This was a great mystery surrounding multiple deaths of people who don't seem to know each other, but they are murdered the same way. There were plenty of heart-pounding moments. I really enjoyed finding out whodunit in this one.
Red poppies covered the body when Matt Costa and Kara Quinn from the FBI mobile unit were dispatched. Then a second body is found, killed in the same way, on the opposite side of the country. Detective Kara Quinn in Oregon and Special Agent Matt Costa in Virginia compare notes and try to find the connection. Finding Riley Pierce, James' best friend, is pivotal to the investigation. She knows every victim. She was raised not to trust the police. Can they convince her to tell them everything she knows about Havenwood and who the killer might be?
I absolutely love this series. Matt Costa is such an incredible character that seems to grow throughout the series. Kara Quinn is also a great addition to these books. Alison does such an amazing job at explaining the scene that the reader really feels like they are there. I hope this series continues. I think there are more stories to tell.
No matter how far you run, some pasts never let you go…
Two people were murdered—at the exact same time, in the same gruesome manner, bodies covered in the same red poppies…but on opposite sides of the country.
With Detective Kara Quinn investigating in Oregon and Special Agent Matt Costa in Virginia, the Mobile Response Team digs deep to uncover more about each victim. What is the link between the two, and why were they targeted?
Yet their search unearths more questions than answers—until they meet Riley Pierce, the only person still alive who might be able to help them find the killers.
Soon, it becomes clear this case is nothing like they’ve seen before as their investigation leads them to the hallowed grounds of Havenwood—an eerily beautiful place rooted in a terrifying past.
As more bodies turn up, all tied to the same community, Kara and Matt are desperate to piece the puzzle together before Havenwood’s leader sacrifices everything to keep her secrets buried.