© ✰ Bianca ✰
• 28 March 2023
• romantic psychological thriller
• standalone
From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes the twisted
story of one detective’s pursuit of a serial killer who’s taunting her…and the
familiar connection between them that’s haunting her.
When Sienna Walker is nearly fired from the NYPD, the last thing she
expects is a second chance in the one place she vowed never to return to. But
she can’t afford to turn down the job offer, even if a painful familial past
and a broken engagement hardly make Reno, Nevada, home sweet home.
It’s made even less sweet by Sienna’s first case—a serial killer with a
curious fixation on her. Along with his victims, the killer leaves perplexing
clues and chilling journal entries addressed to Sienna detailing the murders he
claims his mother committed. The case continues to get personal when her
ex-fiancé is called out by the killer as well. Whoever’s behind the diabolical
murders, Sienna can only be sure of one thing…it’s someone close to home.
As the
twisted truth forces Sienna to face her complicated feelings, she learns that
no matter how far you run from your past, it always catches up to you in the
end.
Sienna + Gavin
Sienna got into a bit of trouble as a NYPD detective - that's why they sent her off to a new job in Reno - of all places. Her home town.
She left the trailer park as soon as school was done more than ten years ago.
And now she's back. Back with all those memories about her horrible family life and about the boy that got away - or rather the boy who left her at the altar without a word.
And there might also be a serial killer on the loose - with connections to her?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO SIENNA + GAVIN?
WILL THERE BE A HEA?
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ☺
Another thrillery mystery thingy from Mia. And I loved it!
I could see this all so clearly in my mind - like I was watching a cop show on TV.
We get the adorable second chance love story part. And we get a mysterious serial killer. Lots of detecting to do. Falling back in love to do.
I really enjoyed this story.
There are those readers who immediately guess or notice the bad guy and what is what. I'm usually not one of those people. And I'm proud to say I was one at least halfway this time. LOL.
I figured out the who really soon but I didn't know how and why and what until much later.
I really loved this book. It was mysterious. Exciting. Romantic. Heartbreaking. Sad. Scary. We had lots of detecting and guessing and riddle-solving to do. I enjoyed reading this. I even cried a bit!
I would so love to watch it on TV - as a movie or a series.
Sienna and the others were all really great and interesting. I wouldn't mind getting a (book) series with these people.
A fun fact you'll notice. The Reno PD seems to be run by lady cops! I loved that. Sienna, her partner Kat and their boss Ingrid. Go Girls!
BAD MOTHER was a mysterious and scary and heartbreaking Reno-Cop-Show-Psycho-Thriller-Serial-Killer-Romantic-Second-Chance-Love-Story thingy?! LOL! GO READ IT!
Tiny little complaint - not really a complaint - just something that bothered me a bit. Or bothers me in Mia's suspensy books. Just like in the last books she again uses the word CRIMINALISTS way too many times. Before reading Mia's previous suspense books I had never heard the word. On TV we only get words like CRIME SCENE PEOPLE. CSI. FORENSIC GUYS et cetera. Those might not always be the correct terms for whatever those people's jobs are, but we are used to those words! I googled criminalist and of course it's a real word and a real job. But I just wish that Mia wouldn't use it THIRTY TWO TIMES in one book! Change it up a bit - even if it's not the totally correct job title - just say CRIME SCENE PEOPLE please! 😁
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Mia Sheridan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. Her passion is weaving true love stories about people destined to be together. Mia lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband. They have four children here on earth and one in heaven.
