Synopsis

A breath of warm air lifts the canvas opening of the tent to reveal a carpet of crimson petals within. Two bodies lie side by side. Mother and daughter are achingly beautiful in the glow of the twinkling fairy lights above, but their cold blue lips have whispered their last “I love you…”

As a heatwave chokes the small town of Denton, Maxine and Haven Barnes are discovered dead at a local festival, blood-red camellias pressed into their once-clammy skin. Detective Josie Quinn races through the crowds to attend the scene, horrified that something so disturbing could happen at a family event. Maxine was known to the police for issues with her abusive husband, but the trail ends there.

Hours later, a call rocks Josie to her core: another mother and teenage daughter are missing, with the same rare flowers left on their doorstep. And just when the stakes couldn’t get any higher, the missing women are linked to the most challenging member of Josie’s team, Detective Kyle Turner. He had a secret family he’s kept hidden from them all, and now their lives are in danger…

Clock ticking, it will take everything Josie has to break down the walls Turner put up to protect himself and the people he loves. But when tracing the flowers back to their origins has the killer within her grasp, a truth much closer to home reveals itself. And with it, more danger than anyone could have imagined. Can Josie bring this monster to justice before any more precious lives are taken?

Praise

“Absolutely unputdownable—I was up into the wee small hours! Lisa Regan has done it again… I told myself “just one more chapter” and before I knew it, I was reading into the wee small hours because I simply could not put it down… pulled the rug out from under me… gripping, emotional and packed with twists.”
—Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I started reading this and could not put it down. I missed my bedtime by three hours, AND it was a work night… gripping… I had that delicious ohhhhhh moment… I LOVE it.”
—Calbooklover, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Wow!… starts with a bang and just never lets up… twists are relentless! A rollercoaster ride for sure… had me flipping pages nonstop. Huge 5 stars.”
—NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Spine-tingling goosebumps… my new favourite… one hell of a page-turner… break-neck speed with more twists and turns than a Waltzer… you truly don’t know what you are missing.”
—Book Review Cake Maker, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Wow!… a totally gripping page-turner!… amazing… keeps you on the edge of your seat… I loved every minute!”
—Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Gripping… I devoured in less than 24 hours… once I start a Lisa Regan book, I’m not stopping… binge-worthy.”
—Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“*CRACK* That is the sound of Lisa Regan hitting it out of the ballpark… thrilling and gripping… This book had it all.”
—Openbook Posts, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Absolutely heart-thumping… will grab you on page one and not let go… you won’t want to put it down… Five gold stars all the way!”
—Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“WOW!… I started reading and could not put it down!… heart-stopping.”
—Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“There are not enough stars possible for this… head-spinning twists… unputdownable… had me reading long past my bedtime.”
—Leawilsonreynolds, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️