Her Dying Secret - Lisa Regan

 Her Dying Secret - Lisa Regan

Pub. Date: May 14, 2024

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This  is the twentieth in the Detective Josie Quinn series and I have read all of them.  Needless to say, I like this series and look forward to each new installment.  Typically, I stay up late to finish each one because I can’t put them down! Josie has an interesting backstory and the author does a good job filling in that information so that these books do work as standalones.   

In this case, Josie is called out to what turns out to be not a routine traffic accident fatality.  The deceased, a passenger in the car, was stabbed prior to the accident and she clutches a child’s drawing in her hand, with the word “help” written on the back.  The driver, who claims she remembers nothing about what led up to the accident, also shows signs of having been attacked.  With the possibility of a child at risk, Josie and her team work diligently to uncover the mystery and find the child. 

I always enjoy revisiting the repeating characters in Josie’s life…except for a character introduced in the last book, a new member of Josie’s team (I’m waiting for him to have his comeuppance!) Despite having had many travails in her life, Josie is a strong, capable, likable, although vulnerable,  female protagonist. The fast paced mysterious plot has twists and turns; I spent the first half of the book wondering what the heck was going on it was so baffling.  

If you like well written, character driver police procedurals/thrillers, check out this book/series.  

Thanks to #NetGalley and @bookouture for the DRC.