Knock…Knock… nothing that can lay buried forever. Even though her own childhood has been plagued by deaths and disappearances.
Her mother’s death, her father’s disappearance, and her boyfriend’s disappearance. The only cases that she hasn’t solved.
Her obsession with finding out the truth behind her past was what led her to join the FBI.
Now, she must face what may be her biggest case. In Cabin 13 there lies an uneasy feeling. The feeling of her movements being watched.
When a knock on her door revealed a body on her porch and her name written on a piece of paper in the dead man’s hand. Suddenly her worlds collide.
With the past still haunting her, Emma must fight past her own demons to stop the body count from rising.
The woods have secrets. And this idyllic town has dark and murderous ones.
Either she reveals them or risk them claiming her too.
In Feathered Nest, nothing is what it seems.
The Girl in Cabin 13 is about to find out that the dead may have secrets of their own.
The Girl in Cabin 13 is the first book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone.
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Seriously…What? What?… So many things I want to say about this murder mystery but I don’t want to spoil it for those about to read it. It’s nicely written, has great characters and as comfortable as you get with the read it is indeed ultimately a creepy thriller!!! You won’t put it down after midpoint and you’ll want to read the rest of the Emma Griffin FBI Series after completed. Enjoy!
This is a clandestine FBI investigation of multiple murders and disappearances in a small rural southern town. A young female FBI agent is sent undercover to see if she can solve the cases. I was very disappointed in the writing of this story. The first half of the book drags slowly with incessant mental pondering and little headway made in the investigation. The FBI agent just spins her wheels as she gets cozy with the local bar owner. There are long drawn out dialogue sequences that do nothing but state the obvious and repeat things already established. There are several flashback chapters that the author has made no attempt to connect to the ongoing story. The characters in these chapters are never identified so the reader is left to figure that out on his or her own. I guess it was an attempt to enhance the “mystery” aspect of the story, but it came across as a gimmick that didn’t work well. The investigation part of the story also was less than credible. It seemed like the FBI agent was jumping to conclusions without supporting evidence, and despite all her mental pondering, not sharing with the reader her insights on how she determined the pieces fit together. The boyfriend/bar owner character was so inconsistent and emotionally labile I wondered why a professional FBI agent would decide to complicate her investigation by slipping into a relationship with him. I found myself losing interest in what was happening and had to push myself to finish this book. Then near the end of the book the FBI agent has a sudden unexpected confrontation with the true culprit and the whole mystery is solved in a long confession/information dump dialogue. The culprit’s identity wasn’t surprising, but all the specific previously unshared details were. It was as if the author finally decided what the story was about and decided to give the reader a full narrated version of what happened since most of it wasn’t addressed previously. It would have been more fun if some of this was discovered during the investigation and the reader was along for the ride.
The ending will surely send you for a loop as it does Emma! Emma, an FBI agent is undercover in a small town to attempt to find out why so many people are missing or dead! Her boss is hoping she will fail–she is bound and determined to find out what is going on and who is doing it.
She is staying in a rented cottage way out in the woods. She just about got there when there was a knock on her door–the man held out his hand-her name was on it-then he collapsed-he had been murdered.
The sheriff was a not so nice guy and from the get go gave Emma a hard time-nobody knew she was actually FBI. At a tavern in the town she met the bartender and they became almost immediate friends.
So many twists and turns until it is discovered who has been doing all this and where all the missing people are!
This book was CRAZY! I don’t want to give too much information away about the book. But the characters were very well developed, I was able to build the story in my head of what the area looked like, and how the characters looked. It was a definite page turner. It took me three evenings to finish the book, and I had wished that I could have finished it in two. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Fast read with fascinating characters and setting. Really enjoyed it!
This was a great book. I did guess who the murder was early on, but the story was very interesting. The Emma character is super curious and she doesn’t give up. The crime has many twists. Even though I figured out who done it, there was MUCH more information given about the perpetrator and it “almost” made me feel sorry for the murder. I would definitely recommend this one!
3.5 stars. The villain was fairly obvious, but why it took so long for the author to deduce this was not.
I absolutely loved this book! I had a very hard time putting it down.
In another century, I wanted to go into law enforcement. My mom put her foot down—which was so much worse than Daddy putting his foot down—and said it wasn’t going to happen because 1) a profession where I’d be shot at was out of the question, and 2) my obstinance would make people want to shoot at me! HA!
I recalled that conversation after the opening of The Girl in Cabin 13. Her dogged determination to make a suspect confess—and her righteous indignation—lead Emma Griffin to almost blowing an undercover FBI operation, and I have no doubt her captain would have loved to shoot her! HA! But instead, Emma finds herself chained to desk duty for six months.
An opportunity for redemption sends the young agent to Feathered Nest, Virginia. The sleepy, isolated town has the distinction of being the site of two murders and eight missing persons in the last two years and also has a small police force slow to reach out for assistance. Emma is sent in undercover to gather info and potential leads and report back to her team.
Of course, she has other plans.
With dead bodies on front porches, desiccated graves, and illicit affairs, this read has plenty of action, suspense, and plot twists. It also has a distracted heroine.
Emma’s past is never far from her thoughts. The frequent moves during her childhood, followed by the murder of her ballerina mother and later, the disappearance of first her father then her ex-boyfriend haunt and hinder Emma. Yet, her sad family saga is the reason she joined the FBI, though I’m not sure how she passed the psych tests! HA!
Despite far too many poor decisions, I liked Emma Griffin. She is sharp, strong, and confident. She respects her training even if she doesn’t always follow procedures. Underestimated by her male colleagues, I believe Emma works harder to prove her worthiness to herself than anyone else… not always a good thing.
Unfortunately, her confidence has a touch of arrogance that does not look good on her. Inserting herself into the local investigation causes Emma to focus in on a suspect too early, make her short-sighted, and leave her blind to the truth, and a pitiful, but psychotic serial killer.
The narrator did an excellent job of matching the pace of the story, keeping the suspense heightened, and keeping me in the moment.
Enjoy!
***** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW *****
——- 3.5 STARS ——-
So The Girl in Cabin 13 started out strong. I went back-and-forth between feeling intrigued by the storyline and irked frequently by FBI agent Emma Griffin. She’s an FBI agent, I get it, she’s undercover but she flounders nearly as much as she excels. Instead of her seeming like one of those female agents that rock the entire case, she seems slightly inexperienced.
Saying all that, I can’t help that I was seriously into the story and the mystery. I can’t figure out who is lying and who isn’t. I enjoy stories that I can’t put together so I find myself looking forward to the next audiobook… The Girl that Vanished is up next. I’m hoping for some answers! I liked the narrator though. Claire Duncan did a good job pulling off a strong woman. For as many negatives as Emma has, she is a strong and fierce agent. Duncan was able to portray her attitude and mannerisms pretty well.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by A.J. Rivers. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
I came across this book in kindle unlimited and it sounded pretty good, so thought why not. I’m a huge fan of psychological thrillers / thrillers, but I had to say this one (for me) was more suspense, not thriller.
Emma seems a little flaky to me, secondary characters are pretty good, but parts of this story just don’t seem realistic (to me). Even though I was able to figure out who the killer was, there was a little suspense and I wasn’t expecting the ending.
I didn’t dislike the book, I didn’t love the book, but I am willing to give the series another try.
Definitely kept you on your seat. First I guessed one way…wrong and then another way…wrong. I was totally surprised at the ending. New author, new book….great read.
This was a book given to me to review. A.J. Rivers does a magnificent job of telling a story with major twists and turns in the who done it of missing people. FBI agent Emma is sent to find out why the police in a small town can’t solve a mystery and why the FBI has not been asked to help. She is undercover and can’t let them know who she is and A.J. takes us from Cabin 13 to murder, mystery, adventure, doubt, excitement and the final solution which is not what you would imagine. This is a definite read for anyone.
This is the first book I have read by A. J. Rivers and I can’t wait to read more. He totally surprised me. I was not expecting what happened.
Emma Griffin is an undercover FBI agent. After a screw up and 6 months on the desk she is sent on another undercover op. After being in the town less than an hour there is a knock on her door. When she opens the door, a dead man falls down. So begins this wonderful book.
If you like to read Serial Killer, FBI books, I recommend you read this one.
A new series featuring FBI Agent Emma Griffin by indie author, A.J. Rivers is a psychological thriller at its best. The twists keep your attention and the ending leaves you wanting to read more by this author.