Watch Over Me
Detectives Kane and Alton Book 28
D.K. Hood
262 pages
Bookouture
published December 16, 2025
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About the Book
It’s almost midnight as she steps onto the icy sidewalk. There isn’t a soul in sight, as the young woman hurries toward her car. She barely has time to take a breath before a strong hand grips her tightly and her world goes dark…
It’s Christmas in Black Rock Falls, and Sheriff Jenna Alton and Deputy David Kane are called to a local bar where school teacher Ellie McBride has stumbled in covered in bruises, saying she just escaped a kidnapping. Jenna is determined to catch the man, but as she watches the CCTV footage, something doesn’t add up. Why is Ellie missing from the recording? Did the kidnapper manipulate the footage to cover his tracks?
Days later, when a deadly message is written on the whiteboard in her classroom, it’s clear Ellie isn’t out of danger. This is personal. And Jenna must catch the man responsible. But, when social worker Laney Prescott is reported missing, the case is thrown on its head.
Jenna’s heart breaks when she visits Laney’s small cottage searching for clues only to find her lifeless body on the bedroom floor. But now Jenna is convinced there is a twisted monster in town, and she vows to hunt him down. But how are the two women connected? Jenna is running out of time to catch the killer.
And when heavy snow leaves the small town stranded, Jenna receives an emergency call from Ellie’s school. Ellie’s in trouble… can Jenna save the young woman before it’s too late, or will she pay the ultimate price?
If you love reading Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot, you will adore this truly addictive crime thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood.
My Review
A Christmas serial killer? Isn’t that on everyone’s Christmas list? Black Rock Fall is known as serial killer central, and Police Chief Jenna Alton is no stranger to high pressure cases and working under pressure. She along with her husband and the rest of the team are working against a deadline so no one else’s life is claimed as a killer is abducting seemingly unrelated women.
I like that amidst the case, we get a little family time with Alton and Kane. It balances the tension from the case.
Ellie the first attempted abductee gets free but there is some concern with Alton that she may somehow be a part of the wrong side of the case. I liked that twist that the team is working to prove or disprove that as they work their way through their leads.
In addition to battling a killer, the team battles a snowstorm. The tension is sky high and this one kept me guessing. Beth Katz, from the author’s other series, makes an appearance. And IYKYK with her cameo.
It was an enjoyable read and works well as a stand alone even though this is book 28 in the series. there is a lot of character development from book to book, if you like following that, but if you are there for the case, it works well on its own.
Definitely for fans of complex police procedurals or crime novels.
About the Author
D.K. Hood is THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and AMAZON bestselling author of the Detective Kane and Alton Series. Her spine chilling, fast-paced serial killer thrillers revolve around Sheriff Jenna Alton and her ex-special forces Deputy, Dave Kane. As the main characters fight crime, their secret pasts are never far away. Set in and around the fictional backwoods town of Black Rock Falls, Montana, known locally as Serial Killer Central, D.K.’s imagery takes the reader into the scenes with her. Given the title “Queen of Suspense” by her reviewers, D.K.’s writing style offers her readers a movie style, sizzling fast thrill ride.
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