He wrenches at the chains on his wrists and ankles—to no avail. Tears stream down his cheeks as his captor comes at him all dressed in black, chanting and mumbling incoherently, a large knife in his hands… his team with the Behavioral Analysis Unit set out to investigate, but with the remains pointing to three separate victims, this isn’t going to be an open-and-shut case.
With no quick means of identifying the deceased, building a profile of this serial killer is more challenging than usual. Why are these victims being selected? Where are they are targeted? Why are their limbs being severed and their bodies mutilated?
The questions compound as the body count continues to rise, and when a torso painted blue and missing its heart is found, the case takes an even darker turn. The FBI will need to convince the Deep South to give up her secrets if they’re going to catch the killer. After all, one thing is clear: the killing isn’t going to stop until they figure it all out. And they are running out of time…
Remnants is “a gritty nightmare of a tale that will churn the stomachs of even the most hard-boiled of FBI agents…” (Tome Tender Book Blog). Buy this heart-pounding thriller today and hunt a serial killer alongside the FBI! Perfect for fans of Catherine Coulter, JT Ellison, and Patricia Cornwell.
Readers love Remnants:
“WOW!! And again wow. I thoroughly enjoyed this gritty, psychological, twisted thriller.”
“The perfect thriller to keep you up at night…”
“The plot has that gripping intensity to it.”
“Enthralling from beginning to end.”
“Gripping & intriguing.”
“A thrilling book, full of twists and turns.”
“This book is gritty, sometimes almost gross, with plot twists that will keep you guessing for hours.”
“This book was fast paced from page one. It had me sucked in, and I hated putting it down.”
“All the details in this story are amazingly accurate.”
“It’s twisted, mind-reeling, and captivating!”
“Arnold makes the reader feel like part of the team.”
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This book, and this series, has a lot to offer fans of police/FBI procedurals. I picked up this book during a free download offer and I was happy to discover a new author whose books I can now look forward to reading. There is some backstory from earlier books in the series that is sometimes difficult to glean, but this book stands well on its own for a new reader. I’d recommend going back to the beginning of the series, however, since there is (apparently) a lot of information about the characters there that will enhance your enjoyment of this book.
On its own, Remnants finds FBI field agent Brandon Fisher on a sudden road trip to Savannah to chase down a serial killer. Brandon is joined by his boss, Jack, another field agent, Zach, and Paige, whom Brandon loves, but can’t pursue romantically due to departmental regulations that forbid agents from dating. They are in Savannah because body parts from at least three murder victims have washed up in a local river. The author gives us a peek at the killer in the prologue. Then, in chapters sprinkled throughout the book, we get more scenes from the killer’s perspective. There’s a bit of misdirection involved, which keeps the reader guessing (or thinking down the wrong path) as the FBI team tries to piece together clues. They figure out pretty quickly that the killings are part of a ritual “sacrifice” inspired by the Mayan civilization from ancient Mexico, which includes some gruesome details. The question is who’s doing the killing, and where? And why are the body parts chopped up? And how did they end up in the river?
The author leads us through the investigation is a pretty standard step-by-step police procedural format. There are a few leaps of logic along the way, and a few helpful coincidences as the heroes zero in on the killer. Once one character becomes the obvious focus, there are other twists and the introduction of additional characters towards the end who turn out to be involved. I was surprised by several of the ending reveals, although there was no real chance for a reader to have figured them out. Still, following the action to the final uncovering is a fun ride.
The writing here is excellent, aside from an overuse of the term “unsub” and far too many ellipses for my personal taste. But, the book is full of delicious prose and entertaining descriptions and dialogue that are all well-edited. The love lives of the characters are chronicled at the very beginning and very end of the book, but there is nothing going on between Brandon and Paige during the story, and the romantic elements seem to be tacked on here rather than really being an important element of this story.
On balance, this is a quick and entertaining read and one that will make you want to seek out other books from Ms. Arnold. So, exactly what she had in mind by running a free book offer!
It starts out with a man being shot with a drug at a mall and disappears. The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit led by FBI Agent, Brandon Fisher gets involved. Human remains had been found. An arm and a leg with no hand or foot attached and skin was removed. They were from two different men. It was scary and I couldn’t stop reading.
This book had a good storyline, but it had way too many characters to track. There were a few instances of profanity. Not one of my favorites.
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I did not like this book, only was able to get thru 1/4 of it, and then stopped reading. I thought the development of the characters was very confusing.
This book is about FBI agents tracking a killer in Georgia. They discover the killer is suffering from disassociative identity disorder and he has his family members help him get his victims.
Great read! I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!
Great read!
Didn’t like this book. Too slow
Good
Another great book from a great author.
WOW – what a story! Very interesting and twisted! Couldn’t put it down.
Wow this book is written in such a way it is almost impossible to out down! I just love this type of story telling. Worth 5 stars
good twists and tuns in the plot. story not for the squeamish reader. kept my interest to end trying to find out the killer.
Wow!
Very much enjoy the books in this series. Good plots, realistic characters, and great reads.
Well written; interesting characters. A third if the way in, couldn’t put it down.
Although parts are rather gruesome, I did enjoy reading the book. The suspense was maintained until the very end so I appreciate not being able to figure out the identity of the killer(s).
Couldn’t put it down!
A step by step FBI investigation into serial murder with dismemberment. Grizzly crimes, but unemotional investigators.