that Mercy Kilpatrick story was done and guess what she is back and better than ever！ I love to see how the couple has moved forward in their lives raising two kids and lots of cats。 Treasure hunting make people do stupid things which includes murders and missing killer。 I have to admit Kendra Elliot at times had me wondering if she knew who the killer was as she was writing the story because nothing pointed to whom it was until she wanted you to know。 Mercy is still Mercy but has grown and changed as the stories have moved forward。 Reader will love the changes that have happened to Mercy and excited to see what adventures are next。 The author brought back Evan Bolton and readers are going to hope for more stories featuring Evan in the future。Zero Sexual romance 100% Mystery that readers will love。 FYI yes there is swearing。Thank you to Netgalley and publisher for advance copy of In The Pine by Kendra Elliot。 。。。more
Christina Rodrigues
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This mysterious and suspenseful story once again demonstrates what a phenomenal and talented writer Kendra Elliot is。 It checked off all my awesome book boxes。 Law enforcement ✅。 Suspense ✅。 Fantastic storyline✅。 Great， well developed characters✅。 Action-packed✅。In the Pines is the third book in Kendra Elliot’s Columbia River series and the seventh book in her Mercy Kilpatrick series。 The story is written in first person from the point of view of the heroine， FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick， This mysterious and suspenseful story once again demonstrates what a phenomenal and talented writer Kendra Elliot is。 It checked off all my awesome book boxes。 Law enforcement ✅。 Suspense ✅。 Fantastic storyline✅。 Great， well developed characters✅。 Action-packed✅。In the Pines is the third book in Kendra Elliot’s Columbia River series and the seventh book in her Mercy Kilpatrick series。 The story is written in first person from the point of view of the heroine， FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick， the hero， Police Chief Truman Daly， as well as several of the secondary characters。 This helps build the mystery and draws the reader deeper into the story。Treasure hunters invade Eagle’s Nest， Oregon in search of a two million dollar prize。 Thief， arson and murder soon follow。 While Truman’s on the hunt for a suspect， Mercy must investigate the disappearance of of a young mother and child。 Secrets and lies surround them， but can they solve their mysteries before tragedy strikes again？ Read it and find out！This is a voluntary review of an advanced readers copy received from Netgalley。 。。。more
Christyg
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I'm a big fan of the Mercy Kilpatrick series of books。 This book felt like a visit with old friends。 I love all the characters in this series。 They are all unique individuals that are true to themselves。 I enjoyed the focus on the deputy Evan Bolton in this book。 The mystery of the treasure & the missing parents are plotted well。 The pieces fall into place well and everything is resolved in a very satisfying ending。 I'm hoping there will be more books with these characters in the future & look f I'm a big fan of the Mercy Kilpatrick series of books。 This book felt like a visit with old friends。 I love all the characters in this series。 They are all unique individuals that are true to themselves。 I enjoyed the focus on the deputy Evan Bolton in this book。 The mystery of the treasure & the missing parents are plotted well。 The pieces fall into place well and everything is resolved in a very satisfying ending。 I'm hoping there will be more books with these characters in the future & look forward to the next book by Kendra Elliot。 I received an advance copy from NetGalley & am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Reen
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Book 7 in the Mercy Kilpatrick series and Book 3 of the Columbia River series。 A national treasure hunt with a $2M prize， hidden by a recently deceased millionaire ，and has attracted obsessed fortune hunters to the small town of Eagle's Nest， Oregon， and not in a good way。 A murder in the small town has exposed the darker side of fortune hunting of greed， theft， fighting， trespassing and perhaps even murder。 Police Chief Truman Daly wants peace back in his town but must follow a killer and the t Book 7 in the Mercy Kilpatrick series and Book 3 of the Columbia River series。 A national treasure hunt with a $2M prize， hidden by a recently deceased millionaire ，and has attracted obsessed fortune hunters to the small town of Eagle's Nest， Oregon， and not in a good way。 A murder in the small town has exposed the darker side of fortune hunting of greed， theft， fighting， trespassing and perhaps even murder。 Police Chief Truman Daly wants peace back in his town but must follow a killer and the treasure hunters into the pines。 A young boy walks into a local cafe and claims his mother and baby sister have been missing for several weeks， which has Truman's wife， FBI Mercy Kilpatrick investigating a case of deep family secrets and lies。 Are the two cases connected somehow？ I was nice to revisit these characters and their family and town。 Obviously one of the characters was the bad guy but the ending was certainly unfolded differently than expected。 Very enjoyable read！Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Patty
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Wow！This book， 7th in the Mercy Kilpatrick series， focuses on two separate mysteries: where is the famous treasure that has brought strangers into Eagles Nest， and what happened to Bridget and little Molly？When a young boy approached Truman， police chief in Eagles Nest， and asks for help finding his Mom， Truman gets his wife Mercy， an FBI agent involved in the search。 Truman has a lot on his plate dealing with treasure hunters in town， searching for the treasure and attacking each other in the p Wow！This book， 7th in the Mercy Kilpatrick series， focuses on two separate mysteries: where is the famous treasure that has brought strangers into Eagles Nest， and what happened to Bridget and little Molly？When a young boy approached Truman， police chief in Eagles Nest， and asks for help finding his Mom， Truman gets his wife Mercy， an FBI agent involved in the search。 Truman has a lot on his plate dealing with treasure hunters in town， searching for the treasure and attacking each other in the process。 Theodore and Charlotte， his younger sister， have been alone for two weeks waiting for their Mom to come home。 Through her investigation Mercy determines their uncle is someone she knows well， a detective from the county。 He hasn’t seen his sister in 14 years， and immediately bonds with them。 This is a very well-crafted novel， the storylines are distinct until a connection forms。 I don’t do spoilers， so I can’t say more。 If you enjoy Ms。 Eliot’s books pick this up， it will keep you stumped until almost the end。Thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book， but my opinions are my own。 。。。more
Rabid Reader
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This continuation of the Columbia River series is an entertaining murder mystery that is easy to get into。 A $2 million treasure has been supposedly hidden by a recently deceased millionaire and the small town of Eagle’s Nest is invaded by people trying to follow the cryptic clues that he left。 Problem occur with the hunters and Police Chief Truman Daly has his hands full when a treasure hunter turns up dead。 He enlists his wife， FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick’s help when a teen from a prepp This continuation of the Columbia River series is an entertaining murder mystery that is easy to get into。 A $2 million treasure has been supposedly hidden by a recently deceased millionaire and the small town of Eagle’s Nest is invaded by people trying to follow the cryptic clues that he left。 Problem occur with the hunters and Police Chief Truman Daly has his hands full when a treasure hunter turns up dead。 He enlists his wife， FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick’s help when a teen from a prepper family claims his mother and baby sister have been missing for weeks。 This story will keep you glued to the page; it is a quick， entertaining read that has more than one mystery going on and I particularly liked how Detective Evan Bolton was more in the forefront of this book。 There are twists， suspense， red herrings， secrets unearthed， clues solved and plenty of great characters in this story。 It can be read as a stand alone but you would enjoy it more if you knew all of the backstory in the other books。 。 I received an early copy of this book from Montlake Romance via NetGalley with no obligation to review。 This in no way influenced my review and all opinions expressed are solely my own。 。。。more
Ruthie Taylor
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~~I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads ~~This is another great book with Mercy Kilpatrick as the lead character， along with her now husband Truman Daly。 Hitting close to home， the young boy and his sister remind Mercy of her prepper family roots， and she understands all too well how carefully they need to deal with the situation。 It also makes her realise that she is no longer in that place， and her new family is far more important that her need to survive。 Sh ~~I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads ~~This is another great book with Mercy Kilpatrick as the lead character， along with her now husband Truman Daly。 Hitting close to home， the young boy and his sister remind Mercy of her prepper family roots， and she understands all too well how carefully they need to deal with the situation。 It also makes her realise that she is no longer in that place， and her new family is far more important that her need to survive。 She finds that insight both liberating and incredibly unexpected。 I loved that we got to see her value her place in her family， and their importance to her。 The mystery is fast paced， clever and full of twists - you should expect nothing less from Kendra Elliot！ I am already looking forward to the next book。 。。。more
Cheryl
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Yesssss！ I am home！ Let me bask in the family that Truman and Mercy have made。 I am wrapped in a big soft blanket called Eagles Nest。 This is one of the series I am addicted to and this author should be an auto buy for everyone。 As I rave about this author and series the treasure hunt was not *all that* for me。 Theodore's tale was more my thing。 Page after page of twists， connections， family。 The treasure hunt woven through this book and provided surprising revelations。 I knew one of the charact Yesssss！ I am home！ Let me bask in the family that Truman and Mercy have made。 I am wrapped in a big soft blanket called Eagles Nest。 This is one of the series I am addicted to and this author should be an auto buy for everyone。 As I rave about this author and series the treasure hunt was not *all that* for me。 Theodore's tale was more my thing。 Page after page of twists， connections， family。 The treasure hunt woven through this book and provided surprising revelations。 I knew one of the characters was evil， surprised at another， making it all a big win！ Characters I love and got to revisit， a small town called Eagles Nest I want to find and move to and intrigue along the way。 Welcome Back to me :） Thank you for the arc #NetGalley， #Montlake， I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions。 #Inthepines #kendraelliot #mercykilpatrick 。。。more
Joanie Hinton
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A national treasure hunt send treasure hunters from near and far to a small town in Oregon。 A young boy comes to the sheriff to say his mother and baby sister have been missing for weeks。 The FBI starts searching。 Then a treasure hunter is murdered; then a second one。 Clues lead to the treasure hunt and the missing people to be connected。 Can the buried secrets that are found connect it all and solve it all。
Wayward Readers Book Blog
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A perfectly paced plot and intriguing storyline make for yet another great installment of Mercy Kilpatrick （and Truman）。 Kendra Elliot adds just enough background for new readers to jump right in。 The storyline ducked and weaved through endless twists and turns with riveting characterization and stunning storytelling。 Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC of #InThePines which was read and reviewed voluntarily。
Sarah
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC ofIn the Pines by Kendra Elliot that I read and reviewed。 This was the seventh book in the Mercy Kilpatrick fan and as a fan that has read all seven of these books I can honestly say I think this is one of my favorites。 I loved the kids in this book。 Charlotte just made my day with how cute she was。 She reminded me so much of my niece it was not funny and her last line in the book “More dogs！” was priceless and just made the book for me。 I don’t know what more I c Thank you NetGalley for the ARC ofIn the Pines by Kendra Elliot that I read and reviewed。 This was the seventh book in the Mercy Kilpatrick fan and as a fan that has read all seven of these books I can honestly say I think this is one of my favorites。 I loved the kids in this book。 Charlotte just made my day with how cute she was。 She reminded me so much of my niece it was not funny and her last line in the book “More dogs！” was priceless and just made the book for me。 I don’t know what more I can say but Theadore and Charlotte and how they where like mini adults one minute and true kids the next was great and they tore at my heart and I loved them。This was a book I did not wan to put down because I wanted to know what happened to the kids parents and I wanted Mercy and Truman to solve the case and give everyone a very happy ending more then I wanted in any other book in a long time and I believe most readers are going to feel the same way when they get attached to these characters。 All I can say is Kendra Elliot wrote one heck of a book with some great characters you have no choice but to love and think about even when you read the last words of the book。In the Pines gets five out of five stars！ 。。。more
Shelley
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In The Pines🍂In The Pines is the third book in the Columbia River series and a spin off from the Mercy Kilpatrick series。 I will be honest and say I’ve never read either series and I followed along quite nicely with the dynamics of each character❣️ I also enjoyed the storyline and that each chapter was in a different characters’ POV。 I’m also quite intrigued by references to the Mercy and her upbringing…so I’m likely to purchase the books and start from the beginning😁Truman is having his morning In The Pines🍂In The Pines is the third book in the Columbia River series and a spin off from the Mercy Kilpatrick series。 I will be honest and say I’ve never read either series and I followed along quite nicely with the dynamics of each character❣️ I also enjoyed the storyline and that each chapter was in a different characters’ POV。 I’m also quite intrigued by references to the Mercy and her upbringing…so I’m likely to purchase the books and start from the beginning😁Truman is having his morning breakfast at the diner when a young boy comes in and reveals that his mother is missing and has been for close to two weeks。 When he discovers that there is a young child also missing， he calls in Mercy as she has more resources within the FBI to search。 However， while they are undertaking this investigation， they discover something about Evan’s past which comes to light and a billionaire that has recently passed away， instructs his lawyers to reveal a poem which will lead the finder to a two million dollar reward😳 An intriguing story that kept me wanting to know more。 I received an advanced copy via Netgalley and voluntarily leave my honest review❤️ 。。。more
Paula
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I'm a huge fan of Kendra Elliot and love all the books I have read so far。 And I feel bad because I see all the five-star reviews on Goodreads。 However， In the Pines just was not for me。 I felt the main character was a bit flat， and the repetition and inner dialogue became annoying and pulled me out of enjoying the story。The overall story was okay and did have unexpected twists and turns and intriguing characters。I will read more of Kendra Elliot books， but In the Pines was not my favorite of he I'm a huge fan of Kendra Elliot and love all the books I have read so far。 And I feel bad because I see all the five-star reviews on Goodreads。 However， In the Pines just was not for me。 I felt the main character was a bit flat， and the repetition and inner dialogue became annoying and pulled me out of enjoying the story。The overall story was okay and did have unexpected twists and turns and intriguing characters。I will read more of Kendra Elliot books， but In the Pines was not my favorite of her writing。#InthePines #NetGalley @AmazonPub 。。。more
Avid Reader
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In the Pines （Mercy Kilpatrick #7） by Kendra Elliot4 starsM/F MysteryTriggers: MurderI was given this book for an honest review by Wicked Reads。IN THE PINES is the 7th book in the series and Mercy， Truman and Evan are at it again。 This time， there is an elusive treasure hunt located in their ideal town。 Tourists are hell bent on finding the treasure and with those tourists， a whole host of trouble follows。With a fight breaking out over notes regarding the treasure， a couple of murders and some k In the Pines （Mercy Kilpatrick #7） by Kendra Elliot4 starsM/F MysteryTriggers: MurderI was given this book for an honest review by Wicked Reads。IN THE PINES is the 7th book in the series and Mercy， Truman and Evan are at it again。 This time， there is an elusive treasure hunt located in their ideal town。 Tourists are hell bent on finding the treasure and with those tourists， a whole host of trouble follows。With a fight breaking out over notes regarding the treasure， a couple of murders and some kids who have been abandoned， it will take all three of them to figure out how to calm the tourists and find the murderers。This story kept you reading and wanting to figure out what happened。 Elliot wrote some good twists and turns。 You won't be sorry that you went on this treasure hunt。 。。。more
Linda
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