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Blood roars in Josie’s ears as they circle the tree in the deep snow. A woman lies still on the freezing ground. The howling wind lifts the last of the snow clinging to her face, exposing her lovely features, frozen in forever sleep. Detective Josie Quinn is still recovering from the killing of a beloved member of her team when she and her husband Noah receive yet more devastating news. Close to her breaking point, Josie heads to a specialist trauma retreat, set in an isolated group of log cabins in the mountains of Pennsylvania. But fear is not far behind her. Josie’s five fellow patients all seem to be hiding secrets darker than just the problems that brought them there and a storm is gathering, with thick snow coming down fast, isolating the cabins from the world below. Then one morning, Meg Cleary disappears. Having spent years living in terror of a stalker, Meg had come to the retreat to try to piece her life back together. But now, her cabin is empty, no logs are burning in her fireplace, no tracks in the snow lead to or from her door. Quickly organizing a search, Josie’s worst fear is realized when she finds Meg’s body lying in the snow, the marks around her neck revealing that her death was no accident. And this is no normal case, as Josie is stranded without her team, a phone signal or any legal authority to investigate. When she discovers that someone has placed hidden cameras inside the retreat buildings, Josie’s terror grows with the knowledge that the murderer is among them. Then another patient goes missing. With their food supplies running low and no chance of escape, Josie knows that she is in the greatest danger of her life, and that she alone has a chance to identify the killer and save the rest of the group before it’s too late… A totally compelling and unputdownable crime thriller that will have you turning the pages late into the night, from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine. What readers are saying about Face Her Fear: ‘Wow!... Blown away with this one!... An amazing storyteller with a gripping storyline. The adventures just keep you guessing and at the edge of your seat (I might have had two really late nights reading - I just couldn't put it down!)’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, this one kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish! All the stars!... I couldn't put this book down.’ @daniereads87, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘As always, 5 enthusiastic stars… Rushes along at break-neck speed and the setting alone is enough to give you chills… There is suspense galore and you can’t put this down till the last bitterly cold page!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘May just be my favorite book this year. Lisa has outdone herself on this one… Ten stars. Absolutely loved it.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘For me, the best in the Josie Quinn series! Wow!... I loved every minute!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Lisa Regan does not disappoint, ever!... I read this one in less than 24 hours, it’s so good you’ll never want to put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Clear your schedule, grab some strong coffee, and prepare for an all-nighter!... Sucks you in from the first page and keeps you captive to the last word, keeping you on the edge of your seat all the while… Thank you Lisa for smashing another great read out of the ballpark!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Blew me away… I found myself holding my breath… An intense and emotional book that I absolutely loved.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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18 primary booksDetective Josie Quinn is a 18-book series with 21 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Lisa Regan.
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By this 19th instalment in the Josie Quinn police procedural series, Josie, our heroine, has gone through many traumata: The death of her ex-husband, the shooting of her grandmother, and the death of a colleague - things have amassed and despite being in therapy, Josie suffers from severe insomnia and now there's bad blood between her husband Noah over... something new!No wonder Josie follows her therapist's advice and goes on a retreat with a renowned trauma therapist in a remote, isolated location in the wilderness - what could possibly go wrong?!In a setting that reminded me of Agatha Christie's classic “And Then There Were None”, Josie faces her fear(s) when one of the other participants is murdered... A wild bear also makes an appearance and to top things off, a snowstorm suddenly starts and causes everyone to hole up together - a murderer among them!Without her team, Josie must not only work on her mental health but also find out who killed the victim. A very dense story unfolds brilliantly with a very interesting cast of characters, some chapters from Noah's perspective who involuntarily approaches the case from another angle, and breathtaking descriptions.Investigating without her team, without contact to anyone but the therapist and the other patients around, we get to spend a lot of time in Josie's head. Her thought processes are clever, a delight to read and mostly very plausible. At other times, the action happens at breakneck speed but Regan manages to always find a fitting pacing and blend from one state to the next.Even though the area Josie and the others are confined to is very small, Regan masterfully uses every nook and cranny to weave a strong and complex web about murder, guilt, abandonment, child abuse and much more. We dive deep into the past of most of those at the retreat and, of course, especially the much-bemoaned dead granny and the posthumously-sainted colleague take some room - the latter as a “ghost voice” in Josie's head and in the narration. This is reminiscent of the previous novel during which mourning the dead relegated the actual mystery to the lower ranks. Thankfully, it's by far less prevalent here.And while I hate the despicable abomination of a word, this novel for me was basically “unputdownable”. I'm still on sick leave after surgery, so I had ample time to read and this novel was devoured in six hours and 44 minutes.The usual niggle with these novels is that they contain about 85% actual content and the remaining 15% consist of advertisements for and excerpts from Regan's other novels. This is annoying and leads to the subtraction of one star from this unusual but very thrilling and satisfying read!Four out of five stars.Blog Facebook Twitter Mastodon Instagram Pinterest Medium Matrix TumblrCeterum censeo Putin esse delendam