Her heart stutters as she draws closer. A woman's fingertips curl over the boat's edge. Dark crimson blood clashes with the faded blue peeling paint beneath. They're too late, the beautiful woman within has been dead for some time...
Detective Josie Quinn lifts the baby from the pram, holding her close and gently soothing her. Josie scours the scene for the sweet little girl's mother, but the park is deserted. Glancing down, something catches her eye. Nestled amongst the child's soft pink blankets is a polaroid photo, the corner smudged with blood.
The search for Cleo Tate has Josie and her team in a chokehold; the abandoned newborn needs her mother, and every second counts now lab results show the blood belongs to her. The blurred photo of a body of water is Josie's only lead. But what does it mean? And where was it taken? The answer is just within reach, but with Cleo's husband lying about his movements that day, Josie can't see it. Then it finally clicks: Cold Heart Creek, a crime scene from Josie's past that she will never forget. Josie is terrified by what she finds there: Cleo's body, cold as ice, with a second photo of a new location.
A twisted killer is playing a devilish game. And when Josie finds a second innocent victim at the site of a different case she solved, she begins to suspect that she herself is at the very heart of it. But why? As more bodies and more photos follow, Josie must dig deep into the secrets and mistakes of her past to get one step ahead.
The link between these women is key to cracking the case. Someone wants revenge, and won't stop until their story is told, and no one involved is left breathing. Can Josie stop them before any more precious lives are taken? And just what will it cost her?
Buckle-up for a totally twisted serial-killer thriller that will keep you flipping pages until dawn. This unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author is perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
Readers love Remember Her Name:
Holy Moses!!... I read in less than a day. Gripping from the first paragraph until I closed the book. A true rollercoaster ride, my head snapping this way and that... Awesome! NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
She gently opens the woman's tightly clenched fist, uncurling each finger to reveal a square of folded paper hidden in her palm. Scrawled in thick crayon, beside a child's crooked drawing of a red flower, is one word that sends a shiver through the evening mist: HELP
It was supposed to be a routine road accident recovery, but the moment Detective Josie Quinn sees the passenger-pale and painfully thin, a sharp tool lodged in her stomach-it's clear she was the victim of something far more sinister, and likely dead before the crash. Watching the driver taken away in an ambulance, questions spin through Josie's mind. Where were these two women going? Was the driver trying to save a life, or hide a body? And-most heartbreaking of all-is there a child in danger, crying out for help with no reply?
Josie quickly identifies the crash survivor as Mira Summers, a singleton and animal-lover on her way home from nearby stables. Mira swears she doesn't know who the woman in the car beside her is, or how she was injured. And when she's diagnosed with concussion and memory loss, Josie is forced to back down.
But the discovery of Mira's prints on the child's drawing is all the proof Josie needs that Mira knows more than she's letting on, and a witness saw Mira meeting with a man with a gnarled diamond-shaped tattoo at the stables. In a race against the clock to track down this elusive man, Josie faces danger from the most unexpected places. Pushed to her limit, can she stay alive long enough to catch the killer and save the life of an innocent child?
An absolutely gripping and truly unputdownable crime thriller that will have you racing through pages until the final jaw-dropping twist hits you like a train. From an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
What readers are saying about Her Dying Secret:
Absolutely hooked right from the start!... From the very first page, I was completely sucked in... Mind-blowing!... It's off the charts!... I was guessing until the very end... Seriously, I couldn't put it down!... a total page-turner that'll have you glued to your seat. Can't wait for the next one! Lisa Regan just keeps knocking it out of the park with each book, and I'm here for it! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A whirlwind of twists and turns that had me hooked from start to finish. Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Blood roars in Josie's ears as they circle the tree in the deep snow. A woman lies still on the freezing ground. The howling wind lifts the last of the snow clinging to her face, exposing her lovely features, frozen in forever sleep.
Detective Josie Quinn is still recovering from the killing of a beloved member of her team when she and her husband Noah receive yet more devastating news. Close to her breaking point, Josie heads to a specialist trauma retreat, set in an isolated group of log cabins in the mountains of Pennsylvania. But fear is not far behind her. Josie's five fellow patients all seem to be hiding secrets darker than just the problems that brought them there and a storm is gathering, with thick snow coming down fast, isolating the cabins from the world below.
Then one morning, Meg Cleary disappears. Having spent years living in terror of a stalker, Meg had come to the retreat to try to piece her life back together. But now, her cabin is empty, no logs are burning in her fireplace, no tracks in the snow lead to or from her door. Quickly organizing a search, Josie's worst fear is realized when she finds Meg's body lying in the snow, the marks around her neck revealing that her death was no accident.
And this is no normal case, as Josie is stranded without her team, a phone signal or any legal authority to investigate. When she discovers that someone has placed hidden cameras inside the retreat buildings, Josie's terror grows with the knowledge that the murderer is among them.
Then another patient goes missing. With their food supplies running low and no chance of escape, Josie knows that she is in the greatest danger of her life, and that she alone has a chance to identify the killer and save the rest of the group before it's too late...
A totally compelling and unputdownable crime thriller that will have you turning the pages late into the night, from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
What readers are saying about Face Her Fear:
'Wow!... Blown away with this one!... An amazing storyteller with a gripping storyline. The adventures just keep you guessing and at the edge of your seat (I might have had two really late nights reading - I just couldn't put it down!)' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow, this one kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish! All the stars!... I couldn't put this book down.' @daniereads87, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'As always, 5 enthusiastic stars... Rushes along at break-neck speed and the setting alone is enough to give you chills... There is suspense galore and you can't put this down till the last bitterly cold page!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'May just be my favorite book this year. Lisa has outdone herself on this one... Ten stars. Absolutely loved it.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Lisa Regan does not disappoint, ever!... I read this one in less than 24 hours, it's so good you'll never want to put it down.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Through swirling dawn fog, they follow the trail of discarded items at their feet: a tube of glittery lip gloss; a cell phone; a cracked make-up compact, broken chunks of ivory powder spilling into the grass. Then the mist parts-just for a second-to reveal a beautiful young girl on the ground, her pale lips frozen forever in a silent scream...
On a winding mountain road into the small town of Denton, Pennsylvania, Detective Josie Quinn finds the body of a local teenage girl, Dina Hale. The sight of plum-colored bruises gathering around the girl's neck pierces Josie's heart, but the discovery of a second girl's empty purse in the dirt nearby gives her a flicker of hope that one person, at least, made a lucky escape.
Dina's parents are grief-stricken as the town rallies together in a desperate search for the second girl, Alison Mills, who waitressed with Dina at a local hotel. The two best friends were on their way to a shift when they were attacked. Josie was too late to save Dina, but she won't rest until Alison is home safe.
Hitting a dead-end with interviews, Josie thinks she's on to something when a photo surfaces suggesting Alison was romantically involved with one of the hotel staff. But when Josie arrives at the man's house to find a bullet in his head, and the house ransacked, the case comes crashing down.
Evidence of frantic searching at both crime scenes has Josie convinced a twisted killer is on a hunt for something very personal and precious. And that they won't stop until they find it. But how many innocent lives will be destroyed before Josie can uncover the missing piece at the heart of this deadly puzzle? And what sacrifices will she have to make to find Alison alive?
An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine. WARNING: will keep you up all night flipping pages until dawn!
Everyone is talking about Local Girl Missing:
Loving this series!!! A pulse-pounding, absolutely gripping and totally addictive page-turner that will have you racing through the pages and reeling at the twists. Hold on to your hat, and don't kid yourself that you'll be doing anything other than reading on the day that you start this one... Top marks! NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
Oh my goodness... My heart is still racing ... There are so many twists and turns in this plot it will make you dizzy... I just couldn't put this book down, bravo Ms Regan this is a winner. Leanne's Reviews, 5 stars
Absolutely love it... so many plot twists and shocking reveals... flawless in its twisting and winding plot from page one to the last... Don't walk, run to your favorite retailer... just when you're ready to take a break, Lisa will hit you will a twist that will keep you reading long into the night. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
The little girl's bright blue eyes are wide with fear, her hair tousled, her tears making tracks in the dirt smudged across her cheek. Curled tight in a tiny ball, it's as if she wants to hide away forever. He took her! she cries. He took my sister!
When a desperate mother calls Denton police department to report her children missing, Detective Josie Quinn races to investigate. Sixteen-year-old Kayleigh and her little sister Savannah went for a walk in the woods but never came home. They are good girls and know not to go far, say their frantic parents. Kayleigh always looks after Savannah and brings her home safely. Until now...
Even as she vows to bring the sisters home safely, Josie's blood runs cold: because they are not the only missing children. Rumors are spreading about the legend of The Woodsman when pairs of children go into the woods, The Woodsman takes one of them and only one comes out alive. With local teenagers daring each other to walk into the woods at night in pairs, Josie knows that nobody is safe from the hysteria sweeping Denton. Little Savannah Patchett is soon mercifully found alive, alone and terrified, but she tells Josie The Woodsman has taken my sister.
All Josie's leads seem to reach dead ends: her team traces Kayleigh's scent to a dank, dark cabin in the woods, but the owner has an alibi and there is no evidence that Kayleigh has been inside. When Josie persuades Kayleigh's classmates to talk, she learns that Kayleigh herself had a secret boyfriend whose identity is a mystery. Josie is desperate to track him down and to work out if he could hold the key to solving the case.
Then Josie's worst fears come true: another pair goes missing and one of them is found dead soon after. Another teenage girl, lying straight and still, a halo of blood surrounding her beautiful blonde hair.
Josie knows that the legend of The Woodsman is nothing more than a story, but the truth is far more horrifying... With Kayleigh still out there somewhere and the TV news filled with stories of a serial killer at large, how far will Josie have to go to find the killer before more innocent lives are lost?
What readers are saying about My Child is Missing:
I am hooked and obsessed... Perfection... I loved it. @becbingesbooks, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Absolutely loved everything about this story! @bookstagrambrielle, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A non-stop thrill ride from the beginning... This one has become my new favorite. I love the development of the characters and twists and turns that kept me from going to sleep. This book is hard to put down but so worth it! I can't wait for the next book! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Lisa Regan's Detective Josie Quinn books are ones that I stop everything for to read immediately... A wild ride... Absolutely amazing! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
WOW! Lisa Regan has done it again... An ending that left me shocked! @fieldstone_lfl, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wow! What a book! Sassy Southern Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I read a lot of thrillers and this was by far one of the best reveals ever. Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Candles are lit and their rich vanilla scent twists its way through the cabin. The table is set for a romantic anniversary dinner with fresh roses dropping crimson petals on crisp white linen. But the woman seated at the table is cold to the touch, and there's blood trickling down her neck...
When Denton's most loved TV presenter returns home to find his wife dead at the dining table, it shatters the close-knit community. Beautiful and absolutely besotted with each other, Beau and Claudia Collins were idolized for being the perfect couple. But the devastating scene Detective Josie Quinn finds in their remote hideaway has her asking what dark secrets lurk beneath the surface of this seemingly flawless marriage?
Beau is grief-stricken by the loss of his kind-hearted wife who gave so much to others as a therapist, but Josie needs to know the significance of the small wooden puzzle box found clutched in Claudia's hand. A prop in a popular game Beau played with his viewers to test the strength of their relationships, is it a twisted calling card, or a challenge from the killer?
The broken body of one of Beau and Claudia's assistants is found the next day, a matching little box left in the dirt beside her. It's clear that if Beau doesn't start telling the truth about the flaws in his marriage, those dearest to him will die.
Caught in a cat and mouse chase with disturbing revelations and a mounting body count at every turn, Josie and her team work night and day to keep Beau's loved ones safe. What kind of calculating monster would do this? A faded newspaper article about a tragic accident is the break Josie desperately needs. But she may already be too late, an innocent child is in danger...
An absolutely gripping rollercoaster of a crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Guaranteed to have you sleeping with the lights on and shouting from the rooftops about the twists, it's perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
Everyone loves Lisa Regan:
A pulse-pounding, absolutely gripping and totally addictive page-turner that will have you racing through the pages and reeling at the twists. Hold on to your hat, and don't kid yourself that you'll be doing anything other than reading on the day that you start this one... Top marks! NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
And now BREATHE... From the very first page until the very last it had me gripped vice-like in its claws... Literally had me breathless and on the edge of my seat. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Oh my goodness... My heart is still racing ... There are so many twists and turns in this plot it will make you dizzy... I just couldn't put this book down, bravo Ms Regan this is a winner. Leanne's Reviews, 5 stars
This book will leave you breathless... Oh my word... jaw-dropping and oh man, the action in this book doesn't stop. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
This book would Not. Let. Me. Go... I couldn't put it down until I had reached the very last page. @daniereads87, 5 stars
A woman is found dead, her body beaten post mortem. Stuffed into her mouth is a job application with the words For You scrawled across it. FBI profiler Kassidy Bishop is assigned to help find the killer. Despite being scarred by her twin sister's mysterious death fifteen years earlier, Kass is now a rising star in the Bureau's Behavior Analysis Unit.
But as more victims turn up dead around the country--all with the serial killer's trademark message left at the scene--Kassidy is left with more questions than answers. The victims seem to have nothing in common, and the meticulous killer is as inconsistent as he is brutal.
As Kass delves deeper into the mind of the killer, a shocking connection begins to emerge--one that is both personal, and deadly.
Told from the alternating viewpoints of Kassidy and the For You Killer, Kill for You is an edge-of-your-seat, roller coaster ride of a thriller.
The young woman lay among the rocks next to the creek like a broken doll, strands of her long dark hair covering her face. Her body was the kind of cold that only the dead can be...
A body lies beside Kettlewell Creek, the waters rushing and churning next to her broken form. When Detective Josie Quinn arrives at the scene, she finds few clues and a victim with no enemies. Nineteen-year-old Sharon Eddy was cherished by her beloved grandmother, who raised her, and her death shocks the Denton community where she worked at the local animal hospital.
When Josie is called to the morgue to hear the results of Sharon's autopsy, the case takes a sinister turn. She is horrified to see that a mark has been burned on to Sharon's left hip with a cattle brand: a horseshoe shot through with an arrow. Shaken and terrified, the usually cool and collected Medical Examiner Anya Feist lifts her own top to show Josie an identical mark. Ten years ago, Anya fled her hometown after her marriage to her high school sweetheart ended in terror.
But Josie can find nothing to connect Anya's ex-husband Vance Hadlee to the murder. Her search of his family farm leads to more questions than answers.
Then another body is found. A young woman in a red coat, lying in her final resting place, her hip bearing the same tell-tale horseshoe mark. As Josie gets closer to finding the truth, the killer creeps ever closer to home, threatening the lives of those Josie loves the most. Can she put together the pieces of this terrifying puzzle before it's too late?
A completely unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Gripping, page-turning and guaranteed to keep you up all night, it's perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
What readers are saying about Close Her Eyes:
Oh my goodness!!! Lisa never disappoints! This story had me guessing from the very beginning!... Some of the twists are heart-breaking! Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
How will I ever recover from this book?... One of the ones where you can guess and guess and still end up shocked and trying to turn the pages quicker. This was so perfect - the writing, the pacing, the emotion and just ALL of it. @becbingesbooks, 5 stars
Brace yourself for an intense, action-packed and frankly shocking ride... Highly addictive and truly unputdownable. It's All About Books, 5 stars
A devastating but enthralling read from the very first chapter and I was a total mess by the end... Worthy of far more than the five stars available. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
A fast-paced thrill ride that will keep you turning page after page. Don't expect to get sleep while reading this one. 5 stars! Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
A gripping and emotional rollercoaster!... It will have you on the edge of your seat as our much-loved characters face danger. This story will have you gripped to the very end... A fast-paced masterful mystery that you will not be able to put down! Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
The woman is kneeling at a gravestone, her hair blowing in the breeze, a bunch of wilting yellow daffodils on the grass beside her. Her eyes are fixed on the ground and her mouth is parted in a silent prayer. But the wax dripping from her cold blue lips means it's already too late to save her...
On her first day back with the Denton PD after a major trauma, Detective Josie Quinn is on the hunt for a missing woman, Krystal Duncan, the mother of one of five children killed in a devastating school bus crash. Hours later, Josie finds Krystal's body beside her daughter's grave, her lips sealed together forever with wax.
Forensics match the wax to one of the candles lit in memory of the sweet little souls who died, giving Josie her first lead to a support group made up of the parents who lost children in the crash. Painstakingly dissecting the lives of these grieving couples, it's clear to Josie that each of them is hiding something about the day of the accident-but whose secret is worth killing for?
The case takes an agonizing turn when the body of another young mother is found near the site of the bus crash. Someone connected to the accident is out for revenge. As the members of the support group are picked off one by one, every second counts for Josie to save the lives of these loving parents who have already suffered the loss of those they treasured most...
An absolutely gripping and totally unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Be warned, this book will keep you up all night! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
Everyone loves Lisa Regan:
'I. Don't. Know. How. She. Does. It... My heart pounded in my chest, my pulse raced, I shed some tears, and my hands shook... absolutely incredible.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'Mind-blowingly brilliant!! I read it in a day... just blew me away!!... Worth 10 stars if possible. A must read for everyone.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
'BUCKLE UP... never-ending twists and turns. You think you know what to expect... and then BAM she hits you with something so out of the blue that you can't help but gasp.' Katie Mettner Books, 5 stars
'SO many things to love... ALL the emotions... you won't BELIEVE how Josie's world will be forever changed by the end of the book. I guarantee, you will be changed too!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'***CRACK*** Lisa Regan has knocked it out of the ballpark yet again, and I could not be happier!!!... I devoured this book... There are twists and turns galore in addition to a HUGE amount of emotion in this book. Whew!... I LOVED IT!... I was glued to the pages from the very first page. She had me guessing, she had my heart pounding, she had me pleading no, no, please no... Read, read, read this book!' Open Book Posts, 5 stars
The girl's prom dress, the color of champagne, shimmers in the dying light. A corsage of wilting pink sweetheart roses decorates her wrist. She is perfectly still, lying on the ground like a delicate china doll, trapped forever in a sleep from which she will never wake...
When a call comes in about a young girl found dead at a high school prom-her life drained away from a fatal stab wound-Detective Josie Quinn drops everything to attend the scene. Taking in the girl's neatly braided hair, Josie feels a flicker of recognition. But no one comes forward to identify this innocent child, murdered on what should have been the happiest night of her life.
Trawling missing persons files, Josie realizes where she has seen the girl before. Gemma Farmer disappeared a few months ago, shattering her family. But why would her body appear now, on her sixteenth birthday? Josie's only clue is the five neat little cuts on Gemma's pale arm. Days later, another missing girl shows up, tucked neatly into her bed on the morning of her birthday, her favourite teddy beside her, her skin as cold as ice-and the autopsy reveals scars on her arm matching Gemma's.
Her head spinning, Josie fears the marks are a serial killer's twisted way of counting his victims. But where are the other girls he's killed, and how many more could follow? The case takes a terrifying turn when a local teen goes missing just days before she turns sixteen.
Clock ticking, Josie turns the town upside down in search of answers. But when her own chief comes forward with a missing piece in this devastating puzzle spanning decades, will it be enough to get inside the mind of the most unexpected and elusive killer she has ever encountered, or will another precious life be taken?
An absolutely heart-stopping and totally unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. You will be up all night biting your nails and turning pages! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
Everyone is talking about Watch Her Disappear:
My number one best read this year!... I could not put this down... stayed up all night to finish... I didn't see the plot twists coming. I can't rave enough about this book. Stop what you're doing and go get this book. Prepare for a breakneck speed rollercoaster ride. Bonus star alert! Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Readers love Lisa Regan:
Absofrickenloutly amazing... fantastic start to finish... one of those books that you stay up way too late to read... pick up this book ASAP... be prepared to be hooked. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Josie flinches as she takes in the faded blue sports jacket wrapped around the girl they just pulled from the water. Josie knew someone who'd once owned that jacket. He had died in her arms five years ago.
Heavy rain pours on the small town of Denton causing the riverbanks to break and the body of a young girl to float quietly to the surface. With no crime scene to examine, the odds are against Detective Josie Quinn and her team. Mercifully, the victim's body is perfectly preserved, right down to the baseball patch on the jacket she was wearing. Josie can't hide her devastation--her dead ex-husband, Ray, owned one just like it.
Following the trail back to her high school, Josie identifies the girl as Beverly Urban, a troubled student rumored to have been dating Ray before she left town for good. It looks like a tragic accident until the autopsy reveals a bullet in her head and the heart-breaking secret she was keeping.
Josie visits the salon where Beverly's mother used to work, believing she was at the heart of a terrible scandal around the time her daughter's life was taken. With the Denton wives remaining tight-lipped, Josie's only hope is a secret meet-up with a terrified woman willing to talk. But she is murdered moments before giving Josie crucial information. It's clear that someone is prepared to keep on killing to stop the truth from getting out.
Digging deep into memories of her own past with Ray is the only advantage Josie has on this twisted killer... but at what cost?
Another jaw-dropping crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author that will have you absolutely gripped from page one. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
Readers adore Lisa Regan:
'AMAZING... Love this author. Love this series. Love this book... I was on the edge of my seat.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
'You will find yourself addicted as soon as you read the first chapters, and with a lightning-fast pace and an abundance of action and plot twists you will find it very hard to stop reading... a true rollercoaster ride... really packs a punch. If you enjoy intense and fast detective thrillers, you should definitely meet Josie Quinn ' It's All About Books, 5 stars
'Five she-knocked-it-out-of-the-ballpark stars Another fantastic instalment to the Detective Josie Quinn Series... This book had it all - character development, mystery, suspense, drama... I was so enthralled... captivating, thought-provoking and well researched.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'So amazing... it was impossible to just put down... the way everything ties together is genius... you won't be disappointed.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'Hooked me from the first page... tight, fast-paced, perfectly paced, well-researched, highly explosive, and always leaves you turning just one more page... a wild ride... a five-star read from beginning to end ' Katie Mettner, 5 stars
Josie treads gently, careful not to disturb the pile of perfect white bones laid out in the grass by her feet. Her voice is little more than a whisper.
No Not my sister...
Detective Josie Quinn hasn't heard from her sister since Trinity stormed out of the house in the heat of an argument three weeks ago. So, when human remains are found at the remote hunting cabin where Trinity was last seen, Josie can only assume the worst.
Gathering her team, Josie feels a surge of relief when the dental records match a different body - that of a missing single mother from a neighboring town. But now Josie's is not the only broken family desperate for answers.
Dusting the crime scene for prints, a name smudged into the side of a nearby car is the first in a trail of clues Trinity left for Josie. In need of a big story to save her journalism career, it seems Josie's sister was attempting to make contact with a dangerous serial killer known for creating sculptures with his victim's bones. And Trinity won't stop until she's found him, even if it means becoming his next masterpiece...
Josie is certain there's a critical clue in the ivory hair comb delivered to Trinity just days before she went missing. But as more bones surface, each set more likely to be Trinity's than the last, time is running out to find her alive. Can Josie's team trust her instincts in a case that is so deeply personal? Can she find her sister without putting other innocent lives in danger?
An unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author that will have you sleeping with the light on. This gripping rollercoaster ride is perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine. Prepare to be totally hooked
What readers are saying about Lisa Regan:
'OMG, they said it was an absolutely gripping crime fiction and they weren't kidding. It reels you in from start to finish. There's plenty of shocks, twists and turns to keep you hooked.... I can't praise it enough and it deserves a lot more than five stars.' Dawn Clifford, 5 stars
'Wow wow wow. This is the book that wow was meant for. So many wonderful twists.' Rachel Garner, 5 stars
'A rollercoaster of a crime thriller. Stayed up till 3am to finish it. If I could I would award this book six stars. One of my favourite reads of this year so far.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'I read this in three days... I was so engrossed in the story and flipping pages like a mad woman. I immediately turned back to page one to read it again when I was finished... An emotional powerhouse... Best. Book. Ever. An absolute 5-star read Don't start this unless you have time to finish it in one sitting because you won't be able to put it down.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Dressed in pajamas covered with stars, the little girl's body is perfectly still, her arms folded neatly over her chest. The wildflowers decorating her hair scatter across the grass in the sharp breeze. Her lips are parted slightly, as if to whisper goodnight for the very last time...
When twelve-year-old Holly Mitchell's fragile little body is found on the steps of a mountainside church in the small town of Denton, a doll made from pine cones clasped tightly to her chest, Detective Josie Quinn rushes to attend the scene. She knows this little girl's angelic face, her mother had offered Josie help when she'd needed it most.
Searching the girl's house, Josie is devastated to find that Holly's mother is dead too, and her little sister is missing. But why has this family home been stripped of all sharp objects? Re-tracing her steps, Josie finally finds a secret hiding place with Holly's sister inside, terrified, but alive. Moments later, another doll made of twigs turns up.
Certain the killer is close by, Josie holds the little girl tight and tries to coax answers from her, but it's clear the pile of burnt photographs and letters found in the greenhouse is her only lead. No one is safe until Josie can figure out the dangerous secret that has escaped this remote family home.
Just when Josie is finally closing in on the killer, the unthinkable happens, a tragedy that shakes her to her very core. And on the windshield of her car: a third wooden doll. Could stopping this twisted monster from taking more innocent lives come at the ultimate price for Josie?
An absolutely gripping rollercoaster ride of a crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
'Absolutely brilliant!!!! One hell of a rollercoaster ride, with so many twists and turns it'll make you dizzy!! It's energetic, exciting, thrilling and nerve-wracking!!... will have you shouting O.M.G. at every page!!' Stardust Book Reviews, 5 stars
'Brilliant, nail-biting, rollercoaster of a ride... There were times I gasped Oh No! and shed a few tears... a super novel.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
In the stark light of dawn, the young couple are laid out on their backs by the dying campfire, their hands clasped between them. Their eyes are open, but their hearts are cold...
When a park ranger stumbles across the bodies of Valerie and Tyler Yates by a creek in the small town of Denton, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. Still reeling from the news that her abusive mother is dying, Josie suspects this is more than just accidental poisoning, and she's right: someone jammed a crudely carved pendant necklace down Valerie's throat before she died.
Combing the area, Josie's team discover a third sleeping bag indicating there could have been an extra guest around the fire that night. A lucky escape? A missing victim? Or a suspect on the run? Finding this person is the key to the entire investigation...
Trawling the couple's photo albums for clues, Josie can't imagine why anyone might want to harm these smiling, carefree young lovers. Until a face in one of the pictures stops her in her tracks and leads her to a farmhouse hidden deep within the forest - a special place where people go to escape, and to hide. There they meet a young girl with frightened eyes and bandaged wrists who knows more than she is saying. But the next day she's found dead, choked with a matching necklace...
With her mother's life hanging by a thread, Josie has an impossible decision to make. But first she must find the meaning of the pendant and catch this twisted killer before another innocent life is taken. Is she already too late?
An addictive and gripping crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Readers who love Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Caine will be sleeping with the lights on after this rollercoaster of a read.
Readers adore Lisa Regan:
'GO AND READ THIS NAIL-BITING, UNPUTDOWNABLE BOOK.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'I read this book in one sitting, hooked from the first page, spent most of this read sat on the edge of my seat. In places I was shocked but kept on reading. I HAD TO KNOW... I did not want this book to end... Highly Recommended. Hell no, this is a MUST READ ' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'Wow What a thrill ride ... The reader gets sucked into the drama... The surprises keep coming. I was literally glued to the pages of this book.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'Wow this book had me on the edge of my seat holding my breath... Absolutely loved it and found it very hard to put down... Her Silent Cry definitely gets 5 stars from me it was awesome.' Bonnie's Book Talk, 5 stars
Josie presses her hands into the center of the drowned girl's chest and pumps, counting off compressions. She takes in the girl's beautiful face, her brown eyes glassy. The memory of a champion swimmer on the podium with her teammates-a red swim cap on, her head thrown back in laughter-a stark contrast to the cold, still body before her. Breathe. Just breathe...
The body of a young girl lying face down in a swimming pool-white tennis shoes still on her feet, chestnut hair fanned out like a halo-is the last thing Detective Josie Quinn expects to find on an early morning visit to see her brother before class at Denton University. But when she recognizes the girl's face as she drags her limp body from the water, there's only one question racing through Josie's mind: how does a champion swimmer accidentally drown?
Nysa Somers' family is distraught. She was a model student, beloved daughter and everybody's friend. There's no way she would do anything reckless enough to put her scholarship at risk, let alone her life. It's up to Josie and her team to piece together what happened in the hours leading up to Nysa's death, and that begins with finding her missing backpack.
But the bag, discarded in the woods on the nearby campus, contains nothing more than empty food wrappers, Nysa's phone and a cryptic calendar entry telling her to be a mermaid.
The next day, a terrible housefire envelops the nearby home of a retired fireman, nearly killing his two granddaughters. The last words the little girls heard him mutter before he set the blaze were, be a match.
As the body count rises, it's only Josie who can see the deadly pattern forming. Can she convince her team that the wrapper found in Nysa's bag that everyone overlooked is the crucial link they're missing? Not while her partner, Noah, is avoiding her calls and acting so coldly towards her. Josie knows she must go it alone if she's going to stop this silent and calculated serial killer before any more precious lives are taken.
But with the killer finally in her sights, Josie takes a deadly risk and finds herself hanging onto life by her fingernails. Can she trust her team to save her, and before it's too late?
An unputdownable and totally gripping crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
In the thin glow of moonlight, a mess of auburn curls gleams against the rocks. Hands bound, the girl's fragile body is limp and still. Seconds later, a wall of raging white water crashes down, swallowing her whole...
A knock on the door late in the evening can only mean trouble for Detective Josie Quinn, but fear chokes her at the news that the one of her own team is missing. No one has seen Denton PD's beautiful Press Liaison Amber for days. Sweet-natured and totally dedicated to the job, she'd never let her colleagues down. A message scrawled on the frosted windscreen of Amber's car leads Josie to a nearby dam. But the body they pull from the water is not Amber...
Josie won't sleep until she finds a name for the innocent girl left to drown, and the meaning of the numbers scribbled in a tattered pink diary found on Amber's desk. But when the trail leads her to a twisted truth about Amber's family, Josie wonders if anyone really knew her at all?
Her team crumbling around her, Josie must stay strong and focused to get the job done. But as prime suspects start going missing, and rumors of an argument the night Amber disappeared surface, could one of her own staff be to blame?
Finding Amber alive is Josie's only chance of knowing the truth and stopping a dangerous killer in their tracks. But as a blizzard closes in, how many more precious lives will be snatched before she can?
An absolutely astounding crime thriller that will keep you up all night and leave you sleeping with the lights on. This gripping rollercoaster ride, perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine, will have you TOTALLY HOOKED!
Everyone is talking about Lisa Regan:
BUCKLE UP... never-ending twists and turns. You think you know what to expect... and then BAM she hits you with something so out of the blue that you can't help but gasp. Katie Mettner Books, 5 stars
Absofrickenloutly amazing... fantastic start to finish... one of those books that you stay up way too late to read... pick up this book ASAP... be prepared to be hooked. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Love, love, loved this book... fantastic... kept me guessing till the end. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Brilliant... my goodness it's a real belter of a read!... I just couldn't put down... loved everything... not to be missed. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
I. Don't. Know. How. She. Does. It... My heart pounded in my chest, my pulse raced, I shed some tears, and my hands shook... absolutely incredible. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Mind-blowingly brilliant!! I read it in a day... just blew me away!!... Worth 10 stars if possible. A must read. NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
***CRACK*** Lisa Regan has knocked it out of the ballpark yet again... I devoured this book... twists and turns galore... Whew!... I LOVED IT!... I was glued to the pages from the very first page. She had me guessing, she had my heart pounding, she had me pleading no, no, please no... Read, read, read this book! Open Book Posts, 5 stars
Round and round she goes, blonde pigtails flying, her high-pitched giggle catching on the wind. But as the ride slows to a stop, her seat is suddenly empty. Little Lucy is gone...
When seven-year-old Lucy Ross is snatched from the carousel in Denton city park, Detective Josie Quinn joins the frantic search. She's the one who finds Lucy's sparkly butterfly backpack abandoned by the ticket booth, a note with a devastating message stuffed inside: answer your phone, or your sweet little darling will die...
The next day, Lucy's parents are filled with hope when they pick up a call which they think is from their babysitter - but instead it's a chilling male voice on the line. Josie races to the babysitter's small apartment only to find her lifeless body in a tangle of sheets on her bed.
Josie is faced with the most high-stakes case of her career as each new phone call from someone connected to the family ends with the shocking discovery of another body. This twisted killer wants revenge, and he won't stop until the Ross family are in pieces...
Something is telling Josie that Lucy's parents aren't giving her the whole truth, but digging deeper into their lives will force her to confront a life-changing secret of her own. Does Josie have what it takes to crack this case? She has no choice if she's going to bring Lucy home alive...
An absolutely unputdownable new crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Readers who love Robert Dugoni, Angela Marsons and Rachel Caine will be hooked until the final, jaw-dropping page.
Readers adore Lisa Regan:
'Loved it ... I could not put it down... amazing characters... twists and turns in the plot that keeps the reader turning pages to get to the end... DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS SERIES ' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'I was tapping my kindle like a demented wood pecker, so many suspects and tension you could cut with a knife and as for the ending it BLEW ME AWAY ... Another addictive and gripping series that just keeps getting better. I LOVED IT ' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'A highly entertaining, top-notch and impossible to put down read, couple that with an intelligent, feisty female protagonist and you've got an unmissable five-star page-turner ' Reader's Retreat, 5 stars
'Wow this book grabbed me from the very first page... twists and turns that kept me reading page after page. Just when I thought I was on the right track, I realize I wasn't.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'I tell myself I am only going to read a few chapters before bed. Next thing I know it's 2am and I am only a few pages away from being done ' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'Phenomenal... Addictive with an intense and complex... I was certain I had it all figured out on several occasions, but turns out I didn't. It kept me on the edge of my seat until the final twists... It's definitely action-packed... Prepare yourselves for another wild ride...' Book Obsessed Introverts, 5 stars
'Oh my it's a goodie ... The suspense just keeps mounting ending with a stunning conclusion. A brilliant, compulsive and skilful police procedural.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'One heck of an entertaining and intense ride... Fast, entertaining, suspenseful and action-packed... you will find yourself flying through and it will be hard to let go before you reach the final page...Another scorcher ' It's All About Books, 5 stars
Josie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull her gently away from the woman's cold, fragile body. Noah's voice cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved mother.
Arriving with her partner Noah for dinner at his family's immaculate countryside home, Detective Josie Quinn is devastated to find Noah's mother, Colette, lying lifeless in the back garden, her mouth clogged with soil.
Searching the house for answers, Josie's team don't know what to make of the rosary beads buried in the dirt near the body, or the hidden file labelled Drew Pratt, the small town of Denton's most famous missing person.
As she delves deeper into Pratt's case, Josie quickly discovers he had a brother whose body mysteriously washed up on the banks of a river. There's also a diary entry suggesting that Collette may have met him on the last day he was seen alive. Can Josie believe the unthinkable, that a kind old soul like Collette might have been involved in their murders? And, will Josie's new relationship with Noah survive the accusation?
Josie's only hope lies in tracking down Pratt's daughter. But when she arrives at her home to find she's been murdered just minutes before, Josie knows the real killer is one step ahead and won't stop until Colette's secret is buried forever. With many more innocent lives on the line, how deep is Josie prepared dig to reach the truth?
An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller that will have you up all night If you love Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni or Rachel Caine you're guaranteed to be hooked from page one.
Read what everyone is saying about The Bones She Buried:
'Loved it ... I could not put it down... Regan not only brings amazing characters but twists and turns in the plot that keeps the reader turning pages to get to the end... DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS JOSIE SERIES ' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
'My gosh, Lisa Regan has done it once again I am such a fan of this lady's writing and the Josie Quinn series is just so addictive. I can't believe that this is book 5 already... I don't think I will ever be tired of this series... The way this book tied up in the end came as a real shock.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
'Phenomenal... Addictive with an intense and complex... I was certain I had it all figured out on several occasions, but turns out I didn't. It kept me on the edge of my seat until the final twists... It's definitely action-packed... Prepare yourselves for another wild ride...' Book Obsessed Introverts, 5 stars
'Oh my it's a goodie ... The suspense just keeps mounting ending with a stunning conclusion. Well Lisa Regan excels once more in writing a brilliant, compulsive and skilful police procedural... I sure do hope we don't have too long to have to wait till the next book.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars