This is my first Danielle Girard book and I can tell you that it won't be my last. White Out is the first of a new series following Detective Kylie Milliard in Hagen, North Dakota. I am all in for a strong female lead! The book opens with immediate suspense as Lily Baker has just survived a car accident and cannot remember the details leading up to that moment. Detective Milliard begins investigating the murder of a young woman found in a dumpster and the car accident that Lily Baker was involved in. The two events are linked and it's up to Lily to slowly piece together her memories and Kylie to solve the case. The novel is continually gripping and keeps you turning the pages with each chapter alternating perspectives. I highly recommend this one for readers who love the mystery/thriller genre as well as police procedural novels. Look for White Out August 1. Thank you to Danielle Girard for providing me with an advance copy via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I have a great thriller for you! I was lucky to receive an advanced copy of White Out by the best-selling author, Danielle Girard, and I am so happy that I did. I have just discovered a new author to love!
She has a backlist of titles that I am ready to dive into! This one won’t be published until August 1, but put it on your tbr, pre-purchase it, and get ready for a great new thriller I think you will love!
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The book begins when a young woman, Lily, regains consciousness after a car accident on an icy road. With no idea who she is or what she is doing in the car, Lily just know she needs to get out of there.
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That same night another young woman is murdered and thrown in a dumpster. No one in this small town seems to know her or what she was doing in a town that never has a crime like this.
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A local bar owner, Iver, is deep in this mess and has no idea why. His past is haunting him; his past with Lily, his past with his ex-wife, and a darker past that has him questioning his actions the night this all went down.
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A new detective in this small town of Hagen, North Dakota, Kylie Milliard, tries to make sense of it all, solve the murder and get out of town and away from the misogynistic men working against her.
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Lots of great questions, secrets, twists and turns throughout the book kept me up most the night finishing it. I really couldn’t put it down. I loved the characters and the struggles they all went through just to get to the truth.
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This is the first book in a new series for the author and I am excited that I will get to see Kylie and other characters again in
future books!
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Thank you, @danillegirardbooks and Netgalley for letting me have an advanced read and trusting me to give an honest review. I know people will love this book as much as I did.
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You will be hearing a lot about this one! I will be reminding you of it myself this summer!
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This was my first book by Danielle Girard, and I was hooked from the very first chapter. The suspense only intensified after that. The seemingly random storylines worked together to build the mystery. I thought I had it all figured out...several times...only to have another piece of the puzzle revealed.

White Out is a fast-paced mystery/thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the very end! ❄️

This small town murder mystery book is impossible to put down, fast-paced, and keeps you on the edge. Just when you think you had it figured out another plot twist comes. This is my first book by Danielle Girard and will not be my last. I cannot recommend this enough, especially to those of you who love thrillers and murder mysteries. Thank you so much Danielle for reaching out to me and provided me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

#whiteout is definitely a contender for top 5 of 2020! Wow. What a brilliantly written book! And a great plot/storyline. The characters were like able and believable. This was my first book by Danielle Girard but it won’t be my last. This is definitely a 4.5-5 star book and it should be added to everyone’s TBR list.

*3.5 stars!
I want to take a moment to thank the author for reaching out to me to read and review this title. I must say that slow-burn thrillers aren’t my favorite in this genre and the multiple POVs were hard at times to follow, so I struggled with this one in the beginning. However, things soon picked up pace and storylines gained clarity. Last, but not least, let’s talk about those twists that the author revealed as this story winded down: they were mind-blowing! I did not see those coming AT ALL! You’ll definitely want to add this one to your TBR!!

White Out by Daniell Girard was perfect in its execution. The author did a great job of everything you’re supposed to do when writing a book and I was really into it!

First, the book starts with a heart-pounding scene. Imagine a car teetering on the very edge of a mountain. You are trapped in the car and one move can send it over the edge, killing you. As you try carefully to move, you fight your memories to determine what happened but your mind is blank. Your pants and shoes are wet. The man next to you is a stranger. You have clearly been in an accident. Are you hurt? Can you move? As you inch your way out of the car, it begins to dangle precariously…

And that’s just the first pages. Whew! This is quite a suspenseful novel and if you enjoy a true mystery/suspense with some police work, you should get this as soon as you can.

Lily has very little memory after being in a car accident with a mysterious man. She’s not sure about anything but she might be in some kind of trouble. Across town, Iver is waking up from a terrible hangover which was more like an epic blackout. He too is missing parts of his memory from the past several hours. When a dead woman is discovered in the dumpster outside of the bar he owns, he’s a prime suspect.

Kylie is new to town and is the only detective in the small police department full of men. She needs to prove herself and this case is her first. She must get to the bottom of who the dead woman was, what role did Iver play and how is Lily involved?

Synopsis:

After surviving a car accident on an icy road in Hagen, North Dakota, Lily Baker regains consciousness with no idea where or who she is. Scattered Bible verses and the image of a man lying in a pool of blood haunt her memory.

The same night of the accident, a young woman is murdered and tossed in a dumpster. Kylie Milliard, Hagen’s only detective, doesn’t immediately recognize the victim, but Kylie soon discovers that Lily and the dead woman share a dark past…if only Lily could remember what it was.

Lily and Kylie both want answers. But Kylie has to play by the book. Lily has to play it safe. And the more Lily learns about her identity, the more she fears the truth.

The book alternates between Lily, Kylie, and Iver and let me tell you, there are twists and turns and dead ends and left turns the whole way through the book! I was glued to the book for hours as I read it. I know it’s going to be a huge hit with my fellow book lovers.

This book comes out on August 1! Pre-order here.

Review: White Out by Danielle Girard ❄️ ⁣
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Thank you to @daniellegirardbooks for an advanced copy of her new book, which comes out this summer!⁣
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“After surviving a car accident on an icy road in Hagen, North Dakota, Lily Baker regains consciousness with no idea where or who she is. Scattered Bible verses and the image of a man lying in a pool of blood haunt her memory.⁣
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The same night of the accident, a young woman is murdered and tossed in a dumpster. Kylie Milliard, Hagen’s only detective, doesn’t immediately recognize the victim, but Kylie soon discovers that Lily and the dead woman share a dark past…if only Lily could remember what it was.⁣
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Lily and Kylie both want answers. But Kylie has to play by the book. Lily has to play it safe. And the more Lily learns about her identity, the more she fears the truth.”⁣
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White Out is one of those books that hooks you from the first chapter and makes you wish you could stay in bed all day reading. ⁣
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I really enjoyed the excellent character development- a factor that is often lacking in thrillers. I loved the backstories of Lily and Iver- especially the way Girard uses memories overlapping with present experience. ⁣The twists and turns were really well executed. I always hate when a thriller leaves facts or events left unexplained - but Girard ties White Out up in a neat reveal. So satisfying. ⁣
Overall, White Out is a fast-paced, razor sharp thriller that kept me guessing until the very end.

This was my first book by Danielle Girard and it was such a good one!
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This book was so well written. The author set up each character perfectly, to where you couldn’t help but want to know more about each person and their past. The way this story unfolds is truly remarkable. There were several times throughout this book where I realized that my heart was racing, and there were even a couple of times that my jaw actually dropped. What more could you ask for in a book?! ⁣
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I’m so glad that White Out is the first of a new series because I am anxious to know what happens next.⁣
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White Out releases on August 1st, so make sure you mark your calendar now!⁣
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Thank you so much @DanielleGirardBooks and @NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.⁣

A huge thank you to Danielle Girard for reaching out to me via Instagram and asking that I review "White Out." This is one of my favorite things about the Bookstagram community. This was my first book by this author and I loved it!!!
Told from three different characters’ perspectives, every chapter leaves you wanting more! The book starts with Lily who wakes up from a car crash only to find that she doesn’t know who she is, the driver in the car, or anything about her past. As the story unfolds, bits of her memory come back only to display her horrific past. ⁣
⁣Kylie is a new detective in a small city where everyone knows everyone. When a murder occurs in this dead city, she is desperate to solve the case to gain her chance to leave for bigger and better places. ⁣
⁣Iver is a war Vet who struggles with alcohol addiction and memories filled with regret. My heart soared for Iver as my husband is a war Vet who struggles with PTSD so I loved him. Lily could be his chance at redemption.
⁣This was a great book and I enjoyed every page of it.
Thanks again to the author and Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy. Put this on your August TBR pile!!!

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The White Out
An attention-catching true crime story told from multiple points of view.

Detective Kylie Millard is on the case of a dead girl showing up in a dumpster outside of a bar. Bar owner Iver drank enough that doesn’t remember the night before, and Lily has amnesia and didn’t even remember her own name. As more details emerge, more questions emerge. There’s a lot of unknown- who killed the girl and what is her connection to Lily?

The element of memory loss created a different aspect of this crime. Not only are the police trying to figure out what happened, but so is the main character. Twists and ties of small town history are woven in throughout the book. Lots of characters, so it was a little confusing to follow at times. I feel like the ending scene needed a little more attention- it was the climax to everything and seemed to end so quickly. Possibly I just figured out the ending too late.

Overall, it was fast paced murder mystery / thriller that I enjoyed reading.

Thank you to Danielle Girard for sharing and allowing me to review it!

Told from three different characters’ perspectives, every chapter left you on a cliff hanger craving for more! The book starts with Lily who wakes up from a car crash only to find that she doesn’t know who she is, the driver in the car, or anything about her past. As the story unfolds, bits of her memory come back only to display her horrific past. ⁣
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Kylie is a new detective in a small city where everyone knows everyone. When a murder occurs in this dead city, she is desperate to solve the case to gain her chance to leave for bigger and better places. ⁣
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Iver is a war Vet who struggles with alcohol addiction and memories filled with regret. When Lily mysteriously shows up at his home, he sees his chance at redemption.⁣
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Y’all this story was amazing! White Out’s pub date is August 1st and I highly recommend it!⁣

White Out is fast-paced, full of suspense and sprinkled with just a dash of romance. With a couple of seemingly separate mysterious story lines that slowly start finding their way toward each other, every chapter of this book keeps you constantly guessing. White Out is the first book the new Badlands series by Danielle Girard where we are introduced to Detective Kylie Milliard. This is the perfect series starting book that will make you anxiously anticipate Book #2. Every time I was sure I had figured out where things were going GIrard dropped something new in my lap that took the story in a totally different direction. This was my first time reading one of Girard's books and certainly won't be my last.

Thanks to Danielle Girard and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Holy cow this book!! I was captivated from the first paragraph and it was incredibly hard to put down! I loved that there are three different point of views throughout this book and I loved the characters. This book was so well written with twists that kept you guessing until the end! This book was an amazing thriller with the perfect amount of suspense!

Thank you to Netgalley and Danielle Girard for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Lily finds herself in a car that has just been in an accident without any memories of who the man that was driving is, where they are or even who she is. Hearing echos of someone telling her not to trust the police she runs from the scene.
The body of a murdered woman is found in a dumpster behind a local bar.
Iver is the owner of the bar suffering from PTSD after his time in Afghanistan and suffering a bit of memory loss himself.
Kylie is the only detective in the small town with her sights set on moving on to a bigger city. First she has to solve the mystery of who the murder victim is, who killed her and what was Lily and Iver's connection to it all.
Fast paced and well written this one kept me guessing throughout. The characters are believable and fleshed out but with room for more development as the series progresses. I love strong female protagonists and Kylie fits the bill. Told from the alternating POV's of Lily and Kylie very effectively, the story builds with suspense and excitement that kept me reading way past my bedtime. I really enjoyed this one and recommend it to those of you who like a good whodunit.

White Out by Danielle Girard is a perfectly blended murder mystery and thriller with a wonderfully complex cast of characters; an amnesic woman, a female detective surrounded by small minded men in a small town and a seriously sketch tavern owner who’s more likely drunk than not. A series of seemingly random events unfolds but there’s more to the story than those involved are willing to admit and it seems everyone has a secret … or five. It’s up to Detective Kylie Hilliard to put the pieces together, not an easy task but her investigation will keep you on the edge of your seat and turning pages.

White Out is quickly paced and action packed, convoluted and baffling in the best possible way and, I’m happy to say, the first book in the Badlands Thriller series. I’m excited to see where Ms. Girard takes this series. My sincere thanks to Ms. Girard for providing me with a DRC of White Out in exchange for my honest review.

A mystery thriller in the vein of Robert Ludlum’s great Bourne series, this book throws you immediately in a car crash of questions.

A huge thank you to Danielle Girard for reaching out to be via Instagram and asking that I review "White Out." Moments like this are the sole reason I joined the Bookstagram community and I immediately stopped what I was reading at the time to dive into this one and was LITERALLY GLUED TO MY KINDLE for hours on end because I couldn't stop reading it!

There is something so special when a mystery/thriller novel has all of the perfect pieces in place: heart-stopping chapters, well-written (and believable characters), the perfect amount of suspense and of course the elegant way Girard created twists and turns that kept you breathless (and clueless) til the very end. I was so invested in every character of this book and while reading, I almost felt like they were a part of my family. The one word I could use to describe this novel was - CONSUMED. And consumed in the best way possible. Heck, I even brought my kindle to a bonfire and slipped off for 15 minutes just so I could keep reading.

If I had anything negative to add (which I don't because I am utterly OBSESSED with this book) it would be that I wish the readers got to know Dectective Milliard a bit more. While the chapters flipped between characters, I found myself wanting more of Kylie - who she is, where she comes from, her background, etc. I assume this was done intentionally as this is book one of Girard's new series, so I look forward to learning more about her character in future novels. Also, I wish that we had learned more about Lily's life in captivity. There were only short bursts of information given and I think it would have helped round out the narrative a bit better. Perhaps "Lily - present day" and "Lily - before." I think it would have added an additional element of intrigue.

All in all, this book has solidified its place in my top 5 for 2020 and it's only February. I will be sharing with all of my friends and followers that this is a MUST READ for anyone who loves mystery/thrillers! Bravo to Girard - this was an absolute masterpiece to read!

What do you get when you have a murder, a woman with amnesia, an alcoholic bar owner, and a detective desperate to get out of a small town? In the case of White Out, you wind up with a story that had me using all of my little grey cells to figure out whodunnit and why.
Detective Kylie Hilliard is just biding her time in Hagen, North Dakota. She is hoping that something, anything will get her noticed so that she can transfer to a larger department in a bigger city. You know what they say, be careful what you wish for because she soon has to solve a murder and deal with multiple suspects.
There is Lily Baker, a woman who knows more about these events than she is saying. Unfortunately, Lily has amnesia and only a few vague memories of what happened that night. Let's add Ivar Larson to the mix since the murder happened outside his bar and he seems to have quite a few secrets, as well as a few gaps in his memories. Are Lily and Ivar somehow connected? If so, can they help Kylie by providing some answers, or are they in over their heads and involved in the crime?
Kylie is perplexed, struggling to connect the pieces of this puzzle. The plot moves along at a breakneck pace, and it didn't take me long to become invested in the characters.
This was my first read by Danielle Girard and it won't be my last. This is described as Badlands Thriller #1, and I am excited to see where this series goes next. 4.5 stars.

I appreciated the opportunity to read White Out, in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed the overall concept of this story; a woman kidnapped and held captive in a cabin with other young girls, who later escapes by killing her captor, saving two other girls. This story has multiple layers, from amnesia to PTSD and throughout the book, you’re not sure who you can trust. My only constructive feedback (As a person who has trouble remembering names) is that I had a hard time keeping track of the characters when they were referred to by their first, and later, their last name. I had to keep a log and refer back to make sure I knew who was who. Overall, I thought this was a good story and enjoyed reading it.