Title: HER SILENT PRAYER
Publication Day: April 7th 2022
Author: M.M. Chouinard
Description:
“Help!” she screams, kicking as hard as she can against the closet door. But it’s nailed shut, and nobody can hear her. She drops to her knees and curls into a ball like she did as a little girl, praying someone will find her before it is too late…
When the body of single mother Melissa Rollins is found trapped inside a bedroom closet in her immaculate suburban home, Detective Jo Fournier races to the scene. The small town of Greenfern is sweltering in a heatwave, and Jo is horrified to find that Melissa’s heating was turned up to the max whilst she died of thirst. Who would kill a devoted mother in such a cruel way?
Searching the house for clues, Jo’s team discovers that the front door was locked from the inside. And with no sign of a break-in, they realise the killer must be someone Melissa knew. But everyone in the frame has an alibi…
As she delves deeper into the case, Jo uncovers a link between Melissa and a recent cold case: another single mother who was tied up and brutally murdered. Someone is on a mission to kill local mothers, and Jo knows they will claim their next victim soon.
But as temperatures continue to rise and the team works around the clock to stop a twisted killer, someone from Jo’s past catches up with her. They’re watching her family’s every move, and they will stop at nothing to get revenge… Can Jo save the people she loves and catch the killer before it’s too late?
From USA Today bestseller M.M. Chouinard, Her Silent Prayer is a completely addictive serial killer thriller that will not let you go until you turn the last heart-thumping page! Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Gregg Olsen.
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Review for 'Her Silent Prayer' by M.M Chouinard.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for M. M Chouinard, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous
Publication date 7th April 2022.
This is the second book I have read by this author. I have previously read 'The Vacation' which I highly recommend. It is also the fifth book in the 'Detective Jo Fournier' series but can be read as a standalone.
I was originally drawn to this book by its stunning eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. The synopsis stated that this book is 'Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Gregg Olsen.' I am a huge fan of all three of these amazing authors so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement. I am also a huge fan of M.M Chouinard and if this is half as good as 'The Vacation' it is sure to be a page turning read. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture. I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).
This novel consists a prologue and 83 chapters. The chapters are short to medium in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
This book is based in California, USA 🇺🇸
This book is written in third person perspective with the main protagonists being Detective Josette Fournier and Diana Montauk and an unsub. The benefits of third person perspective with are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing. It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out in anything.
'Her Silent Prayer' discusses some topics that may trigger some readers or may not be suitable for others. I like to point this out ahead of time in my reviews so you can judge if this book is for you or not. In this book M.M Chouinard discusses/includes child abuse.
WHAT did I just read!!!! WOW!!! I mean seriously Wow!! I am shocked that this is the only book I have read in what is promising to be an amazing series!! This has GOT to start with a MASSIVE WELL DONE MM Chouinard!!!!
Firstly let's start off with the writing style, etc!! This is an extremely well written book which had me hook line and sinker!!! It is so smoothly and beautifully written with vivid descriptions I completely forgot I was even reading a book a few times. The blurb, title and cover really fit the storyline.
As you can tell I LOVED the storyline. I found it to be realistic, very fast paced and I read it in a day. I loved the setting and atmosphere and just well... Everything!!! ThE plot throughout is rammed with suspense, mystery, lies, surprises, tension, romance and morals!!! What I loved about this book is that we get to see from not just one but two Killer's perspectives!!! It is unusual to have 2 killers on the go in one book let alone two serial Killer's!!! It is so multilayered it just keeps on giving and giving. The other thing that I love is that it really does make you think about what you would do if you were Jo, especially at the end. We all know that justice is not always served and the devastation that can cause. Anyway, I won't say anymore as I don't want to spoil it for future readers. I was intrigued to read at the end that this is not the first book where we meet Diana but her story begins in 'The Dancing Girls' so I am most definitely looking forward to reading that along with all of Michelle's previous and future books. I was shocked when the second killer was revealed as they hadn't even come into my thought process so a HUGE WELL done there as its getting harder and harder to shock me but you managed to do it!!!
Although this is the fifth book in the series I had would have had absolutely no problems reading it without the others. Any details or events that have previously happened are mentioned in just the right amount of detail to let a new reader know what has happened and yet not too much to bore a previous reader.
It is always worrying when starting a new series as you have no idea who the characters are. It is very important for me to bond with not only the lead protagonists but I find it important that I like the rest of the team involved too and I am pleased to say that I had nothing to worry about!!
I loved getting to know every single one of the characters and thought they were portrayed perfectly with great character development. They were all realistic with their own little quirks and I liked each one for different reasons, even Diana!! I was completely invested in them and am looking forward to meeting them all again. Well maybe not so much Lieutenant Hayes who I thought was a female dog 😂 but we can't love all characters or it would be a pretty boring read! I love how Jo isn't just a strong kick butt female lead but she also has a vulnerable side too. I absolutely loved Christine Lopez and her energy drink addiction 😂. Arnett also has a strong personality and I loved the sarcasm between himself, Christine and Jo. They make an absolutely perfect team and I cannot wait to meet them all again. I would also love to meet Diana again as the "relationship" between herself and Jo absolutely intrigues me and I'd love to see what else they can learn from each other (hint hunt 😉)
Congratulations Michelle on yet another explosive success!!! I cannot wait to read more of what promises to be an explosive series. Here's to many more successes 🥂!!!
Clear your schedules before picking this up as you will not be able to put it down!!! "
Overall an absolutely page turning, thought provoking must read that will leave you wanting more!!!
Genres covered in this novel include Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Fiction, Crime Fiction, Police Procedural and Mystery amongst others.
I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Sheryl Browne, Shalini Boland, Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware, Gillian Flynn, Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Gregg Olsen and anyone looking for an explosive page turner!!!
394 pages.
This book is just £1.99 to purchase on kindle via Amazon (at time of review) which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio:
M.M. Chouinard is the author of the Detective Jo Fournier mystery thrillers, and the standalone mystery thriller The Vacation. Her first fiction story was published in her local paper when she was eight, and she fell in love with Agatha Christie novels not long after. While pursuing a Ph.D in psychology and helping to found the first U.S. research university of the new millenium, the stories kept rattling around inside her skull, demanding to come out. For sanity's sake, she released them.
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