D.K. Hood is firing on all cylinders with her new creepy, spooky book!
Welcome back to Serial Killer Central! This is book #17 and the series is still going strong. As the town is preparing for their annual Halloween Ball there is military wives living deep in the woods outside of town that are being murdered.

When the wife of a missing soldier is found dead many folks decide that it was a suicide. Sheriff Jenna Alton, and her husband Deputy Dave Kane begin to investigate and it leads them to discovering the wife of a second missing soldier from the same military team dead. The disappearance of the soldiers is classified and information can’t be revealed so it makes their investigation even harder to figure out. The next soon-to-be victim comes to the police station frightened and begging for help. She tells them that someone is watching her out in the woods and calling her phone saying it is her husband. This is the big break that the team needed and now they feel that they can design a plan catch the murderer. Who is doing this and why is he/she killing the women?

This book was really good! High winds, creaking floors, deep dark woods, telephones ringing, and someone saying "Let me in" makes for a quick gotta read one more chapter book!
Keep the lights on folks!
Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley! Don't miss it!

It's a week before Halloween in Black Rock Falls and the town that's known as serial killer central is bracing its selves. Hopefully for a Halloween that doesn't include another killer on the loose.

However, when town ME Shane Wolfe turns up unexpectedly at the house of Sheriff Jenna Alton and her husband Deputy Dave Kane. They fear the worst. As Wolfe has a strange story to tell involving the suspicious death of a woman. Whose own husband a Marine disappeared with his entire team at Halloween in Afghanistan seven years ago.

And when her death is ruled as murder and another woman dies. Whose husband was also in Afghanistan. Kane and Alton realise something very strange is going on; and with the military unable to provide answers about the missing marines the team are left to find them themselves.

Yet, how can a team MIA in Afghanistan be connected to a series of murders in Black Rock Falls? And is it just Halloween that has their loved ones seeing and hearing ghosts?

And with twists galore and a killer I didn't see coming. This was a hauntingly gripping read. That kept me reading late into the night and had me on the edge of my seat.

I would happily recommend Chase Her Shadow and the Detectives Kane and Alton series to all.

HOLY CRAP! Scary book! Wives of missing soldiers are being killed but made to look like suicide. Keep the lights on when you read this book. Jenna and Dave and the rest of the team solve the mystery. As usual I did not guess who the killer was. Many thanks to NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

Book 17 in the fantastic Kane and Alton series and it's spooktacular!

Halloween. Black Rock Falls. Murder Central. What could possibly go wrong?

When Jenna and Dave are called out to an apparent suicide it seems an open and shut case. The body is that of a young widow who has been increasingly distressed lately. She has reported late night calls and even seeing her husband around her isolated property.

But we all know nothing is ever that straight forward in these books!

What follows is a dark, spooky plot that keeps your heart racing. Reading it on Halloween really added to the creepy atmosphere. I loved it and was barely able to put it down.

A cracking 5 star read that will have you hooked start to finish.

Great book and series!! This book was a little different than the rest , I feel, it definitely had a paranormal feel to it, but it was still a great book! I'm usually not to into that but it wasn't deep into it! This book had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, serial killer, and great police work! The storyline was very interesting and had me glued to my Kindle! I highly recommend reading this book and series! Its well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

If you read my reviews, you know how I feel about this author. She is my queen of creepiness and she delivered big time!

I started reading this book at night and not just any night. It was just before Halloween and it's Halloween in Black Rock Falls too. The author scared me out of my skin. I was really thinking hard about putting the book away and continue reading the next day. 

It's ficion! I hear you call. And yes, I know it is. Ghosts don't exist! I hear someone else say. Well, I am not really convinced they don't actually. Anyway, the way the author described the scenes, had me rattled. I felt my muscles cramp, my nerve endings prickle, my heart rate went up... That's how real it all felt for me.

Jenna is a down to earth person, but ghosts are not her favorite thing either. She believes in them too and Dave finds it hilarious teasing her with that. 

Dave is a man of flesh and blood, but he has the ability to move like a ghost due to his military background. It' seems like he is not the only one. Dave though uses his skills to help people and put killers behind bars. Killers use this knowledge for other purposes...

The killer may act like a ghost, but who are you going to call? Right, Jenna and Dave. ;)

I read this book in the blink of an eye. That's how it sucked me in. Now it's time to start counting the days again.  5 stars for this excellent story. 

Thank you

It’s Halloween in Black Rock Falls and Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane are called to a small lodge on the outskirts of town. Jenna is devastated to find the lifeless body of Willow Smith, a military widow whose husband went missing in action and has been presumed dead for years. Her breath catches in her throat when she notices the heart-shaped purple medal on Willow’s pale chest. Was Willow clinging to it when she died, or was it placed there after she took her last breath?
A pitch perfect mystery . . . This author is an absolute master storyteller!

I read through the night to finish this thriller that turns into a nightmare. Spooky, tense, richly atmospheric and profoundly moving!

Halloween in Black Rock Falls…what could go wrong 😅

This is one creepy and scary story, set in spooky season in serial killer central. The setting is just perfect s killer, targeting the wives of missing soldiers. It is cold, the leaves are changing, and the town is preparing for the Halloween Ball. Kane and Wolfe have to use everything they know from their time in the service to stop this killer.

Once again, a page turner that will keep you in the edge of your seats. Plenty of suspects, red herrings and danger. That is why we love this series. Reading this on Halloween night while the wind and rain were raging outside made for an intense reading experience.

Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. Published December 9th

Well, it's Halloween in Black Rock Falls, and we all know what that means, don't we boys and girls.... Serial Killer Central has come to life, decorated with ghouls, ghosts, vampires, witches, werewolves, skeletons, spiders and webs, and pumpkins by the truckload; and of course, murder is in the air, too.
Welcome to the 17th book in the Detectives Kane and Alton series, and thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author (the author most of all) for the opportunity to read and review ahead of publication. It's always a treat and I feel blessed to be able to do so. So, fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.
Their husbands were MIA (Missing In Action) in Afghanistan, together as a unit, and yet the wives have started receiving phone calls, always at midnight and at Halloween, telling them that their long lost loves have returned and want to reunite. But the reunion is not what they expected!
Jenna Alton and Dave Kane are expecting Halloween to be the usual around Black Rock Falls, with a side order of mayhem, but when they're called to not one but two suspected suicides, it becomes abundantly clear that things are not what they appear to be. Why would these women wait so long to end it all, when they seem to have been leading, mostly, normal lives and getting on with things?
The first woman was leaving on vacation the next day, the second had left the lights on and it appeared as though she was just out for a walk. So - not suicide, but murder.
Too many details would give the plot away, and I wouldn't want to do that, so I'm going to concentrate on the book itself. First of all, the atmosphere is decidedly creepy, as befits a Halloween tale; some of the location names are truly weird (as befitting Serial Killer Central); places like Creeping Vine Trail and Twisted Tree Ridge. Second, there is much more investigation as opposed to multiple murders and taunting killers. I enjoyed getting more glimpses into how Jenna, Dave, Shane, Rio, Jo, etc. actually investigate rather than just hunt and capture.
Now, this killer is special and one of the more twisted they've ever encountered - and that makes this book one of the special ones.
With developing personalities, and an expanding cast of characters, I cannot wait to see where Ms. Hood takes us next.
Can be read as a standalone, but you only really get the whole picture if you jump in and read the entire series.
Highly recommended. I'd give it 10 Stars if I could.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book.

First off I can’t believe this is book 17 in this series. It is probably my favourite and I can’t get enough!

When the wife of a soldier MIA is found dead, ME Wolfe suspects it is not the suicide that it appears to be. Sheriff Jenna Alton and deputy Dave Kane begin to investigate. I’m their findings lead to them discovering the wife of a second MIA soldier from the same team dead. Both have been murdered.
The disappearance of the soldiers is classified and FBI agent Carter can’t reveal any information.

When a potential victim comes forward the team puts a plan into place to catch the murderer, but is he one of their own?

This book was so good. All of the talk of mist and wind etc have it a really spooky effect, perfect for its Halloween setting. Suspense was everywhere!

I love Dave and Jenna’s relationship and that of their team. The characters have been written so well that I am invested in them!

My only issue with this book is that it was too good! I couldn’t put it down and have finished it already. Cannot wait for the next one! 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and a huge recommendation to everybody to read it!

The story continues…Detectives Kane and Alton…this novel is a cannot put down mystery written by a talented and gifted author. This should be a television series or a movie. The characters are likable and come alive on the pages. Red herrings abound. Surprises. Who did the murders? Why? Will there be more? Questions not easily answered. Although I have not read all of the books in this series, I had no trouble keeping up. This could also be a stand alone novel. This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Thanks to the publisher and the author also. I look forward to more books by this author.