“There’s been a police-involved shooting… three officers have been shot, I need Armed Response and ambulance services here immediately!”In the early morning darkness, an undercover drug meeting goes horribly wrong, leaving two officers dead and a third wounded. Coincidences pile up as evidence of both a planned attack and of an eyewitness comes to light. Convinced that these murders were a … murders were a planned hit, the investigators begin to explore the pasts of all officers involved, including one of their own…
For Kate Gardener, seeing what, or who, isn’t there comes naturally. Finding them is another story…
When Detective Sergeant Richard Pierce’s connections to the victims and a shadowy Bosnian drug trafficker put the case at risk, Kate steps up her search for the “watcher from the walkway”. Innocent lives are in grave danger, including her own, and the final revelation of who was responsible sends shockwaves through the entire Met.
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Well she did it again. Gabriella Messina completely captivated and entranced me with this third book in her mystery series, proving, once again, that she can weave magic through her words.
Whew! She is one of the very few indie authors I follow that I’m screaming ~ Nooooooo!!!! ~ when I read the dreaded words “The End”. And it is not because of a cliffhanger (she wouldn’t do that to me, would she?) ~ Nope! No cliffhangers here! I just don’t want the story to end. lol This series has me totally hooked and I’m always desperate to get to the end but so very sad when it’s finally over. Thankfully, it’s only the third in the series and I know there’s more to come!
I know this series is called the Kate Gardener Mystery series but this book focuses primarily on Detective Sergeant Richard Pierce (yum!), who has always been one of the main characters throughout the series and is one of my favorites. So I was very happy that I was able to “get to know” him better in this story.
Kate and the gang are under tremendous pressure as this case involved the shooting deaths and injuries of three of their own. They need to find out who and why this tragedy happened and ghosts from Pierce’s past come back to haunt him. Just what is buried in his past that has him wrapped up in this case so closely?
They seemed to all be working at it all from different angles but came to the same conclusion but will it be too late for Kate this time as she unwittingly walks into a very dangerous situation or will those around her be able to get to her in time? The danger for her seems to escalate and become closer with each case she works on, bringing her into the crosshairs of some very powerful people and one can only worry what will happen when this finally comes to light.
Absolutely loving this series. I cannot wait to start on the next book. Each book contains within it, not only a new case, but hints and clues as to a bigger story, one where hidden secrets are starting to come into the light and that not only Kate, but those around her, could not only be affected by all of this but harmed as well.
this book was amazing! three cops are shot a few dont make it. the killer is closer than you think. read to find out why.
An up close and personal case grants a peek into Pierce’s past and military background. I loved the high stakes and couldn’t put the book down. It was action packed and full of suspense.
The more books I read in this series the more invested I seem to become.
I keep telling myself, “no I don’t need to read the next one.” But then I find myself going and getting the next on KU.
I think of all the ones I’ve read so far this one is one of my favorites. But only because we finally get to dive a bit more into the mysterious Rick Pierce and his history.
When an undercover drug meeting ends with a shooting that results in 2 dead officers and a third wounded, Kate and her friends have to determine where the officers went wrong.
Pierce has a more personal connection with one of the victims as well as the suspected drug lord. So now it’s up to Pierce to look beyond what everyone wants the truth to be and discover what is being hidden.