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[New post] The Girls In The Fire by Dea Poirier @bookouture @deapoirierbooks #BooksOnTour #BookReview
Ljwrites85 posted: " Title: The Girls In The Fire by Dea Poirier Date Published: 4th March 2022 Publisher: Bookouture Genre: Police Procedural Description: Harlow looked down at a photo of her victim and couldn't reconcile it with the body found by the l"
Harlow looked down at a photo of her victim and couldn't reconcile it with the body found by the lake. Here was a young and carefree woman, gazing at the camera with her striking emerald green eyes, her long black hair waving in the breeze. But within an instant her future had been extinguished. Harlow had to find out why.
When the remains of a young woman are discovered on the edge of Saranac Lake in upstate New York, local law enforcement immediately call Detective Harlow Durant. When she arrives at the scene, she instantly knows this case will get under her skin. Lying just beyond the picturesque lake popular with families are the remains of a victim who has seemingly been burned to death. With very little evidence remaining, Harlow begins scouring missing persons reports.
The victim is identified as twenty-six-year-old Ellie Gordon—a fun-loving young woman who worked in the bookstore and enjoyed going out with friends. When her mother comes to ID the body, she reports her daughter's gold crucifix missing and the hunt begins to locate it and any potential DNA evidence. But as Harlow starts to piece Ellie's last movements together, another body is found. The victim was killed in exactly the same way and worked with Ellie.
Witness statements identify a local man who was obsessed with both women and when Harlow sees video evidence of him pawning the gold necklace, she thinks she has her man. But when he too winds up dead, Harlow has to start over. The only other link to the women is Gavin Croswell, one of the most powerful men in the town. But with a whole host of alibis, pinning the murders on him is almost impossible.
With time running out to find the killer before another woman loses her life, the case soon becomes personal when Harlow's car is violently run off the road. Someone wants to warn her off the case and they will use anything they can to threaten her. Even if it means exposing her own dark secret.
Can Harlow confront her demons to save another innocent life from being lost? And just how much is she prepared to sacrifice?
An absolutely addictive serial killer thriller perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, and Robert Dugoni's Tracy Crosswhite series.
I want to thank Bookouture for providing me a copy of the girls in the fire in exchange for an honest review.
This is the second book in the Detective Harlow Durant and while it can be read as a standalone, I would highly recommend reading the first to get a better understanding for the characters.
The girls in the fire is a gripping and gritty novel that had me flying through those pages.
Not one but two killers are terrorising the small town on the edge of Saranac Lake. Harlow and Lucas are tasked with finding a particularly sadistic killer who is lighting women on fire.
The story is told mostly from Harlow's point of view, dealing with the case in the present, but there are also chapters woven throughout with her experiences living with her serial killer father and what really happened back then.
I enjoyed watching Harlow and Lucas's friendship grow. Harlow is still the same, run when things get tough person, but I can see the trust growing between the pair and their easy banter together made for some light moments during the story.
Like the first book in the series, there are still some questions that need answering leading nicely into the next book, which I can't wait to read!
The girls in the fire is an addictive read and is a must if you loved flawed detectives and puzzling mysteries.
About The Author:
Author Dea (D.H) Poirier is the author of NEXT GIRL TO DIE, which hit #1 in the Amazon charts. She was raised in Edmond, Oklahoma, where she got her start writing in creative writing courses. She attended The University of Central Oklahoma for Computer Science and Political Science. Later, she spent time living on both coasts, and traveling the United States, before finally putting down roots in Central Florida. She now resides somewhere between Disney and the swamp. She spends her days at her day job as a President of Digital Marketing, and her nights writing manuscripts.
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