Series: Angie Pallorino #3
Author: Loreth Anne White
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Purchase Link: Amazon
My Rating: 5 Up-All-Night-Reading Hearts
*Many thanks to the publisher for an arc of this book via Netgally.
Synopsis:
A shallow grave exposes deadly secrets as bestselling author Loreth Anne White brings her thrilling series of romantic suspense to its shocking conclusion…
Disgraced ex-cop Angie Pallorino is determined to make a new start for herself as a private investigator. But first, she and her lover, newly promoted homicide detective James Maddocks, attempt a quiet getaway to rekindle a romance struggling in the shadows of their careers. The peace doesn’t last long when human skeletal remains are found in a nearby mossy grove.
This decades-old mystery is just what Angie needs to establish her new career—even as it thrusts her and Maddocks back into the media spotlight, once again endangering their tenuous relationship.
Then, when Angie’s inquiry into the old crime intersects with a cold case from her own policing past—one that a detective on Maddocks’s new team is working—the investigation takes a startling twist. It puts more than Angie’s last shot at redemption and a future with Maddocks at risk. The mystery of the girl in the moss could kill her.
This decades-old mystery is just what Angie needs to establish her new career—even as it thrusts her and Maddocks back into the media spotlight, once again endangering their tenuous relationship.
Then, when Angie’s inquiry into the old crime intersects with a cold case from her own policing past—one that a detective on Maddocks’s new team is working—the investigation takes a startling twist. It puts more than Angie’s last shot at redemption and a future with Maddocks at risk. The mystery of the girl in the moss could kill her.
Review:
The book gods were smiling on me when I was pointed toward the Angie Pallorino series and author Loreth Anne White. After receiving an arc of The Girl In The Moss, I picked up the first two books in the series and fell down the rabbit hole on a thrilling binge read - only finding my way out after finishing all three books. My only regret . . . there isn't a book four.
Ex-cop Angie Pallorino is struggling with her distressing new reality. Even her lover Det. Maddox has given her an ultimatum, drawing a line in the sand that leaves the future of their relationship in her hands. Angie's at loose ends, floundering to keep her head above water and desperately searching for anything that will give her life purpose again. Just when she thinks there's no hope, a phone call lures her into looking at a cold case in a small town harboring deadly secrets. In her search for the truth, Angie risks everything . . . her future, her relationship, even her life. What she eventually discovers kept me turning pages long into the night.
Readers should avoid all spoilers and prepare to be sucked into this complex thriller where lies, secrets, jealousy, and deceit abound and any one of several devious characters may be a killer. White's vibrant, descriptive writing style sets the stage with an ominous atmosphere, heavily layered with impending doom. With heart racing, I burned through the pages and, like Angie, just when I thought I had all the answers, I realized all the puzzle pieces didn't quite fit. The story and danger wasn't over yet.
Once in awhile, you read a book with just the right combination of plot, setting, characters, and edge-of-your-seat suspense. You know what I mean - a stunning, riveting thriller that grips you by the throat, makes your heart pound in your ears, and keeps you up all night reading . . . one that carries you on a killer roller coaster ride, refusing to let you off until you reach the final page. The Girl In The Moss is one of those books. It held me in its clutches through twists and turns and loops and just when I thought I had all the answers, it kicked into another gear and drove me even higher. What?!! Are you kidding me? Needless to say, I loved this book! It goes on my 2018 Favorites Shelf just as White shoots up my list of must-read authors. An intense, shocking thriller that is an absolute Must Read!
Ex-cop Angie Pallorino is struggling with her distressing new reality. Even her lover Det. Maddox has given her an ultimatum, drawing a line in the sand that leaves the future of their relationship in her hands. Angie's at loose ends, floundering to keep her head above water and desperately searching for anything that will give her life purpose again. Just when she thinks there's no hope, a phone call lures her into looking at a cold case in a small town harboring deadly secrets. In her search for the truth, Angie risks everything . . . her future, her relationship, even her life. What she eventually discovers kept me turning pages long into the night.
Readers should avoid all spoilers and prepare to be sucked into this complex thriller where lies, secrets, jealousy, and deceit abound and any one of several devious characters may be a killer. White's vibrant, descriptive writing style sets the stage with an ominous atmosphere, heavily layered with impending doom. With heart racing, I burned through the pages and, like Angie, just when I thought I had all the answers, I realized all the puzzle pieces didn't quite fit. The story and danger wasn't over yet.
Once in awhile, you read a book with just the right combination of plot, setting, characters, and edge-of-your-seat suspense. You know what I mean - a stunning, riveting thriller that grips you by the throat, makes your heart pound in your ears, and keeps you up all night reading . . . one that carries you on a killer roller coaster ride, refusing to let you off until you reach the final page. The Girl In The Moss is one of those books. It held me in its clutches through twists and turns and loops and just when I thought I had all the answers, it kicked into another gear and drove me even higher. What?!! Are you kidding me? Needless to say, I loved this book! It goes on my 2018 Favorites Shelf just as White shoots up my list of must-read authors. An intense, shocking thriller that is an absolute Must Read!
My Rating: 5 Up-All-Night-Reading Hearts . . . And that's the truth!
Cross My
Heart . . . xxx
Sandra
Sounds like a winner! 🙂
ReplyDeleteIt is so, so good, Barb. Really enjoyed this series!
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