Remember Her Name
Lisa Regan
423 pages
Bookouture
published September 17, 2024
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About the book
Her heart stutters as she draws closer. A woman’s fingertips curl over the boat’s edge. Dark crimson blood clashes with the faded blue peeling paint beneath. They’re too late, the beautiful woman within has been dead for some time…
Detective Josie Quinn lifts the baby from the pram, holding her close and gently soothing her. Josie scours the scene for the sweet little girl’s mother, but the park is deserted. Glancing down, something catches her eye. Nestled amongst the child’s soft pink blankets is a polaroid photo, the corner smudged with blood.
The search for Cleo Tate has Josie and her team in a chokehold; the abandoned newborn needs her mother, and every second counts now lab results show the blood belongs to her. The blurred photo of a body of water is Josie’s only lead. But what does it mean? And where was it taken? The answer is just within reach, but with Cleo’s husband lying about his movements that day, Josie can’t see it. Then it finally clicks: Cold Heart Creek, a crime scene from Josie’s past that she will never forget. Josie is terrified by what she finds there: Cleo’s body, cold as ice, with a second photo of a new location.
A twisted killer is playing a devilish game. And when Josie finds a second innocent victim at the site of a different case she solved, she begins to suspect that she herself is at the very heart of it. But why? As more bodies and more photos follow, Josie must dig deep into the secrets and mistakes of her past to get one step ahead.
The link between these women is key to cracking the case. Someone wants revenge, and won’t stop until their story is told, and no one involved is left breathing. Can Josie stop them before any more precious lives are taken? And just what will it cost her?
My Review
This series never disappoints. I love the balance with the case and Josie’s personal life and I love that in this one the case kinda parallels what is going on in her life. Josie and Noah are trying to move forward and adopt a child. This one starts with a dead woman next to a stroller with a baby. It gives Josie a moment to pause on the enormity of the change she is embarking on and a chance to reflect on how far she has come as it has ties to her first case when she was a rookie. A clever circle that provides even more depth and growth to a long standing character.
Not that I ever suspected anything else, but we get to slowly see more of Turner and what makes him tick. Of course he is still annoying the team. Him paying them for his insults. Gretchyn’s nickname for him. (I giggle every time.) He will never replace Mettner. That one still hurts, but I can see where he might eventually find his place on the team. And I have to admit he is growing on me. The glimpses of seeing inside him is doing its job. But again, I will always be team Mettner.
The book drew me in from the start and never let me go. It has a great pace along with a case that kept me guessing There were a couple of twists that upped the intensity and character growth of the team along with seeing Josie’s family again. This series is really more than just a police procedural series. The depth of characters with their insecurities makes them relatable and makes me want more at the end of every book. A well constructed team that provides balance as they work on their cases. Even when there is a wrench in the dynamics.
Even though this is book 21 (!) in the series, you can read this without being caught up. But I need to add that you’ll be missing so much if you don’t pick them all up. Is it too soon to be asking when book 22 will be out?
About the author
Lisa Regan is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series. Lisa is a member of Sisters In Crime, International Thriller Writers, and Mystery Writers of America. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the U.S. with her husband, daughter, and Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip.
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