Detective Casey White Series: Book 12
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Getting in his car was a mistake. But as the frigid air whipped through her thin coat, she felt too cold to say no. Now, snowflakes settle on her long dark lashes. Ice-cold and forever fifteen years old, she’ll never see her mother’s smile again…
As the biggest snowstorm the Outer Banks has seen in decades ravages the coastline, Detective Casey White is called to an abandoned junk yard miles beyond the marshes. Teenager Jill Carter’s body is posed on her back, a look of terror frozen on her beautiful face. Casey’s heart breaks for Jill’s family. She vows she’ll do whatever it takes to find this merciless killer who left this girl out in the cold all alone.
But the unforgiving blanket of snow will soon claim the crime scene, and the team are up against the clock to catalogue any vital evidence… then Casey notices strange objects arranged in patterns around the girl’s body. Among them is a selection of perfectly preserved autumn leaves that have no place in the salvage yard in the dead of winter.
When the new District Attorney goes above Casey’s head to charge Jill’s high school sweetheart with the crime, Casey is certain she’s making a mistake. The poor boy is terrified and heartbroken, but he isn’t a murderer. Casey must rush to make sense of the sparse, ritualistic evidence they have, before another life is ruined.
As the snow continues to fall, another young girl is found frozen forever, the same strange items displayed around her body in a deliberate ritual. And Casey knows now this is only the beginning… Can Casey hunt down a killer determined to add another teenage girl to his collection, before it is too late?
Fans of Lisa Regan, Elle Gray and Melinda Leigh will be up all night reading this totally addictive mystery thriller!
A serial killer is on the loose in the Outer Banks, forcing Detective Casey White to race against time before another young girl dies.
Author B.R. Spangler serves up the 12th installment in the series with Gone in the Storm. Usually, I’d be a bit reluctant to start a series this far in, but the author effectively provides foundational details to ensure new readers are comfortable.
The characters have a rich history that obviously has been developed throughout the series. Casey and her husband, Jericho, are adjusting to life with two children, balanced by their shared experiences in law enforcement. Tracy Fields, a member of Casey’s team, also has an interesting back story that I want to read more about.
With this installment, Casey and her team battle against a ritualistic killer and an unexpected snowstorm that impacts evidence. Told in first-person by Casey, the story delves into two murders and tries to make sense of the collections found at the scenes.
Gone in the Storm takes readers deep into the investigation full of twists and turns.
B.R. Spangler is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author and resident of Virginia with a wonderful family and a few cats who insist on cowriter credits. During the day, the hours are filled with engineering work. Off hours, time is spent writing, editing, and thinking up new stories. Books are split across pen names, writing crime thrillers, science fiction, horrors, paranormal and contemporary fiction.
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