| Author | : Jennifer Chase |
| File Size | : 52,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Detective Katie Scott |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 08 March 2021 |
| ISBN | : 1838888969 |
| Pages | : 276 pages |
The Fragile Ones An Absolutely Gripping Mystery and Suspense Novel by Jennifer Chase Book PDF Summary
"Please Mommy, can Tessa and I go play on the swing by the creek?" the little girl begs, pushing a blonde curl from her eyes. "We'll stay together, and we promise to be safe." Hours later, their mother waits anxiously for her darling girls to arrive home with a list of reasons why they are late. But the front door never opens... When the bodies of eleven and twelve-year-old sisters, Tessa and Megan, are found at the bottom of a ravine-dressed in matching pastel summer outfits, their small bodies broken from the fall-Detective Katie Scott is called to one of the most shocking and heartbreaking crime scenes of her career. Carefully picking through the fragile remains, Katie makes the first of many disturbing discoveries: the girls were not biological sisters. The youngest, Megan, is a DNA match to a kidnapping case years before. The tiny number burnt into her skin the mark of a terrifying killer intent on keeping count of his collection. Her PTSD from the army triggered, Katie is left reeling as she maps other missing children in the local area. Has this twisted soul found a way to stay nearby his victims? Could he be watching now as Katie hits one dead end after another? A wild storm building, matching a fiber found during the autopsy to a nearby boatyard is the break Katie needs. But when another girl goes missing, just as lightning strikes and the power goes out, Katie only has her instincts, her team and her service dog to rely on. As time runs out for Katie to finds the stolen child alive, who will become the next number on this monster's deadly list? Fans of Lisa Regan, Rachel Caine and Melinda Leigh, you better buckle-up for the ride of your life! BEWARE - this gripping crime thriller is guaranteed to keep you up all night! Everyone is talking about Jennifer Chase: 'THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS PUTTING THIS BOOK DOWN!!!!!... I was literally holding my breath... I HAD TO KNOW!!!!! As for the explosive ending? WOW definitely not what or who I was expecting.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars