Working in law enforcement imparts certain things in a man. The smell of gunpowder in the air. The sight of blood spatter at a crime scene.And the amount of trouble a woman is in by the pitch of her scream.Six weeks prior, on the heels of the most hellish case he could ever remember, Detective Reed Mattox and his K-9 partner, Billie, were placed on administrative leave from the Columbus Police … placed on administrative leave from the Columbus Police Department. Fearful of what the media might say, the brass decided to put them at arm’s length, allowing the aftermath of that fateful night to settle. Not used to being placed on the sidelines, and no good at sitting still for long, the decision was made to travel west to his native Oklahoma and help his parents begin the long process of unpacking their new home.
A process that lasted but a single afternoon before the duo found themselves within earshot of a scream too pointed to ignore.
Acting on pure instinct, the two give chase, unknowingly pulling themselves into something much bigger happening across the plains for the better part of a decade. Young women with seemingly nothing in common disappear, held for months or years before turning up, while some are never found at all.
Pulled in against their better judgment, but unable to ignore their true natures, Reed and Billie join with local law enforcement in search of a killer the likes of which they have never encountered…
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Reed and Billie still on leave go to Oklahoma to help his folks settle in their new country side home, ,with his dad having retired now,
He see’s a woman being kidnapped while getting gas, the young cop who comes to investigate, feels he is out of his element to investigate and asks him for help. Bringing down the wrath of Wyatt’s boss for both of them, the Chief feeling there was no case.
This was my least favorite in this good series, it seemed repetitive, and lacked the action and the other characters like Chief Grimes, even Billie was against his leg, or in car. Reed was working it alone. Wyatt was put on desk duty. Then another lashing for Reed, the woman who had put him on leave, had been called by Wyatt’s Chief, and why was he working.
Even the description of what the killer did to the woman was to much.
Would put it at 3 1/2 for rating.
fast moving
I liked this book & appreciate the lack of bad language & sex! Good storyline, keeps you interested til the end.
Loved the entire series.
Great Book
This book kept me on my toes….Wasnt sure how or where the next twist would come. Loved the final outcome.
really scary. enjoyed the twists and turns.
I’ve read most of the Reed and Billie series and like them. However, there are several repetitive descriptions throughout the book that always get the eye roll from me while reading. Words like “Reed grunted.” “He twisted his head at his neck… “ Where the heck else does your head twist at?? Same with “twisting his torso at the waist.” Reed “extended his finger and pointed.” Also, every time Reed and Billie walk into the precinct, his fellow officers always have to look up and stare at them. Is Reed’s self esteem that low because he lost his first partner? Do these other officers somehow lose their memory of who Reed and Billie are that they have to stare at them every time the two of them enter the precinct?
I just really enjoyed this series – Billie and Reed make a very good pair of Detectives. I don’t look for the flaws in plot lines or words that don’t make sense. I enjoy the fleshing out of the crime, the characters.
It was a decent read. Nothing great, but worth the time.
Good Book that will make you stay up late to finish!
Dustin Stevens never disappoints. No matter which of his books you read,
you will be thrilled and awestruck.
It was a wonderful book.
As a Muscogee and Choctaw Indian from the area this story takes place in made it especially interesting and enjoyable for me. Reed said Billie make the detective team. Great book!!
It was creepy, but I couldn’t read it fast enough! ………………….a real page turner for sure.
Well written, makes you like the characters
I enjoyed the book, it kept my interest.
Well- written with a very tightly plotted story. There are places in the story that are very tense, which I like.
Kept my attention
Read in one sitting could not put down.