Detective Amanda Steele #9
by Carolyn Arnold
Published: October 17, 2023
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: Hard-Boiled, Mystery, Crime Thrillers, Police Procedural, Organized Crime Thrillers, Serial Killer Thrillers, Murder Thrillers
Blurb:
The glow from the fireplace throws an eerie light over the woman’s carefully arranged body, her lifeless eyes reflecting the flames that slowly burn the evidence of who did this to her…
When Detective Amanda Steele is called to the brutal murder scene of successful local author Felicity Kelley, her blood runs cold. Because Amanda not only knew the victim, but was the last person Felicity called moments before she was murdered. Plagued with guilt that she never answered, Amanda is left wondering whether she could have prevented the murder, and vows to catch the killer, no matter what.
Desperately searching the crime scene for clues, Amanda is shocked when she discovers a Queen of Hearts playing card, suggesting the murder could be an imitation of a scene from Felicity’s bestselling crime novel. Terrified that she is dealing with a crazed fan who could strike again, Amanda’s worst fears are confirmed when another innocent woman is viciously murdered, with the same chilling calling card left behind.
But when Amanda connects the murders with a cold case from fifteen years ago, a case that Felicity appears to have been researching for her next novel, she is forced to question if the killer’s motive is even more sinister than she first suspected. But the closer Amanda gets to unearthing this motive, the closer she gets to becoming the next victim…
A completely pulse-pounding and unputdownable crime thriller, perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
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My Review:
Her Last Words is the ninth book in the Detective Amanda Steele Series by Carolyn Arnold. And like all the books before it Her Last Words drew me in from the first page. I couldn’t take my eyes off the page as Detective Amanda Steele was on her way home from a vacation with her family when she received a call from a friend. But she doesn’t answer. Believing whatever it is can wait until tomorrow.
Later after she is home she calls her friend back the next day but it is not her friend who answers, no it is someone calling from the crime scene informing Amanda that her friend had been murdered. Amanda races to the crime scene with her partner Detective Trent Stenson.
Amanda feels really bad that she didn’t call her friend back immediately. She wonders if she had called her back could it have saved her life? Amanda’s friend is author Felicity Kelley. After combing through the crime scene Amanda wonders if Felicity’s death could have anything to do with her latest book.
After extensive investigating into the case, Amanda discovers that Felicity’s book was based on a cold case from many years ago. Was Felicity getting close to solving the cold case while writing her novel? Was she getting close to revealing who the killer was? Was the killer trying to prevent the truth from coming out by murdering Felicity? Well, that is exactly what Amanda intends to find out.
The story gets more intense when more bodies turn up. The suspense and the twists just keep on piling up just like the bodies. Carolyn Arnold knows how to write a story that keeps you coming back for more. She knows how to keep the reader interested and not able to turn the pages as fast as they would like.
I highly recommend Her Last Words to all mystery fans! Grab a copy of Her Last Words today!
Be sure and check out all the books in the Detective Amanda Steele Series
The Little Grave #1
Stolen Daughters #2
The Silent Witness #3
Black Orchid Girls #4
Her Frozen Cry #5
Last Seen Alive #6
Her Final Breath #7
Taken Girls #8
Her Last Words #9
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