This is the 3rd book in the series and can in my opinion be read as a standalone
I must say I am not usually a fan of multi-point of view books but in this case I found it worked

Coyote Cove Chief of Police Maggie Riley arrives at work to find a photo of a young , teenage girl - bruised, bound and gagged , terror in her eyes . A body of another girl , missing for some years has been found but this case is not under Maggie's jurisdiction , nut that of the State Police .......... that is until a link is found .
Speed is of the essence , can Maggie and her new Lieutenant get to grips with finding the teenager in the photo before its too late ?
Here we have a cast of people , all with secrets that they keep close ..... will discovering those secrets affect their relationships ......... what will they do to keep them hidden ?
This is an enjoyable fast paced , character driven thriller , with twists and turns around every corner........whose secrets will come to light ?

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Round 3 had its hooks in me from the jump! I am in it with Chief Riley. Coyote Cove and all its secrets are drawing me in and I need to know them all! This series is great and I can't wait for the next ones to get more details on all the secrets lurking and know more about everyone!

This story is told through multiple point of views but it works well. Like the other Maggie Riley book's this is more of an intelligent read with the back story which continues to come to the fore.

I do like the introduction of the new deputy and his backstory sounds really interesting.

I was given an advance copy by netgalley and the publishers but the review is entirely my own.

The body of a pregnant teen is found but the victim disappeared two years ago. Where had she been for all that time? Chief Riley is given a photo of another girl being held against her will but can she find her before it is too late...?
The Shadow Girl is the third book in the Maggie Riley series set in America. I have read and reviewed the first book in the series, The Girl Who Lied.
Chief Maggie Riley has a new lieutenant and a new case. A girl's body and another missing teen but the latter's mother is convinced that her daughter is safe and well and the photo has been faked. Maggie can't help but investigate as the fear in the girl's eyes is so real.
The book is written from multiple perspectives but mainly Maggie's. Some of the perspectives are not given names so we are kept guessing about their identity which builds the tension. I liked the introduction of Kal as the new lieutenant and felt that the issue of racism was handled sensitively.
Maggie is still haunted by her little brother's disappearance and the subsequent loss of her detective career five years ago. In this book her mum turns up claiming to have found the man who took the boy but Maggie has doubts. She struggles to negotiate the personal and professional balance. Meanwhile, Maggie's fiance Steve is still hiding secrets and this book reveals the fear he has of Maggie finding out. I'm looking forward to reading what happens next!
The Shadow Girl is an intriguing and tense crime thriller.

Thank you NetGalley for this advance reader copy in exchange for my free and voluntary review. I just say I was not a fan of the first two installments of this series but third time seems to be the charm. Yes, there are still some irritating scenes of self pity but this novel was much better, and had a great story lines and details. Recommend this one and looking forward to next one in this series.

What a chilling crime thriller
With a serial killer
Girls disappear
What happens isn't clear!

A body thrown away with the trash,
A photo causes Chief Maggie Riley to dash.
What's the link between the two?
Can Maggie find the vital clue?

No one has reported the girl in the photo disappeared
But where she is really needs to be cleared.
Maggie is determined to try at the least
To free the girl and catch the beast.

A moving story filled with family drama and more
With romance, secrets and several mysteries to explore.
There's also possible blackmail and added danger
With someone from the past who is no stranger.

For my complementary copy of this book, I say thank you,
I throughly enjoyed reading it and this is my honest review.

I came home late after work the other night to discover my wife watching some TV show in which, as far as I could gather, some blonde woman with fake breasts and the IQ of a pencil was accusing some man of having slept with some other woman. It turned out that the show in question was called Celebs Go Dating - so called, presumably, because the people that appear on it are too stupid to pronounce the word "celebrity", never mind spell it - and that my wife had spent the evening binge-watching it and was on her third episode.

This was enough for me to leave the room in despair at how bad television can get, and also at how low the human race can sink to still lap up this garbage. Seriously, who'd be an actor these days? Or a scriptwriter? Why should the makers of a TV show pay these people when all they need is to pay a camera crew to follow someone with no brains and an enormous ego?

Having left the room, the only thing to do was a little binge watching of my own. Except that in my case, it was binge-reading. I had just finished Their Angel's Cry, the second novel by Shannon Hollinger featuring Police Chief Maggie Riley, and was chomping at the bit to make a start on the third.

Good news: the character development goes from strength to strength. In Shadow Girl, the character development goes from strength to strength. Not only does Maggie have another race-against-time case to investigate, but we also learn a little more of the disappearance of her younger brother that caused her to leave her career, and her strained relationship with her mother that has resulted from it. The psychological effect that all of this is having on Maggie is explained nicely by Steve, who it must be said is proving himself to be a darn fine judge of character. I also loved the continued portrayal of Coyote Cove. The town itself is fictional and I have never been to the US state of Maine in which it is set. But I am starting to visualise it in my head. The remoteness from anything that Maggie used to consider 'civilisation', and the proximity to the logging camp, which are regarded as a law unto themselves and feared slightly by everyone else.

Maggie's new lieutenant Kal is also a wonderful addition. Being of Indian descent in a remote town full of mostly white Americans initially sees him portrayed as something of an outcast. But the way that he manages when necessary to get the locals on his side is fabulous. If I had been able to stand on a chair and cheer for him, I would have done.

Sort of neutral news: the plot. It's based on the body of a teenage girl who went missing some years ago turning up and another teenage girl disappearing. In other words, it's a variation on the same storyline that has already been the subject of many other crime novels, and I hope it's not too much of a spoiler to say that the ending came as no great surprise. But that said, just because it's been done before doesn't mean that it hasn't been done very well again here. Especially given that there are some chapters narrated by the girl herself, in which we are made to almost painfully share her over-riding feelings as they change from anger, to hope, to fear, to a sort of numb resignation that she isn't going to survive.

Bad news: there isn't much, but I do have a couple of issues. There's the point that the missing girl's mother and some of her school teachers seem quite unconcerned that she may have been abducted. This is something that I struggled to get my head around and I didn't think that it was particularly well explained. And the story, or rather the lack of it regarding Steve's background really is beginning to annoy me now. We're told a bit more about him in this book, but not enough. I stand by what I said in my review of the last one: I think Shannon needs to just reveal all and let the readers decide whether his fear of Maggie finding out about him is justified.

However, despite these points I'm giving Shadow Girl a solid four stars for one simple reason. In an author's note at the end of the book, Shannon tells us that she always has a great time when she finds herself in Coyote Cove, and that she hopes we enjoy our stay there just as much. Well, my answer, after no thought at all is that I absolutely did. And I look forward to returning there when I read Book 4.

My thanks to Bookouture for including me on the blog tour - and apologies that my review is late - and to Netgalley for the digital ARC. I will post my review on Goodreads, Amazon, my blog and my social media pages.

This is book three in the series and usually in police procedural series, the cases being personal are over. But that is not the case for this series. Chief Maggie and her fiancé Steve still have a lot of secrets. Quite a few things they are keeping from each other and even some of the details are not clear for the reader. Each case stands alone, but a bit of the book also focuses on how these secrets are impacting the case and their lives. And Maggie has a new detective that seems to have a lot of secrets of his own in addition to fitting in in the community he is trying to protect. I think his character fits into the flow well.

I flip flop on how well I like the main characters, but they are deeply developed and no matter if I am in a moment of like or dislike, I still want to know more about them. There is still a bit of mystery to their backstories. And I can’t say Maggie isn’t determined to serve and protect. She is dogged in protecting the town and solving whatever case comes her way.

The case in this one is complex and for it being a somewhat small town, the bad guy isn’t obvious. I really like the mix of the case and personal lives and since Maggie’s story isn’t over, I feel there is a next installment coming.

I think this one is best read as a series in order, but if you are one to focus more on the case and less on the characters, then it can definitely be a stand alone. I’ve grown to really like this series and recommend it to anyone that loves a good crime series.

It is a compelling and intense crime mystery set in Coyote Cove, Maine, with an easy-to-like female detective hiding from her past. The characters are many, and most are unlikeable, but the detective team, with a new addition, Kal, is clever and driven, and the reader feels empathy for them as they fight for justice for the victims. The mystery is complete, but the returning characters have fascinating stories, so reading the series from the start is best. An atmospheric setting and blurring the line between right and wrong is immersive. I like the detectives, the dilemmas the essentially good characters face, and the complex crime to be solved.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

✨ My Thoughts ✨

I absolutely loved the previous two books in this series and after the bombshell ending of book 2 I was so happy to settle down again to get book 3 devoured, Maggie is one of all time favourites to read about.

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It this book kicks off right from when the last book ended, Maggie has just got THAT phone call and her new Lieutenant Kal has driven through the night to take the job and have a fresh start, is he hiding secrets just like Maggie?.

This case was another complex, dark and sinister crime that Maggie put her whole heart and soul into once again, she did this whilst dealing with ghosts from her past.

We got to find out a little more about what happened and how, it’s just so utterly sad and my heart went out to Maggie again.

This had a few other sideline stories that I found really interesting and gave us more background to a few characters and more information on what secrets they hide.

I love each book more and more and I can’t wait to read book 4!.

Love this author. I've enjoyed and recommended every single one of her books. And this series just keeps getting better with each wonderful, addictive book! Just wow! Very highly recommended!

The body of a previously missing girl is found dead, but this case is to be solved by the State Police. But when a Polaroid picture is put on Chief Maggie’s windscreen it won’t be long before the two are connected.

Hollinger gives us another intense and fast-paced novel. It was great to be back with this main character, and reading a new addition of Kal who fits in perfectly.

I love how this author gives us little teasers of past secrets so we can’t put this series down. I will be looking forward to the next installment.

The Shadow Girl, book three in Shannon Hollinger's Detective Maggie Riley series, transports readers back to Coyote Cove, a small rural town in Maine. A town where persons with secrets seek solace. Hollinger weaved a tale filled with suspense and mystery to keep readers guessing from start to finish.

Firstly, I recommend reading the books in order of release. Although each book features a different mystery, there is an overarching series thread which needs to be followed sequentially. In this instalment, Maggie faces her biggest challenge since taking up the post as police chief in Coyote Cove. The discovery of the body of a teenage girl who went missing two years ago hook her to the core. Solving murders was out of her jurisdiction, leaving her to rely on the State police to solve the murder. However, the discovery of a Polaroid photo indicating that another teenage girl is missing led Maggie on a desperate search to find the teen before it's too late.

This was another intense and riveting tale. It featured a large suspect pool and wading through the lot proved a challenge. Fortunately for Maggie, she had help in the form of her new lieutenant, Kal. Although new to the series, he proved to be a great addition to the cast of characters. Like his boss and her fiancée, Steve, he too had his secrets. Secrets which fuelled his decision to accept the position as the new lieutenant in Coyote Cove. It would seem that Steve's secrets were about ready to explode in his face. The major questions on the mind of the reader were:

1. What impact will the revelation have on his relationship with Maggie?
2. What steps will he take for those secrets to remain hidden?                                                                                                                       

 Hopefully it works out for him because secrets aside, I believe he is perfect for Maggie.

As Maggie steps up the search to find the girl in the Polaroid photo, she discovers a connection to the murdered teen. This case hit rather close to home for Maggi. This led to her engaging every possible method to find the missing teen. Unlike the first instalment, The Girl Who Lied, the mystery in The Shadow Girl was twisty and a challenge to solve. The story highlighted the impact of adults' failure to protect the children in their care. 

The Shadow Girl was an addictive and fast-paced crime thriller. The unresolved issues from the secrets shrouding Maggie, Steve and Kal leaves no doubts in the reader's mind that there is more to come. As such, one will be waiting eagerly for the next book in the series. Fans of police procedurals will find this series intriguing.

Maggie moved to Coyote Cove for a quieter safer life than the city. She didn't plan on missing girls and murders. She is also a one woman show so she hires a partner. When he comes into town people don't like him. Maggie isn't well liked either.
Maggie has a picture put on her windshield of a girl beaten up. When she asks the mom for her help then Maggie is told the girl is at her Uncle's house. Things don't sir right with Maggie and she is lke a dog with a bone and doesn't give up looking for this girl.
I really like Shannon's books and always look forwards to a new release.

The third installment of the Chief Maggie Riley series is a fast paced addictive read. Maggie finds an unmarked envelope on the steps of the police station that contains a photo of a bound and bruised teenage girl. When Maggie determines the girl’s identity, she discovers no one seems to care the girl is missing. The investigation leads her to the seedy, dangerous underbelly of secretive logging camps that are hidden in the woods, and are a law unto themselves. The investigation ramps up when Maggie finds the body of girl who was said to have run away years ago who also has ties to the logging camps. Added to this, Maggie’s mother arrives in town to demand Maggie look into new information about her brother’s disappearance, and her fiancé, Steve, deals with “friend” from his past.

Author Shannon Hollinger continues to draw out the background, secrets and depths of the main characters, as well as introducing a compelling new character with secrets of his own - Maggie’s new lieutenant, Kal.

This continues to be one of my favorite series to read, and I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series. Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and author Shannon Hollinger for the advance read copy of this book

Thank you to #Netgalley and Bookouture for my copy of The Shadow Girl by Shannon Hollinger.
This is the 3rd book in the Chief Maggie Riley and the story keeps growing with more background and a larger list of characters.
It is a great series for lovers of crime fiction.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of The Shadow Girl, the third novel to feature Maggie Reilly, Chief of Police in the small town of Coyote Cove, Maine.

The body of a young girl, who supposedly ran away two years ago p, is found in a rubbish dump. As it’s a murder the State Police will handle the investigation and Maggie is more interested in the photo left in her car. It shows a teenager tied to a chair, having suffered a beating and Maggie is determined to find her and arrest her abductor.

I loved the premise of The Shadow Girl as it promises so much, but I really didn’t like the execution and that’s after reading the previous novels - they obviously made a big impression on me as I don’t remember the way they are written. I struggled to get through it and it took me days rather than hours to finish.

Everyone has a secret, Maggie, her fiancé, Steve, and her new lieutenant, Kal Kishorne, so frequent references are made to these secrets, but no substance, and it gets old really quickly, so by about 30% in I had lost what little interest I had in what they are hiding. It didn’t entice me to read on, instead I found it annoying.

The narrative is told from several points of view, all in the first person so I quickly learned to read the chapter headings to know who was speaking. I didn’t like it and found it unnecessarily confusing, especially as the characters aren’t particularly well developed and it is more a different way of pushing the plot forward than a real examination of the situations they find themselves in and their reactions to it.

I found most of the novel quite slow until the final chapters where it erupts with a flurry of action and resolution, not enough to make me feel better about the read, but more than enough for readers who like the format and will look forward to more secrets on the personal side, because resolution doesn’t stretch that far.

The Shadow Girl is not for me.

Another gripping installment in the Chief Maggie Riley series by Shannon Hollinger! This book is full of secrets, tension, suspense, mounting danger, and interesting characters!

Chief Maggie Riley and her new lieutenant Kal have their work cut out for them in this book. The body of a pregnant teen is found in the trash. Could this be the body of a missing teen, one that was last seen two years ago? Maggie believes that it is. Maggie also receives an envelope with a disturbing image of a bound and gagged girl. No one has reported a missing teen. But Maggie believes she knows the identity of the teen.

That is just the beginning. Kal, like Maggie came to Coyote Cove for a fresh start. Both have secrets and both have felt resistance from the locals. The locals do not want a woman as chief, nor do they want a minority in their town or as her lieutenant.

Secrets are the name of the game in this book. Not only do Maggie and Kal have secrets, so do Maggie's fiancé, Steve, her mother who showed up out of the blue, and those who live in the deep woods of Coyote Cove.

Maggie is pulled in many directions in this book both personally and professionally. As she and Kal investigate, there is an underlying sense of tension, dread, and mounting danger. The setting in Maine and the woods create atmosphere and add to the overall feeling of tension in the book.

Maggie is a great character. She has a troubling past and came to Coyote Cove for a new beginning. She has handled herself very well while dealing with locals who do not approve of a woman being their Chief. She is strong, vulnerable, determined, and caring. Kal is an interesting new character who is no stranger to dealing with prejudice; but it is upsetting to see how he is treated. I look forward to more of him in future books. Steve is Maggie's fiancé and I have a feeling book 4 is going to center on him and his secrets.

As with the first two books in this series, this book was well written, well thought out and I enjoyed the character development. Hollinger has me wanting more and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

Although, this could be read as a stand-alone, I do believe reading the first two books would make this book more enjoyable. Plus, they are fast reads! The first two books set the stage for Maggie, her past, why she came to Coyote Cove, and her relationship with Steve.

Well written, gripping, tense and hard to put down!

Another great book in the Chief Maggie Riley series. I hope there’s going to be more as there are still a few unanswered questions about the characters’ personal battles.
Great, easy read.

When chief Maggie find a dead girl who was reported as a runaway and then later that day find a picture of another teen girl the detective enter wonders if they could be related before it’s over she will uncover deep dark secrets that someone in the little town has been keeping for years and forcing others to keep them as well. This is another great book by chief Maggie Riley and although I find these books are getting longer they are so good and read like a compelling mystery should if you have yet to start this Siri‘s I would start with the first book to have the contexts but book 2 is awesome and book 3 was really good as well. I didn’t find it as good as the first two books but it is still a solid mystrey. I haven’t even mentioned the new lieutenant or chief Maggie‘s pass actually coming to town and it all makes for a great read. I want to thank Boldwood books and Met Galley for my free Ark copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.