This book was third in the series, but having said that you can still read it as a standalone. This story was captivating. I will definitely be reading number 1 and 2. The writing was fantastic and kept me wanting more.

A woman with no memory stumbles into a shop begging for help. Her clothes are soaked in blood but it isn’t hers. Test results show it belongs to her daughter but the police and the woman have no idea how old the girl or woman is. A search of the area where they think the woman got lost reveals the body of a man, not a female as expected…
The first part of the book shows the perspective of Detective Jo Fournier and her team. In the second part of the book, amnesiac Zoe has gone on the run, not trusting the police to find her the answers she is desperate for or in their ability to keep her safe. We also see the viewpoint of the man hunting Zoe down and this ramps up the tension.
I felt frustrated with Zoe for not trusting Jo and her team as I had confidence in their abilities based on the previous books! Take a look at my reviews of The Dancing Girls and Taken to the Grave) I always think it is a good thing when a book makes you have a positive or negative reaction to a character 😀
Jo is facing her own emotional and physical battle (which I won’t spoil but did guess) plus we get to see more of her family dynamic which follows on from previous subplots in M.M. Chouinard’s other books. The amnesiac element added an extra dimension to the plot and I liked Zoe’s resourcefulness in trying to uncover her own identity and stay safe.
Although the third in the series, I think this would work perfectly well as a stand alone novel. Overall, a very enjoyable crime thiller.

"...people almost always thought they were good and had done the right thing -- people were the heroes of their own stories, never the villains, even if their deeds were judged as villainous by others."

This is the third action-packed and suspenseful police procedural/crime thriller in the Detective Jo Fournier, Oakhurst County SPDU, series. Set in Massachusetts, the books have interesting plots and well-drawn characters who come to life solving complicated cases. The book description doesn't really give a good idea for what this story is about, however, and it's not the typical "woman with amnesia" device.

A woman, bedraggled and wearing blood-stained clothing, stumbles out of the woods in Taltingham and enters an antique store. The owner calls an ambulance and she's taken to a nearby hospital where she's admitted as a Jane Doe. Although her injuries are minor, including a concussion, the woman claims she can't remember who she is or what happened. She has no explanation for how she comes to be wearing bloody clothes and it's definitely not her blood. She can't recall her name, so christens herself Zoe and Detective Jo Fournier and her partner, Detective Bob Arnett, question her with no success. Since she's not in need of further hospital care, and since she has no ID and has lost her memory, Zoe is transferred to a care facility until police can further investigate. Obviously something has happened -- to someone -- and they need to figure out whose blood covered Zoe and find that person if he or she is still alive. No one reports Zoe missing and no one comes forward to claim her. But then a man shows up at the care facility to see Zoe but vanishes before he can be questioned. Soon it's discovered that Zoe is gone. Was she kidnapped or did she escape? The chase is on, leads need to be followed, people interviewed, clues examined, evidence processed. Who is Zoe and what happened to her? NO SPOILERS.

An excellent and well-written mystery with everything a reader could want in this type of book. I really enjoy this series and have now read all three of the installments. The narrative is told in different points of view; the events that transpired and revelations kept me guessing. I like the detective characters as well as the rest of the Oakhurst police team, the setting, and the police procedural details. Very hard to put down. Can't wait for #4.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend.

Detective Jo Fournier is on the case again, and this one is even better than the last. As always, the author does a fantastic job of balancing the criminal investigation and Jo’s personal life (and boy, does that take a turn!). The story, divided into three parts, is told from different points of view, which allows the reader to understand events on a deeper level. The investigation is a good one. I love this character and can’t wait to see what happens next. For a full review, please visit my blog at Fireflies and Free Kicks. Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for a digital ARC of the book.

Zoe wakes up in hospital with absolutely no idea who she is or how she got there. This is just the start of her problems. As fragments of memory return Zoe begins to realise she's not a very nice person and she is in danger but she doesn't know who from.....

I enjoyed this novel. I began with sympathy for Zoe but as time went on it waned she really wasn't a very nice person. I did like the two detectives assigned to the case, they worked well together and I hope to read more about them in the future.

The storyline kept me guessing with several red herrings, I enjoyed the authors style of writing and look forward to reading more from them in the future.

Thank you to Netgalley, Bookouture and the author for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.

A woman is found leaving the woods, with blood on her, but has no idea how she got there, who she is and where she belongs?

She is covered in blood, but she has been told it is not hers. It is her daughters! She cannot remember her daughter? Where is her daughter?

The book is a race against time to find out the truth, before someone gets hurt.

This book was a third domestic thriller, a third police procedural and a third psychological thriller. I absolutely loved it!

It was action packed, it was gripping and it was exciting!

I will be looking out for more by the same author!

An impressive read following the first two books in M.M. Chouinard's Detective Jo Fournier series - The Dancing Girls and Taken to the Grave.

In this one, Her Daughter's Cry, Zoe, a wife and a mother is found stumbling out of the woods covered in blood. The police say it belongs to her missing daughter, but having sustained a severe blow to the head, Zoe can't remember anything. As she tries to visualise her daughter’s face, all that materialises is all-consuming panic and terror that her child is in desperate need of her help. When a man claiming to be her husband turns up looking for her, she knows she can’t trust him. Until she gets her memory back, she can’t trust anyone. Not the stranger, not the police investigating, not even herself…

Detective Jo Fournier and her fellow worker, Detective Bob Arnett are assigned to the case and they try to piece together information about Zoe's life, unaware if Zoe herself is in danger or is actually the killer.

In this third book of the series which I believe would also work as a self-contained read, I loved learning more about Jo. For me, she makes for a near-perfect main character with her inner strengths and vulnerability. Although not without flaws, she showed empathy, despite having personal difficulties of her own, and the camaraderie and bond she shared with her partner-in-crime was entertaining and delightfully pleasing. They made the perfect team and Jo's relentlessness and hard working ethos was admirable.

I adored Michelle M. Chouinard’s overall style and the wonderfully thrilling plot in this tale of memory loss, criminality, and family drama. Told from both Jo’s and the killer’s perspectives, the chapters from the killer were unsettling. I really appreciated Chouinard's ability to not only draw me into the story immediately, but also keep me enthralled until the very last page. The level of tension that built throughout the story was noteworthy.

For me, Her Daughter's Cry has is all - a plot brimming with mystery, suspense with many twists, as well as family melodrama, characters that are real and believable and an ending that blew me away. Michelle M. Chouinard has become one of my favourite authors and I can’t wait to see what's next in this magnificent series.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel, at my request, from Bookouture via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

#3 in the Detective Jo Fournier series but can easily be read as a stand-alone. But you will be missing out on a fantastic series…(I know because I’ve read the previous two).

This starts with a woman being found covered in blood. She’d been running through the woods, but from what?

Due to some unknown trauma, the woman has no memory of events or even her own name.

Jo and her colleague, Bob, are investigating the case. Just whose blood is all over the woman’s clothes if it’s not all her own?

The woman takes the name Zoe and is sent to a secure hospital for her recovery and safety. But then one night she disappears….

Can Jo find out Zoe’s true identity and just what traumatised her so much?

Jo is a great character, independent and pretty tough, but has her own personal problems to deal with too….and even a potential romance.

A clever, twisty plot to keep you guessing from start to finish. Completely engrossing and I can’t wait for the next in the series.

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for a free copy of the ebook. This is my honest, unbiased review.

'Her Daughter's Cry' is the third book in the series featuring Detective Jo Fournier. I loved the previous two books in the series and I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy of the next book in the series. Well ladies and gents the wait is over as 'Her Daughter's Cry' was released on 3rd January 2020. It's another cracking addition to the series, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading but more about that in a bit.
I like the character of Detective Jo Fournier and took to her from the start. As soon as I started reading, I felt as though I had been reunited with an old friend. Fournier is tough, tenacious and stubborn but at the same time she is very caring and compassionate. Fournier is one of those detectives who goes the extra mile. If something doesn't seem right to her then that means that it usually isn't and she will not stop until she has satisfied her own curiosity and until all leads have been investigated fully. Fournier works with a small team and each has each other's backs. Fournier works well as part of a team but equally she works well on her own.
It didn't take me long at all to get into this book. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first couple of chapters, I knew that I wouldn't be able to put this book down very easily, if at all. Reading 'Her Daughter's Cry' became a serious addiction and it was an addiction that I wasn't willing to break. I would pick the book up only intending to read a couple of chapters but I would become so immersed in the story that I would read a lot more than any couple of chapters. Had I had the time, I would definitely have finished the book over the course of one day but frustratingly life got in the way and I had to be content with finishing the book over the course of three days. I seemed to gallop through the latter half of the book as my desperation to find out the who, where, how, what, whys and when steadily grew and grew.
'Her Daughter's Cry' is brilliantly written but then I have thought the same about this author's previous books. She draws you into the story from the beginning and she writes so convincingly that I really did feel as though I was another member of the Fournier's team. I liked the way in which this book started. Nothing gets your attention more than a woman covered in blood, who has no knowledge of what has happened and how she got in such a state. The story certainly started with a bang and maintained a fairly fast pace throughout.
Reading this book certainly felt like being on a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with more twists and turns to the story than you would find on a 'Snakes & Ladders' board. I must admit that I was expecting some of the twists but others crept up on me and when they happened, I was left feeling as though I had been punched in the gut.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'Her Daughter's Cry'. I would definitely recommend this author and her books to other readers. 'Her Daughter's Cry' is the third book in the series but it works just as well as a standalone. I will definitely be reading more of this author's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*.

A gripping police procedurral!

A woman stumbles into a shop; injured and covered in blood but the blood does not belong to her. She suffers from amnesia and detective Jo Fournier must try and figure out how she got injured and who the blood belongs to. They establish it belongs to a blood relative; a daughter and so the hunt to find the daughter begins but first they need to find out who they are looking for. Who is this woman and is she innocent or does she have something to do with her daughter getting injured.

I loved about three quarters of the book. I found the pace very fast and I liked the tenacity of Zoe in trying to find out who she is and also what happened to her daughter. She seemed like a kick ass character but the more you read the less you like her. She is not the innocent woman you want her to be.
The conclusion to the story felt a bit rushed and I wanted a bit more body but all in all I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

4 out of 5 Stars. Suspenseful, stalkerish, cat-and-mouse

"It's terrifying to know somebody's after you, who knows more about you than you know about yourself."

I really enjoyed this cat-and-mouse story, swapping between multiple perspectives of the unreliable victim with memory loss, the police and the killer. Each perspective stalking or hiding from the other, very fun. This is also a story of motherhood, and all it's complexities.

Zoe is a woman found stumbling near the woods, covered in blood, with no memory of herself or past events. She quickly learns she has a daughter and desperately searches to find her, as well as to uncover what the heck happened in the woods that day. All the while playing a clever game of hide-and-seek while she figures out who she can trust as she follows the trail crumb of her memories.

What I really enjoyed about this book is the balanced use of descriptive context/environment and dialogue. I was thrust into the story without question, and the steady rate of clues always kept me guessing. Having all the clues laid out, but no way of knowing until Zoe herself remembers alongside with you, was very gripping. I also enjoyed all the character personalities and dynamics, the unlikeable aspects of the main character and how the police detective's character story also weaved its way into the theme of the book. I also enjoyed the varied use of police tech/processes (eg. sniffer hound, radio tower pings, and questionings to map out the location of their suspects) and the colourful police banter at the office. I didn't realise this was book three of a series and I think I would consider reading the earlier two.

The reason this wasn't given 5 stars - I think the ending is probably what felt like it had stolen some of the "oomph" from the chase when you're suddenly whisked from one context immediately to the next just as things get heated up. I think I would have preferred a more confrontational description, but that's just personal preference. As this was a story that also revolved around Detective Josette, I can understand why that choice was made.

Thank you to NetGalley, M.M. Chouinard and Bookouture publishing for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A woman stumbles into a small store. She is exhausted, covered in blood, her feet are bleeding & she is bruised. She also has no idea who she is. She is taken to a secure place to heal & for the police to try & find out who she is. When the blood on her clothes is found not to be hers there are even more questions to be answered. Questions 'Zoe' as they decide to call her should also want to know the answers to. Why then does she take fright & run away when someone comes to the facility look for her? Things come back to 'Zoe' in fits & starts. She has a daughter, she has an aunt & she is sure that she has something to fear.

It was a fast paced & very well written story. I thought the author did a fantastic job creating 'Zoe'. The scared woman who came out of the woods was a pleasant person who had the reader's sympathy, but as more of her memory came back it was more & more difficult to like her. The detectives were also interesting characters. I hadn't heard of this series before, but it didn't make any difference to my enjoyment of the story.

Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley. This is the third book in the Detective Jo Fournier series but each book can be read as a standalone.

In the second book we got to see more of Jo's background and in this book we got to see a little more of her current life. This, however, was a small part of the story. The main focus here was on Zoe and what happened to her.

We got to see varying POV in this book which is something I always love. I think it gives a more rounded story. I really enjoyed this one. The memory loss gave an added aspect to the story which helped to keep us all guessing.

The story was addictive and extremely hard to put down. Especially for the last few sections. I was tearing through those pages like there was no tomorrow. There was a very intricate web going on and the author did an excellent job of weaving it.

I can't wait for another book on Jo Fournier.

Ms Chouinard does it again! 

This is the third book that I have read by her and she simple hasn't taken her foot off the gas! 

I can say that you can read this as a standalone, but if it's in a series, like this then I personally have to read them in order..... I'm just wired that way 😂

I must say that this book is my favourite from the series (so far) it is paced a bit slower than the other two books but that just added to the reading journey,  I felt like it had my nerves more on edge. 

I was a bit sceptical of Zoe, she has no memory so how can she answer questions and how do I know what she says to be the truth?!  I was on the fence about her for a while, going back and forth with myself..... Jo and her team definitely had their work cut out from them with this case!

A fabulous read with short chapters, perfect for those of us that MUST read to the chapters end (I may have squeezed an extra one in here and there). Definitely one to download and devoure in an evening or two.

Her Daughter’s Cry is the third book in the Detective Jo Fournier series by M.M Chouinard. While this is a series, each book can be read and enjoyed as a standalone, but I highly recommend starting from the beginning as Jo Fournier is a kick-ass detective and one I have really come to love since the start.

Zoe is found bloodied and disoriented stumbling out of the woods. She can’t remember who she is or whose blood is all over her clothing and when she is questioned by the police it leaves more questions unanswered. Who is Zoe exactly? And why is she running from the man claiming to be her husband?

Chouinard really upped her game with this story. I was pulled in right from the start following the many twists and turns as I navigated my way to the truth. I must say, I could not figure anything out no matter how many scenarios I came up with. The story is quite intense and while you can feel sympathy for Zoe, Chouinard throws quite a monkey wrench and messes with your feelings until you will not know what to believe. Wow, the ending I just never saw coming.

I really love Jo’s character and little by little as the series progresses we learn even more about Jo. She is definitely a strong female lead and one of my favorite detectives in a series. I also think we do see a bit of a softer side to Jo in Her Daughter’s Cry as she is also going through something life changing in her personal life. This aspect just shows the realness of her character and she is not just some hardened detective.

Her Daughter’s Cry is a gripping police procedural that I devoured within a matter of hours. Talk about an intense and crazy storyline! Chouinard has this talent as a writer to keep me glued to the pages needing to know what happens next. Another five star read from me and I can not wait for the next book in the series.

A good read with a few interesting characters. It was interesting to learn the characters back stories and I would read more in this series.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Detective Jo Fournier and her partner, Arnett, are on the case of a blood spattered injured woman collapsed in a shop. She has lost her memory but it seems she has been separated from her daughter in the woods.

Someone is out to hurt this woman, will she get her memory back? Along with the case, Jo has her own personal issues to deal with.

I’m a huge fan of the characters in this series and I loved the first two and the third one was no exception! I raced through it enjoying it all!

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

While I absolutely enjoyed this thrilling ride of a book, I was a bit upset to find out it was part of a series and like the 3rd book, but found it was easy to read as a stand alone. Do think I may have enjoyed a bit better if I had known about the previous book, but not because of the book but my ocd about reading in order! With that said, found this book to be well written, fast paced, thrilling read, which kept me flipping pages fast and able to enjoy quite a bit. Lots of twists & turns, thrills, and chills are found in this book! Highly recommend, will be reading the rest of the series soon!
Will make sure I buzz this up on different platforms!

This is a great read that’s part of a great series. It can be read as a stand-alone though so don’t worry if you’ve not read the other books.
In this book a woman is found stumbling out of the woods, covered in blood, but it’s not her own blood.
Jo and Arnett are called to speak to her but when she can’t even remember her name, let alone how she got the blood all over her, they know this is going to be a tricky one.
They give the woman the name Zoe and she’s taken to a care facility until her memory returns but following a visit from someone she knows is dangerous, Zoe flees and goes on the run.
The book is made up of Zoe trying to piece her life back together and remember what happened, and the Police trying to piece the evidence together.
This is a gripping read that had me hooked from the first few pages.
I was desperate to know what really happened and the story gives you just enough as you go through it to keep you guessing.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

This is a twisty, fast paced read. It centers around "Zoe", a woman who wakes up in the woods covered in blood and with a head injury that causes her to lose all memory, including who she is. The book also has chapters told from the point of view of Jo, one of the police detectives on the case. This is apparently the 3rd book in the series with Jo as the detective, but I had not read the other two and was not missing any necessary background in this story.

The premise is that when "Zoe" is told that the blood on her clothes belongs to her daughter (who she doesn't remember because of the amnesia), she seeks to track down what happened, and isn't sure she can trust either the police or anyone who says they know her. She manages to use internet research and returning bits of memory to track down a relative, who fills in some blanks and leads her down the path to the other players in the story. In the meantime, Jo and her partner are trying to piece together information on "Zoe"'s life and her overall character so they can track her down, not knowing if she is in danger or is in fact a killer herself.

I thought the story was realistic for the most part and I appreciated the level of detail in the things that she did, such as figuring out how to get a gun, tracking down info on the internet, and waiting for the mom of young kids to be distracted so she could take her purse. I also thought the decisions she made were in character from what you learn about her as the book goes on.

One small thing that gave me trouble in the book was the title, "Her Daughter's Cry" didn't seem to fit the storyline at all. I don't know why that was the title chosen for the book. Secondly, when the villain was uncovered, it really wasn't very surprising, and I found myself waiting for a twist that would lead me a different direction, but that never came.

All in all, I really enjoyed the book and finished it in less than a day. It is fast paced and interesting, and a great read for fans of both the thriller and police procedural genres. I will likely go back and read the prior books in the series.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.