In the crisp mountain air of central Oregon, a teenage girl’s search for discarded cans leads to a horrifying discovery: a body, brutally murdered and abandoned in the woods. The case falls to Deschutes County Detective Noelle Marshall, who finds herself navigating a community steeped in secrets, suspicion, and distrust of outsiders—especially law enforcement.

Miles away, FBI Special Agent Max Rhodes investigates a different kind of darkness—chatter about a violent uprising from a shadowy militia group preparing for war. The two cases seem worlds apart. But as Noelle digs into the murdered man’s past and Max closes in on the source of the terror plot, their paths begin to converge in a terrifying way. This was no random killing. It was a message. A merciless killer and a hidden army are operating in the same shadows, and finding the link between them is the only thing standing between a single murder and a full-blown massacre.

My Thoughts:

This is book two of four in the Noelle Marshall Series, this is the first book I have read in this series and can be read as a standalone but I would suggest reading book one first as I feel as though I missed out on quite a bit. Detective Noelle Marshall is on the case where a girl’s body is found, as she looks to the community surrounding the death she finds their is more than meets the eye with suspicious characters and secrets, she has to piece together what really happened to this poor girl. Then there is another story that intertwines with this case where FBI Special Agent Max Rhodes is investigating a completely different kind of case but how can they be linked? it was a fast paced thriller that leaves you on the edge of your seat. I wanted to read quickly to find out what would happen but at the same time I wanted to saviour how good the story was. Absolutely brilliant thriller that I cannot wait to continue with this series.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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