Sing Her to Sleep
Detective Katie Scott Book 15
Jennifer Chase
Bookouture
340 pages
published February 16, 2026
About the book
She sings softly to calm her little girl as his heavy footsteps move away. She clutches her daughter’s hand tightly and breathes. They are safe now. Then she feels a sharp blow to her torso and everything dims to black…
Detective Katie Scott is enjoying a rare morning of peace when she is disturbed by reports of two bodies found at the local Pine Valley building site. Rushing over with her service dog Cisco, her blood turns to ice when she finds the skeletons of a parent and child, their hands intertwined, desperately clinging to each other. What kind of monster would do this?
Katie wastes no time pulling together her team and quickly identifies the victims by the matching silver bracelets on their wrists, each with half hearts. They are Meredith and Misty Collins, a mother and daughter who were reported missing twenty years ago. They vanished into thin air, but rumours swirled for years about the screams in the forest the night they disappeared.
Soon the case takes a shocking turn when Meredith’s husband is found dead the next day. Is the twisted serial killer hunting down possible witnesses one by one? And who is the shadowy figure who has been watching Katie’s home at night? With time running out, and those close to her keeping secrets about what happened at the Collins’ house all those years ago, can Katie stay one step ahead of the unhinged killer before another life is lost?
My Review
Katie is balancing the case with wondering if she is in danger. Always love when the ante is upped when things are personal. And they become even more personal as the investigation grows.
For those that love animals in books, you need to grab this one. Katie’s dog Cisco is an integral part of things. So not just for show. I love their bond and that he’s not just there for show. I also love that the series was based around Katie and Chad, but she’s been able to move on and forge a relationship with John. And at one particular moment in the book, she’s witnesses something that strengthens their bond. It’s these real life moments outside of the case that makes the characters so relatable.
The book moves quickly as it straddles being both a mystery and a police procedural. It’s tense and gripped me and I honestly had no idea who the killer was or why they killed.
Whether you’re reading your first book of the series and enjoying the case or this is another in a long line and you’re also loving the emotion in the book. you’ll come out satisfied.
About the author
Jennifer Chase is a multi award-winning and best-selling crime fiction author, as well as a consulting criminologist. Jennifer holds a bachelor degree in police forensics and a master’s degree in criminology & criminal justice. These academic pursuits developed out of her curiosity about the criminal mind as well as from her own experience with a violent psychopath, providing Jennifer with deep personal investment in every story she tells.
In addition, she holds certifications in serial crime and criminal profiling. She is an affiliate member of the International Association of Forensic Criminologists, and member of the International Thriller Writers.
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