Excited to be taking part in the #BlogBlitz for Under The Woods by K.A. Richardson and published by Bloodhound Books. Be sure to check out what other bloggers are saying!
Book Details
Title: Under The Woods
Author: K.A. Richardson
Publisher: Bloodhound Books
Publication Date: April 27, 2018
When a homeless woman, Cheryl Whiffen, hears voices in her head telling her to do bad things, she can’t help but obey.
But when Cheryl becomes the victim of a serial killer who is collecting angels, this time the voices can’t help her. She is deemed not worthy of being an angel and the killer has to find another way to dispose of her body.
TJ Tulley has connections in the police force – her brother Jacob is a digital forensic analyst and her soon to be sister-in-law is a CSI. She knows many of their colleagues so when someone breaks into her house at the riding stables she owns, it’s not a surprise when the police dispatch CSI Jackson Doherty.
Is there a link between a suspicious fire at the stables and the serial killer?
As TJ and Doherty get closer to the truth they don’t realise the danger they are in. He is a killer – he’s angry at their investigation and he’ll do just about anything to protect his angels…
My Review
Under The Woods is book #4 of The Forensic Files series and my first K.A. Richardson read. This book is able to be read as a standalone but I definitely want to go back and read the first three books in the series. The prologue piqued my interest right away as the story starts with a sick freak with a woman hostage.
The antagonist in the story targets women who he feels won’t be missed and tortures them. He calls them his angels and eventually kills them. The story alternates from the killer’s point of view and TJ, the protagonist. The author provides the reader with some of the killer’s backstory which is not something that you always get to read about. I had narrowed the suspect down to a couple of choices and the identity was revealed fairly early.
I really loved this fast paced police thriller. The author was able to keep me on the edge of my seat throughout. Thank you K.A. Richardson and Bloodhound Books for providing me with a copy of this book to read.
Author Bio
My name is Kerry-Ann Richardson (generally known as Kerry) and I write as KA Richardson. I started writing the North East Police series in 2010 when I was working towards my MA Creative Writing – I used the first 15000 words of With Deadly Intent as my dissertation. I passed my MA in 2011 and kept on writing. This all came about from working as a Crime Scene Investigator – I’d always written but when I was a CSI I went to see a psychic, Anthony, and he wanted to know why I wasn’t writing. He reminded me that it was my passion and said he could see me signing in Waterstones in 5 years. That was 5.5 years before my first ever signing in Waterstones so he wasn’t far wrong!
I did the normal things writers do when their book is ready to go out into the world – submitted to agents etc. I got a few nice personal responses back – still saying no but being constructive and polite about it. I approached Darren Laws from Caffeine Nights whilst at a crime festival and he asked to see my work. He agreed to publish With Deadly Intent from there, and once that was out I approached Bloodhound Books as wanted to know if there was any other interest in my novels. Bloodhound came back within 24 hours and offered me a 3 book deal! And I’ve since signed an additional 3 book deal with them which covers the series up to and including book 7!
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So excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for Ice: A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery by Lauren Carr @TheMysteryLadie and hosted by iRead Book Tour
Book Details
Title: Ice
Author: Lauren Carr
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Publication Date: February 26, 2018
Number of Pages: 363
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The clues for a close-to-the-heart missing person’s case heat up when Chris Matheson starts chipping away at the ice on the cold case. When Sandy Lipton and her unborn child disappear, the court of public opinion finds young Chris Matheson guilty. Decades later, the retired FBI agent returns home to discover that the cloud of suspicion cast over him and his family has never lifted. With the help of a team of fellow retired law enforcement officers, each a specialist in their own field of investigation, Chris Matheson starts chipping away at the ice on this cold case to uncover what had happened to Sandy and her baby and the clues are getting hot!
My Review
Ice is book #1 of The Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery series and my first Lauren Carr read. The author makes the setting of Charles Town/Shenandoah Valley West Virginia come to life. Great hook at the beginning to pique my interest.
The story starts with 18 year old Sandy Lipton and her unborn child disappearing. The main character is Chris Matheson an ex-FBI agent who has recently moved back to his hometown after the death of his wife in a terrorist attack. Twenty-four years ago Chris was a suspect in Sandy Lipton’s disappearance. Sandy had been pregnant and claimed that Christ was the father. Chris denied he was the father and was going to have the baby’s DNA tested when it was born but Sandy came up missing before that. Even though Chris was cleared by the authorities many people thought he had something to do with it.
Chris is asked to join a group known as The Geezer Squad which is a group of retired law enforcement crime fighters who work secretly on cold case files. Once Chris joins the group they decide to investigate the disappearance of Sandy Lipton and to once and for all clear the name of Chris Matheson.
My favorite parts of the book were involving The Geezer Squad. I found the members of the group to be entertaining and pretty funny at times. Dog lovers are also sure to enjoy Chris’s dog Sterling, a former police dog that was wounded in action. Ice was full of mystery and suspense making for a fast and exhilarating read. The dialog between characters was realistic. I hope to read more in this series.
Thank you Lauren Carr, Acorn Book Services, and iRead Book Tours for providing me with a copy of this book to read.
About The Author
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Now, Lauren has added one more hit series to her list with the Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries. Set in the quaint West Virginia town of Harpers Ferry, Ice introduces Chris Matheson, a retired FBI agent, who joins forces with other law enforcement retirees to heat up those cold cases that keep them up at night.
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.
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