Alex knows one thing for sure: Something creepy happened on that abandoned stretch of desert highway. When Alex Thompson is pulled over by a squad car in the middle of nowhere, the police officer acts downright bizarre. She’s positive something’s not right about the whole situation.Years later, a mass grave is discovered in that same area, and she knows she came close to being one of the victims. … she came close to being one of the victims. So why did the killer let her go?
Cody Oliver is a small-town detective. His department can’t handle a case this huge. When a mysterious woman, Alex, appears from the past, it stirs something in him. Could a chance encounter a million years ago have been that important? Could a short, random meeting he’d dismissed as soon as it ended be the key to stopping a serial killer?
Give me a “hell yeah” and download this adventure, because if Cody and Alex can’t unravel this demented mystery, the desert will continue to fill up with bodies.
“The mystery was gruesome and chilling but so good.”—JBronder Book Reviews
“…the creepiest murderer you’ll ever know.”—www.seemlessreader.blogspot.com
“I blame L.K. Hill for my sleepless nights…I LOVED this book!”—R.K. Grow, Author
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I have never read any of Ms Hill’s work but I love audiobooks and serial killers so when I was given the chance to get a free copy of this book I jumped at the chance. The title says it is A Small Town Romantic Suspense Thriller with Cute Detectives Serial Killers Murder and Heart Stopping Twists and Turns. Well, there is some romance but not too much. I guess Cody the lead detective was cute, there definitely was a serial killer and there were twists and turns. Mt Dessicate is a small town in the desert in far western Utah near St George, an area I am familiar with so I could relate to it. The book has a fairly strong but not perfect heroine but she is pretty much the only female character of any consequence besides the victims. Driving down a back road in the desert late at night on her way home Alex is stopped by a policeman with a raspy voice. He ends up letting her go but she feels like there is something weird so she stops at the next town’s police station to report it. A very young policeman takes the report but doesn’t seem too interested. Several years later Alex hears about a serial killer case in the town with a mass grave with blue tulips (hence the title) very near where she was stopped. She returns to the area to remind the police of her report and stays to help the police. The detective in charge is the same officer to whom she made her report so her doesn’t just write her off. The police work seemed realistic for a small town that has little crime. There were twists and turns involving some history of the town which gave me an idea of who the killer might be but there was still plenty of suspense and some twists I didn’t see coming. The book was wrapped up well and didn’t leave the reader hanging. The narrator Larry Oblander did an excellent job. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more of Ms Hill’s work.
This is a multifaceted serial killer mystery. Off the page gore. Small town police force. Great characters. Small town history. Lots of mystery and a little romance. Very entertaining.
The Botanist: A Small Town Romantic Suspense Thriller with Cute Detectives Serial Killers Murder and Heart-Stopping Twists and Turns, my eleventh read from author L.K. Hill. Takes off like a jet fighter from an aircraft carrier and just gets better from there! Three pseudonyms, 3 different genres. All great, but this book captivates me most. I’ll be reading more from this author no matter what pseudonym she writes under! “I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.” (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
A really interesting story, quite captivating, to be honest. Not perfect, no, as sometimes, the way the characters acted was a bit… weird. But nevertheless, I was enthralled from the beginning.
My main complaint is the seemingly necessity of having some romance thrown in the mix, but that is something that, apparently, won’t be changing anytime soon 😛
I really liked both, Alex and Cody, and the rest of the characters were quite distinctive by themselves. The mystery was well done. I was quite sure about what was going on pretty soon, and I think that was the author’s intention, as the clues were there from the very beginning, but the suspense went very strong all the story.
In short, this is an author I will keep reading 🙂
Larry Oblander did a great job with the narration.
Straight out of a Criminal Minds episode. This suspenseful thriller was extremely well developed. There were solid characters, ranging from most endearing to most terrifying. There were elements of friendship and elements of terror. I smiled and I shuddered. Truly an amazing piece of work. The author has outdone herself here. This book should receive top awards and have a movie made out of it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was an engrossing, suspenseful mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed it! This was the first book I’ve read by this author, but it won’t be the last!