“5 out of 5 stars. One of the Best Novels of 2019!” – Wayne Stinnett 4:23 a.m. The phone rings. The officer on the other end says, “It’s a bad one, Darren. Can you come?” Darren McDaniel has worked dozens of homicides in his years as a detective. It’s a dark and gritty business, and he’s prepared to handle whatever it throws at him. Or so he once believed.The pre-teen girl is dead, dressed in a … believed.
The pre-teen girl is dead, dressed in a white princess gown, lying on a bus stop bench. There’s a steel chain clamped to her ankle. A cryptic message scrawled across the booth’s dusty glass wall may be the only clue.
As McDaniel plunges into the case, he isn’t surprised to discover the girl had been held somewhere horrible before her death. But, his blood chills when the evidence shows she wasn’t alone. Other children were with her. Are they still there? Can McDaniel save them in time?
The detective races against the clock, but the closer he gets, the deadlier the chase becomes. Secrets this dark fight back. When those secrets turn their murderous attention on McDaniel’s family, he faces an impossible decision – let the killer walk free or risk losing his own daughter.
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This is a very intense and sometimes difficult to read book, but still an excellent read. Books about murdered children are never easy but this one Held my attention all the way through.
Fantastic
This book was a good read, though disturbing. Sex-trafficking of children is a horrible reality. I liked the main character a lot and the strong loving relationship he had with his wife and daughter. I look forward to reading this author’s next book in the series.
Enjoyed reading from start to finish
Excellent book that you will want to read & won’t want to put down!
I love books that are real page-turners and this one was!
Exciting plot. Great characters with interesting dialog and interactions
I really enjoyed this book. I am now on the third book in this series. I wish there were more!
Good read. Tragic but suspenseful!
Axel Blackwell is proving himself to be a great writer of police procedures. This one is about one of the most horrific crimes imaginable. 3 cheers for McDaniel’s prowess and bucking the accepted thinking in this great read.