THE UNPUTDOWNABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NEXT GIRLWhat if your child went missing… and everyone thought it was your fault?Julia Dawson’s daughter is gone. She knows everyone thinks Christina is dead; that people say Christina ran away to escape her controlling mother. But Christina would never do that, and Julia will never give up on finding her.Christina was a … on finding her.
Christina was a difficult child. Short tempered and secretive, she didn’t get on with her new step-father. What Julia remembers most is the sun on her daughter’s shocking red hair, and the sound of laughter as she would talk for hours on the phone with her friends.
So when the broken body of a young girl is found and Julia is called in to identify her, she knows it isn’t her daughter.
But the girl is just like Christina, with the same pale skin and brilliant red hair.
Did this girl share a secret with Christina? If Julia finds out, could she get her daughter back?
AN ABSOLUTELY HEART-STOPPING CRIME THRILLER FROM CARLA KOVACH – if you like Lisa Gardner, Robert Bryndza or Clare Mackintosh, Her Pretty Bones will have you hooked.
Each Gina Harte book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone
What readers are saying about Her Pretty Bones:
‘Wow, Wow, Wow, what a thrill of a read… Fabulous author, outstanding characters, and a plot that keeps you guessing till the bitter end. Outstanding!!!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Oh wow. Put some time away for this book. It has all the ingredients for a terrific psychological thriller… Loved the unpredictable ending. Read it today!’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars
‘Absolutely stunning book. I loved it… Had some wow moments where I held my breath for a second. And that ending was just fabulous. A really great book that deserves five stars!’ Bonnie’s Book Talk, 5 stars
‘I swear Carla Kovach’s books just keep getting better! Her Pretty Bones is such a whirlwind of a story, it keeps you captivated and guessing until the end.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Whoop whoop… to say I was absolutely thrilled to see the next instalment of the Gina Harte series is an understatement… I am hooked on this series… you really need to put Carla Kovach on your list, you won’t be disappointed!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Another Gina Harte winner!… HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Every bit as exciting and heart-stopping as the previous books… has you on the edge of your seat as the suspense makes it impossible to put the book down.’ Emma’s Biblio Treasures, 5 stars
‘One of the best fictional cops on the shelves at the moment.’ Nigel Adams Bookworm, 5 stars
‘Loved it from start to finish.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Every single book has such a different great storyline that keeps you so captivated that you’re up all night reading!’ Goodreads reviewer
‘Suspense, mystery and many twists. You can’t predict what’s coming next and this is sooooo important in a book like this. Loved it!’ Kiss the Reader, 5 stars
‘Another great book… I loved a good series and this one is full of great characters and an author who knows how to write a good story.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Excellent… A twisted ending I didn’t coming. I finished it in a day.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 starsmore
This is the third book in this instalment and in the beginning I was a bit worried will I be able to get all the dots, strings and characters from the previous 2 but everything was ok. It works well as a standalone too.
It is a book that has twists and turns that kept me guessing what will happen next and simply kept me as a “hostage” until I finished it.
In short (without giving away some spoilers and ruining another readers experience) the plot is great and the characters are solid built and as I saw in the blurb…unputdownable (spoiler alert….I had to stay awake to finish it!) .
I am going to read the previous books and looking forward of reading next books by Carla Kovach.
Thanks so much to the publisher for ARC to read and offer my opinion. I just love DCI murder mysteries, I guess because I’m such a fan of Sherlock Holmes. This was an all encompassing book with so many characters I had to write them all down just to keep straight. Third book in a series but it did well as a standalone.
Gina Harte is the detective in charge, as her last case has put quite a strain on her mentally and physically. In this one she investigates a young girl that fell out of the back of a van. With no I idea of where the girl came from or who she was. The detectives have to start with what little they know and work backwards to solve this crime. It’s an amazing feat how the author brings it all together.
What did I like? Well, you have me at DCI. I’ve been a fan of this author since the first Gina Harte book, and this one was just as thrilling. The massive amount of work going into this book had to be phenomenal but so worth it as I finished.
Would I recommend or buy? Love a good mystery? Look no further. This was a very harrowing ordeal for all the characters as Gina herself suffers from problems with her own daughter. Everything comes to the front and no secrets will be hidden. An excellent murder mystery novel.
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on a really great series. Harrowing tale but an excellent read! Thanks so much for a copy!
Gripping, read it all through, Did not put it down!
Exceptional
Her Pretty Bones (Detective Gina Harte #3) by author Carla Kovach follows up with a new case for Gina. Although this is the third book of this series, it is easy to understand as a stand-alone suspense mystery. I did recognize some characters from the previous book, which made this of more interest. Gina Harte is called in to investigate when a young girl falls from the back of a white van onto the road. The driver of the truck happens to see the girl hit the pavement and he brings his truck to a quick stop and calls for emergency services. Did the girl jump from the van, fall from the van, or was she tossed out of the van? Knowing the answer to these questions will help Gina determine what is happening when another young girl is found in a shallow grave a couple of days later. There is also a parallel narrative from a girl in distress and danger within this investigation. As you get into the plot of the book the reader will find there is a flawed humane and very distressing reason the girls are missing and are found later in an abused condition. While Gina is following leads and searching for clues will time run out for Miley/Christina?
Publication Date: January 17, 2019
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
This is the third book in the Gina Harte series by Carla Kovach and can be read as a stand-alone. Kovach provides the readers another rollercoaster suspense novel. This police-procedural is character driven and offers the reader alternating points of view throughout the narrative. In attempting to solve a missing person case, our main character, SIO Gina Harte, battles both the internal conflict from past trauma and the extrinsic disaster of having a potential serial killer on the loose. The emotional maneuvering of the characters’ personality traits is masterful. The plot is multidimensional and tightly woven to create the perfectly paced storyline. Fantastic read, 5 stars.