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A Trace of Death (A Keri Locke Mystery--Book #1)
“A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go.”
--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)
From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense.
Keri Locke, Missing Persons Detective in the Homicide division of the LAPD, remains haunted by the abduction of her own daughter, years before, never found. Still obsessed with finding her, Keri buries her grief the only way she knows how: by throwing herself into the cases of missing persons in Los Angeles.
A routine phone call from a worried mother of a high-schooler, only two hours missing, should be ignored. Yet something about the mother’s voice strikes a chord, and Keri decides to investigate.
What she finds shocks her. The missing daughter—of a prominent senator—was hiding secrets no one knew. When all evidence points to a runaway, Keri is ordered off the case. And yet, despite pressure from her superiors, from the media, despite all trails going cold, the brilliant and obsessed Keri refuses to let it go. She knows she has but 48 hours if she has any chance of bringing this girl back alive.
A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, A TRACE OF DEATH marks the debut of a riveting new series—and a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
Book #2 in the Keri Locke series is also now available!
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Reviews
Fast moving intrigue. Familiar plot with good characters that make it different. A negative is the impulse factor of a very smart woman otherwise. I groaned quite a few times at the antics.
By Justasaying
I found this novel randomly scrolling to find something to read. This one had me hooked from the very beginning. Each chapter leaving you on the edge of your seat.
By mgeeeezy
This book was absolutely amazing but wouldn’t recommend for kids under 13 it kept me on the edge and I stayed up some days up to 5am reading it was astonishingly good would recommend to people who like suspense horror etcetera.
By ✂️🧮✒️🖌️🖊️📌📐🖇️
Keri Locke is an LAPD rookie detective. She offers from PTSD after her daughter was abducted. There are no leads as to who the abductor might be. Now she is working a case of an abduction of a teenaged girl who just happens to be a Senator’s daughter. She works the case all the while seeing her daughter’s face! Did the Senator’s daughter run away or was this a real abduction? Even the girl’s father thinks she just ran off! Great characters, good plot.
By Brenda622
it was decent.
By UnCoolJ