I had not read the prior books in this series but this one was able to stand alone. . This was a quick fun read. The protagonist is a female fbi agent whose father is a serial killer. She has some serious baggage including with her partner/ ex lover. I look forward to getting the prior books now. Hopefully the author will also continue the series.

The third book in the Detective Jess Bishop series by Kierney Scott. In this latest book, FBI Agent Jess Bishop investigates a series of apparent suicides at a prestigious boarding school.

While the case Jess investigates is a standalone story, I recommend reading the previous books in the series to better understand the backstory of Jess and the other characters. Jess is a troubled FBI agent with a past she would rather others not know about. She is smart, independent, headstrong, and good a solving difficult cases.

In this book, Jess ends up investigating a series of deaths that have a connection to a coworker. While Jess is the main character, there are other interesting characters on her investigative team. Each of the characters has a distinct personality. I've read the previous two books, and find with each book that the characters become better developed. I would like to learn more about some of them, and as the series continues, I expect for this to happen.

An action-packed mystery. Good for fans of crime thrillers. Suspenseful, intriguing, and complex.

I received a free eARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Call me strange but I like police officers with a certain background. They make a much more interesting character and I loved Jess straight from the start.

I totally understood the mixed emotions she felt and it made her very human. She is fierce and follows her heart. She wants the best for everyone, but seems to forget about herself.

Yesterday evening I had to read the last 20% and I often read late at night, but this one felt so creepy that I kept hearing things outside. Of course pure imagination due to the suspense, but it made the story even more real.

I absolutely loved this book and I always had the feeling that strange things happen in those rich boys schools. They really are the perfect setting for it and people with money means people with high level jobs who know how to hide what they want to keep hidden.

The only thing that disappointed me a bit was the ending. I felt it was a bit rushed and would have loved to have a more detailed explanation. I still have some questions running around in my mind, but maybe some will be answered in the next part.

This was my first book by this author and I regret that I did not read the previous parts, but from now on I will keep my eye on the ball euh book. 😉 5 stars

Thank you, Kierney Scott, Bookouture and Netgalley.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the eARC.

The prologue immediately pulled me into the story as a stranger stabs a high school girl on a train platform. However, I was really confused as to the point of this since it didn't fit into the storyline right away (since this is book 3 in the series, this was a reference from one of the others books that I didn't read).

However, once the story started with Special Agent Jess Bishop having casual sex in an alley with a stranger to numb as the only way to numb the pain of wounds that she has sustained, I immediately wanted to know what in the world happened to her to get to that point. Following this encounter, Jess is called by her boss Janine while she's on administrative leave to check on her nephew Levi at his prestigious boarding school after getting a strange call earlier in the evening. After looking around the boarding school, Jess discovers Levi hanged in the showers...and as she begins to question the house mother, Jess is made aware that this is the fifth suicide of the school year.

This book was a page turner that I could not put down. Every time we learned more information about these "suicides", the story just kept getting darker and darker. Since I didn't read the previous books, I was unaware of how Jess sustained her injuries and why she was on administrative leave in the first place, but as the story proceeds, the ghosts of her past are made clear.

Such a great read!

Will edit on 20 April 2019 when I post my full review for the blog tour.

Received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is the third book in a series. In the begining you’re gonna be a bit confused, but it’s explained later so reading it as a stand alone is no problem. This is a very quick read and pretty straight forward. It draws you in in the beginning but doesn’t really pick up until halfway through. Sadly there were no twists and turn, it’s something that been done again and again before. If you’re gonna do a book with this kind of storyline please have something unexpected. It’s well written, but there are no surprises. That said, if you’re looking for something to read on a Friday night (or any other night) this is perfect for it.

Catch Your Death is the third novel in the FBI Special Agent Jess Bishop series, featuring the intrepid, gutsy protagonist and daughter of a serial killer. This is another suspenseful, action-packed episode and definitely the best and most addictive so far. There are plenty of thrills and spills, twists and turns and it is nothing short of a nail-biting page-turner. From the moment I picked it up, it engaged me with its excellent characterisation, thrilling plot and easy readable writing style. This is as good as the previous instalments but with the heat turned up.

I am enjoying learning more about protagonist Jess, who is a sceptical, broken and non-trusting type of person; I see some of myself in her in that respect. But she is also fierce and intelligent, however, it is clear that the revelations about her father have led to problems in her establishing meaningful relationships, both platonic and romantic, mainly due to her lack of trust. She is an all-giving investigator in that she will go all out to gain justice for the victims.

If you enjoy gritty writers such as Angela Marsons then this is a great series to try. I am already pining for the next instalment.

Many thanks to Bookouture for an ARC.

Jess Bishop is back and I am so glad to be reunited with her! She's feisty and determined and quick thinking and I can't think of anyone better to handle this case  Luckily, Jess' boss, Jeanie, feels the same way, and what follows is a tense and dangerous race against time to find who is responsible. Jess' team are closer than ever before and I love the relationship between them all and how they all bring different skills and personality traits to their work.

I believe Catch Your Death is read better as part of the series in the correct order  as there are several references to Jess' past in this book. It is her dark past that makes her a unique detective and, like some of her colleagues in this novel, I sometimes  wonder how she passed the psychological fitness for work tests, but her past made her who she is today and gave her some of the skills I have come to admide in her.

Scott has made the boarding school environment a very sinister one and I found this very intriguing. I wanted to know what secrets were hidden within the school walls and could not rest until I knew the answers!

The ending gives us a very exciting situation for the next book in the series and I look forward to seeing what happens next

Catch Your Death by Kierney Scott is the third in the Special Agent Jess Bishop series.

First, let me thank NetGalley, the publisher Bookouture, and of course the author, for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Series Background:   (Warning – May contain spoilers from previous books)
Jess’s father was a serial killer, and was put away a long time ago. She has kept her background secret, but has never really dealt with that childhood trauma. Her best friend has recently been killed, and she hasn’t handled that well either. Jess just doesn’t socialize well, and has a rather bizarre way of handling her stress and numbing her pain. However, she is an excellent agent, and works well with her current partner Alex Chan, and the rest of the team: Tina Flowers, David Milligan, and her ex-partner/friend/lover Jamison Briggs.

My Synopsis:   (No major reveals, but if concerned, skip to My Opinions)
Even though Jess is still on “vacation”, her boss, Jeanie Gilbert, calls and asks her to check on her nephew. The news is not good. Soon Jess is investigating the death of 5 students at a prestigious boys school. They have all committed suicide. Apparently these deaths are part of a bigger case, but since the two agents in charge haven’t made a lot of progress, Jess is assigned to lead her team to get to the bottom of it. As they seem to be narrowing in on the perpetrator, Jess is starting to have doubts. This may be even bigger than they thought, but now she doesn’t know who to trust, and she refuses to put any of her team in danger again. Soon she decides to put her own life and job on the line and launch her own investigation.

Unfortunately, Jess is still on the mend. Her hand has still not healed from the knife wounds in the last case, and she is in constant pain. Her mind has not yet healed from shooting Briggs, or from losing Lindsay. She blames herself for everything, but she has to try and set all this aside to solve this case.  She will also have to accept some help.

Her whole life is about to change.

My Opinions:
With each book, Kierney Scott adds depth to her characters, and in particular, to Jess, who continues to grow as a person, gradually learning to trust and let others in…just as we all do. This is what makes these books so good. Scott has a real handle on people’s emotions and reactions, and she makes the reader really feel these traits in her characters.

A couple of things…it might have been a little too much corruption to be believable, and it was a little reminiscent of one of Kim Stone's cases by author Angela Marsons (although that is not necessarily a bad thing).  As well, with all of Jess’s injuries I wonder how she functioned at all. Then again, it is fiction. One other thought which keeps nagging at me. The end seemed a little rushed as Scott tried to sew everything up into nice little packages…and yet nothing was said as to Jess’s injuries?

In the end, I loved it. The writing is good, there is lots of action, and it is an easy read.

Definitely entertaining. I recommend the series, but these really must be read in order to get the real feel for each character. I am really looking forward to the next book.

For the lifestyle she chooses to live, Detective Jess Bishop sure is highly judgemental of her colleagues and the people she interacts with. (Atleast this was pretty obvious in the last two books)
While I'm really not a big fan of any of the characters in this series, the plot line is good but not anything unique or gripping. It's the way Agent Jess Bishop chooses to solve the problems is what I don't like. It's like she's trying too hard to be unlikable. She's portrayed as having "close relationships" with a select few characters and these people rarely disagree with each other. I also feel that for a Detective working in a team, she mistrusts/keeps at arms length, half her team and there's no "team spirit". And while I understand that given her history, she's guarded and has difficulties with emotions, what I find frustrating is she refuses to behave similarly with anyone else except those or get to know them better! The characters need and propensity to be the sacrificial lamb and jump in front of the first sign of danger in almost every situation feels like the author is trying too hard to make her sound "damaged". Some scenes sound straight up unrealistic.
So while I now know pretty much what makes Jess Bishop and Jamison Briggs tick after reading about her quirks over and over again, I would really like to know more about Milligan, Chan & Tina. These characters are hardly focused on.
Thank you Netgalley, Bookouture and Kierney Scott for an arc.

Jessica Bishop receives a call late into the night from her former boss Jeanie who requests her to find her nephew, Levi studying in the Gracemount Academy. Once she reaches there she finds him dead - apparently he has committed suicide. She soon learns that this is the fifth suicide in less than six months in this school and realises that someone wants this case to be covered up including Levi's. As Jess begins to unravel the secrets behind the deaths, she uncovers something much more sinister at the school and she is determined to find out who is at the centre of it.

I felt the book was mishmash of a lot of popular thriller trope. Mysterious school, infiltration amongst the highest authority, wounded heroine, trust issues and almost a national level conspiracy. Despite a good storyline it feels overly stretched to accommodate a narrative the author pulls out of thin air. Admittedly this is the third book in the series which can be slightly confusing for a new reader but it can be read as a stand alone with references to past books and yet it felt the pitch of the book changed whenever it was convenient. In parts it was racy, in parts it was silly and though we could ignore all these tiny flaws the ending is pretty abrupt after bringing the storyline to a humongous climax. Everything was sorted in the end just cause.

This book was a rollercoaster for me! When I first read the description I knew it'd be a book that was well and truly up my street. 

I don't read alot of pure crime novels (I have no idea why because I do enjoy them when I do)  although I do love a good thriller and I have to say this book had my heart beating faster and faster. 
I normally try to predict what's going to happen in books like this, but I was totally wrong in all my predictions about this book. I didn't see any of it coming at all. 
I loved the characters in this book especially Jess Bishop. She had a troubled past of her own but she was so committed to solving crimes and helping vulnerable victims. She cares so much about everyone else, yet has little or no regard for herself. She really was a strong character and I really felt for her. 
This book is engaging and very well written. The author clearly has a mind set for crime novels. 
I'm so glad I chose this book on Netgalley and I'll definitely be looking out for more books by Kierney Scott.

CATCH YOUR DEATH moved at a breathless pace and I was gripped from the start. While some of the visceral scenes were difficult to read, Scott didn't disappoint when it came to the mystery of the story and challenging our protagonist. I did feel a little disconnect because I didn't realize this was a series, but I'm definitely going back and reading books 1 and 2 to catch up more on Det. Jess Bishop!

Yet another brilliant book in the Detective Jess Bishop series.
Jess is on leave but gets a call from her boss asking her to check on her nephew at a local boarding school.
What faces Jess when she arrives shocks her to the core, and brings back awful memories.
It soon comes to light that five students have seemingly taken their own lives and as Jess begins to unravel the secrets behind the deaths, she uncovers something much more sinister at the school.
There seems to be people that want to cover this up but she is determined to find out who is at the centre of it.
Jamieson is by her side when things get tough and when someone breaks into her apartment he’s there to pick up the pieces.
This is a gripping crime thriller that will take your breath away.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Great book will be reading other books by this author.
Will also recommend this book to others.
Great read! 5***

Special Agent Jess Bishop is one tough cookie. Her job is her life and she will do whatever it takes to keep the ones she loves safe. Jess also has a dark past that she has tried very hard to keep buried. Jess gets a phone call late at night from her team leader. Jeannie is worried about her nephew Levi who is boarded at a prestigious boys school. When Jess arrives at the school to check she finds that his bed has not been slept in. Jess starts to to search the home and finds Levi naked hanging from a pipe in the showers. At first it looks like a suicide but as Jess delves deeper she uncovers a secret society who will do anything to keep their secrets. I loved this book,it was fast paced, a real thrill ride and in places had me sat on the edge of my seat and tapping my kindle faster and faster. I have read this series from the beginning and get really excited when a new book is released and lands in my inbox. It goes straight to the top of my reading list. The rapport between Jessie and Jamieson is electrifying, will they won't they?
A really clever premise, brilliant writing and a rollercoaster of a read. An easy five stars and so Highly Recommended. Leaves you wanting more.
I would like to thank the author, Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC in return for giving an honest review.

This story hurtles along with hardly a pause for breath. When FBI agent Jess Bishop discovers the body of her boss's nephew in the bathroom of an exclusive boys school she also discovers a cover up of monumental proportions. With her team in turmoil she struggles to know who to trust and finds herself on the wrong side of the law she tries so hard to uphold.

Although I enjoyed this book thoroughly I think some of it would have been clearer had I read the previous two in the series first. Jess's past obviously makes her who she is and although some of her history and that of her team was mentioned I would have felt more a part of the story with that previous involvement.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to Netgalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who has read the previous books more than those who haven't.

Special Agent Jessica Bishop..."couldn't make people feel better, but she could give people answers. That was her skill, the one thing she had to offer. She could investigate and give people truth."

When asked to check on the nephew of her boss, Jeanie Gilbert, Jessica doesn't hesitate to go directly to the posh Gracemount Academy to see why Levi Smith had called his aunt who happens to be out of town. Unfortunately, he's dead -- an apparent suicide -- when Jessica arrives. When evidence starts to disappear and questions aren't getting answered, Jessica discovers that there were 4 other boys who had also committed suicide during the course of the school year. Obviously something is very wrong at this exclusive boarding school and Jessica heads up the investigation only to uncover something far more sinister with far-reaching implications and decades of buried secrets. NO SPOILERS.

Typical boarding school cabal secret society stuff with the very damaged Jessica and her team trying to figure out who's involved but getting hindered or blocked every step of the way. Jessica goes rogue as always, turns into some sort of superwoman as she executes a crazy scheme, gets injured (again) and manages to save the day even though the press outs her and has a field day with her exposure as the daughter of a serial killer with certain weird proclivities in her personal life. This is the second book I've read that features Jessica, and honestly, she's just way too much of a hot mess for me. The situation and the resolution were so unrealistic and she's not getting any better which is worrisome since she just got promoted despite breaking about a hundred laws in the process. All's fair when solving a case in the FBI?

The book is short, fast-paced and entertaining if you think of it as a superhero novel but there's no depth here in the characters or any novelty in the plot. Those who've read the first 2 in the series will probably want to get this installment to see what happens within after how things ended in book 2.
I'm not sure I'll catch up with Jessica again.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the e-book ARC to read and review.

Really good story,involving institutional secret society's and how they think they are above the law. Great characters,with flaws. Hope there's another one soon.

Another great book in the Detective Jess Bishop series!!! I really love this series every book has kept me captivated and up all night reading . Jess gets a call from Jeanie about her nephew and this starts a roller coaster ride of so many twists and turns. This series can keep going because I have enjoyed every book. You won't be disappointed if your looking for a series with great characters and lots of suspense!

This book started out really well for me, but then it fell flat for some reason. This is the 3rd book in this series about Special Agent Jessica Bishop and maybe I would have like it more had I read the previous two books. Special Agent Bishop seems to have a lot of issues going on which I really got tired of hearing about. I would give this book a 3-1/2 stars. Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.