Bone Lake
Stacy Green
270 pages
Bookouture
published December 18, 2023
About the book
Broken flowers drift on the foggy surface of the water. All is quiet, until the squad of police cruisers race up to the grand house that stands alone on the lakeside. Two girls lie inside, their bodies broken and still forever…
When Special Agent Nikki Hunt is called to a home on Bone Lake, she is devastated to find blood all over the floor and two young women who clearly fought for their lives. But the viciousness of the scene isn’t the only thing that strikes Nikki. The house was the scene of another murder twenty years ago. The killer was never caught. Is this a terrible coincidence, or have they struck again?
Nikki’s team quickly identify the girls from their belongings in the bedrooms upstairs. They had a party the night they were killed, and Nikki realizes that one attendee, their friend Alexia, is missing…
Desperate to find Alexia, Nikki soon discovers that the only survivor of the original massacre, Matt Kline, still owns the house. She is instantly suspicious of him. But he claims he rents it out and hasn’t been there for years, and as Nikki looks into his dark eyes she sees her own terrible past.
With time running out, Nikki and her team dig into Alexia’s life, and find out she was fascinated with the original Bone Lake case. Amongst her things, they find notebook after notebook about serial killers. Then Nikki is shocked to learn that Alexia was having a relationship with Matt. Has Nikki make a terrible mistake trusting a fellow survivor? And can she get the truth out of him, and find Alexia alive, before it’s too late?
You’ll be glued to the pages of this heart-racing new thriller in the Nikki Hunt series. Fans of Lisa Regan, Mary Burton and Kendra Elliot will be gripped by the twists in this incredible read.
My Review
One of the things I love most about this series is the struggles Nikki has overcome and the family she has built. I would never have guessed that a book that is very light on her personal life and family could be one of my favorites. But this one is unique and has her investigating an old case that his similarities to her past. Throw in a potential podcast and I was won over.
Nikki is a strong female character that doesn’t have a problem going a little rogue to find justice. Normally she ends up paying dearly for it, but she goes all out investigating a case and worries about the fallout after it happens. I like that book 8 found a clever way to make it personal for Nikki. I always think that adds a layer of complexity to a police procedural. And instead of putting someone close to Nikki in harm’s way, this one has her sympathizing with a suspect over a common past.
I appreciated the time sensitivity of their case and how the current case tied into the past case. This had the potential to go awry but the author does a good job of intertwining the cases and leaving no dangling strings. While I had no idea why, I thought there was only one potential bad guy, but that did not take away any enjoyment from the read. And I was so glad to read either in the acknowledgements or social media that book nine is a go. I really look forward to each new book in the series. I’ve been lucky enough to start this one from the beginning. And while it can be a stand alone, I think Nikki’s struggles and growth in each of the books is a reason I like the series so much and highly recommend you pick up the entire series.
About the author
Stacy Green is a USA Today best-selling author of more than a dozen mysteries and thrillers. Her books include the award-winning Lucy Kendall series, the Cage Foster series, and the USA Today best-selling Nikki Hunt series. Stacy has bachelor’s degrees in Journalism/Mass Communication and Sociology from Drake University. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and Mystery Writers of America.
Stacy lives in Iowa with her husband, daughter, and fur babies. Find her on stacygreenauthor.com or www.facebook.com/
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