Book Description:
Stumbling through the pitch-black forest, twigs scratching her bare feet, she sobs as she imagines her children crying for their mommy to put them to bed. By now everyone will know she is missing. Please, please let me find the way home. Before he comes back. As Agent Nadine Finch rushes to investigate the murder of newlywed Nikki Darnell in Ocala National Forest, Florida, fear floods her body. She swore she’d never set foot here again, not since the case fifteen years ago which tore her life apart. But taking in the triangular cuts scarring Nikki’s perfect pale skin, she knows she must put her own traumatic past aside to find justice for Nikki’s inconsolable husband. Discovering water in Nikki’s lungs, and certain the triangular wounds were made by arrowheads, Nadine must convince her team of her terrifying theory: that Nikki was hunted down and drowned before being left for them to find. But what monster would do such a thing? And why? Then another woman, a mother of two, is discovered in the woods, tell-tale arrow marks all over her body. Recognizing the victim as a local waitress, Nadine fears the killer has started attacking women known to her. And the moment she traces the arrow heads to a nearby outdoors store, her own partner disappears. Frantic, Nadine follows the trail to a lonely cabin deep in the Florida wetlands where she finally learns the heart-stopping truth. To save one of her own, she must confront a deadly hunter obsessed with the case that’s haunted her whole career. Will Nadine have to make the ultimate sacrifice to stop him taking more innocent lives? Jaw-dropping, packed with twists and turns, and impossible to put down until you reach the final page. Fans of Robert Dugoni, Lisa Gardner and Rachel Caine will be totally addicted to The Hunted Girls.
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Review for 'The Hunted Girls' by Jenna Kernan.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Jenna Kernan, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous.
Publication date 25th May 2021.
This is the first book I have read by this author. It is also the second book in the 'Agent Nadine Finch' series. Although this is the second book in the series it can be read as a standalone.
I was originally drawn to this book by its colourful and interesting eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. It also stated in the synopsis that 'Fans of Robert Dugoni, Lisa Gardner and Rachel Caine will be totally addicted to The Hunted Girls' . I am a huge fan of Lisa Gardner so am looking forward to see if it lives up to this. 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 of a prologue and 32 chapters. The chapters are 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 Florida, USA 🇺🇸.
This book is written in third person perspective with the main protagonist being Agent Nadine Finch. The benefits of third person perspective with multiple protagonists 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.
Wow!! What a non stop action packed page turner!! Fantastically written with vivid descriptions that really put you in the storyline. The synopsis, title and civet worked perfectly with the plot.
Although this is the second book in the series it can be easily read as a standalone. Any previous events from the first book thar are related are explained in just the right amount of detail, not too much to bore readers of the first book with duplicate details and just enough to give readers if just this book the right amount of information needed. The plot itself is intriguing and filled with heart in your mouth in the edge of your seat moments. Several times I realised I was holding my breath and biting my nails. This book has everything you could want in a crime novel!! It was filled with crime, mystery, murder, secrets, romance, friendship and several messed up family members with one sick killer. I was completely absorbed from page one until the explosive ending. I cannot wait to not only read the rest of this promising series but the previous book too. I never did work out who the killer was so a huge well done Jenna as its getting harder and harder to shock me!!
It is always worrying when starting a new series as you have no idea who the characters are and what they are like. It is very important for me to bond with not only the lead protagonists but also the rest of the team. My worries were completely unfounded as I absolutely loved each member of this very unique team. I absolutely LOVE the fact that this team isn't your typical sort of team and each had family members who had murdered someone. They were all strong and well developed characters and I am definitely looking forward to meeting them all again. The team dynamics were fantastic and they all worked well together. I actually liked each team member as much as the protagonists which is unusual for me but I really felt like I got to know each one of them, extra points definitely go to Jack-Jack, Molly and Muffin (the fact thay the team are all animal lovers also have them all bonus points!!!).
Congratulations Jenna on making my favourite authors list. I cannot wait to read your next books!!!
Overall a heart stopping, page turning must read crime thriller that will suck you in from start to finish.
Genres covered in this book include Suspense and Police Procedural amongst others.
I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Angela Marsons, Carol Wyer, Lisa Gardner, M. J Arlidge and PJ Tracy.
418 pages.
This book is just £1.99 to purchase on kindle via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio:
Publishers Weekly bestselling author Jenna Kernan is a two-time RITA nominee and winner of the Book Buyers’ Best award. Prior to signing with Bookouture, she published over thirty novels including her popular APACHE PROTECTOR series, and is a member of numerous writing groups, including International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Florida Mystery Writers and Novelists, Inc. and frequently attends conferences on police procedure at the Writers Police Academy and MurderCon. Jenna currently lives on Florida’s Gulf Coast with her husband. A natural redhead, she has recently increased her sunblock to SPF 50.
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