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I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

A breath of warm air lifts the canvas opening of the tent to reveal a carpet of crimson petals within. Two bodies lie side by side. Mother and daughter are achingly beautiful in the glow of the twinkling fairy lights above, but their cold blue lips have whispered their last “I love you…”

As a heatwave chokes the small town of Denton, Maxine and Haven Barnes are discovered dead at a local festival, blood-red camellias pressed into their once-clammy skin. Detective Josie Quinn races through the crowds to attend the scene, horrified that something so disturbing could happen at a family event. Maxine was known to the police for issues with her abusive husband, but the trail ends there.

Hours later, a call rocks Josie to her core: another mother and teenage daughter are missing, with the same rare flowers left on their doorstep. And just when the stakes couldn’t get any higher, the missing women are linked to the most challenging member of Josie’s team, Detective Kyle Turner. He had a secret family he’s kept hidden from them all, and now their lives are in danger…

Clock ticking, it will take everything Josie has to break down the walls Turner put up to protect himself and the people he loves. But when tracing the flowers back to their origins has the killer within her grasp, a truth much closer to home reveals itself. And with it, more danger than anyone could have imagined. Can Josie bring this monster to justice before any more precious lives are taken?

Lisa Regan’s Detective Josie Quinn series is ALWAYS a winner, so I’m always super excited when a new one arrives on my reading schedule. Once again, it did not disappoint and we get to learn so much more about the co-worker they love to hate, Detective Kyle Turner. Highly emotional and captivating from start to finish! You won’t want to miss it.

Regan weaves a picture of a crime scene in a way that we feel immersed into the story and find ourselves invested in finding out who committed the murders. Josie and her family and coworkers always hold a special place in my heart as they’ve put so much of themselves into each and every book of the series. I’m enjoying seeing her and Noah grow and develop their relationship and strong foundation around them. Looking forward to more to come in the series!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone that loves a police procedural with a core cast of characters that we can always depend on for being steadfast and attention grabbing. There is crime solving galore, but there’s also a ton of heart in each and every book.