Title: Black Orchid Girls (Detective Amanda Steele 4) by Carolyn Arnold
Date Published: 10th February 2022
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: Police Procedural
Description:
The first rays of sun filter through the tall trees, casting a faint light on the girl lying at the water's edge. Her tears have frozen on her pale face, a black orchid rests against her cold white skin.
When hikers find the body of a beautiful young girl on the banks of the Potomac River, Detective Amanda Steele is shaken and confused. What is the significance of the delicate flower resting on the girl's torso? A sign of affection, or a twisted killer's calling card?
The girl is Chloe Somner, a local nineteen-year-old ecology student well-known to the park rangers and loved by all her classmates. Searching Chloe's home, Amanda can't work out who could have tempted her to the water in the early hours of the morning, but a long night hunting through cold cases gives her a possible lead: twenty years ago another local girl was murdered, a red rose left on her body. But why would this killer strike again now?
Focused on the past, the last thing Amanda expects is the news that Chloe's roommate has been found dead, another black orchid left. Terrified that more innocent victims will follow, can Amanda uncover the significance of the flowers and stop this cold-hearted killer before he returns for the next orchid girl…?
A totally compulsive crime thriller! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
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Review:
I want to thank Bookouture for providing me with a copy of Black Orchid Girls in exchange for an honest review.
This is the fourth book in the Amanda Steele series. While it can be read as a standalone, I would highly recommend you read at least the previous book, The Silent Witness, as some of the story carries over.
A young woman turns up naked on the bank of a river, black orchid placed on her. Amanda and her partner Trent are immediately called in to this baffling case. Frustrations rise as they can't figure out why the young woman was targeted. A second body shows up posed in exactly the same way. Is there a serial killer on the loose?
What an utterly gripping book this was! I've been in a bit of a reading slump the last couple of weeks, but Black Orchid Girls got me out of it.
As with the other books in the series, Black Orchid Girls is packed with tension and plenty of twists and turns along the way.
Amanda is really growing on me. In the first book I read from this series, I found her a bit standoffish and harsh, but now I feel she's softening a bit around the edges. Also, I felt there was a hint of romance in this book, which I, for one, am looking forward to seeing where that's heading.
Black Orchid Girls is a fast-paced and absorbing crime thriller that has left me looking forward to seeing more from these characters.
About The Author:
Carolyn Arnold was born in a small Canadian town and enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big city. Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive imagination insists that she tell her stories. Her intention is to touch the hearts of millions with her books, to entertain, inspire, and empower. As an international bestselling and award-winning author, she has several continuing fiction series, including her popular Detective Madison Knight series. She offers readers nearly three dozen published books in genres ranging from crime thrillers and hard-boiled mysteries to cozy mysteries and action adventures. She currently lives north of London, Ontario, with her husband and two beagles.
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