Stranger in Town

A parent's worst nightmare .... a mother takes her eyes off her 6-year-old daughter for just a moment. That's all it took for a stranger to take her hand and lead her out of the store, stopping long enough to kill an elderly woman in the parking lot. Six months ago, another little girl went missing. The mother is almost bedridden with grief and her father is fed up with the police who can find no clues at all. He, at this point in time, contacts PI Sloane Monroe. He has proof that the two little girls were taken by the same man ... proof he has not shared with the police. Sloane has a unique interest in these cases, as her sister had been taken when they were kids. Unfortunately her sister was then killed by a serial killer. Sloane will work her fingers to the bone, go without eating or sleeping, if it will save just one child. Sloane finds a witness that the police did not locate. She gets a description of the car that the police did not have. She gets a clue where the girls are possibly being kept .. information the police did not find. Does it surprise anyone that a detective is following her every move? Cade is the son of the original investigating detective and Cade is scheduled to take over for his father when he retires. Normally police and private investigators do not agree to work together ... but they know the Feds are closing in and will take the case away from both of them. Although 4th in the series, this one is easily read as a stand alone. There are no references to past books nor is there a cliff hanger at the end of this one. This is a well crafted crime fiction featuring a female Private Investigator who is a rather unique character. What you see is what you get. She's smart, she's feisty, she's dedicated and you don't ever want to talk to her like she's gum on the bottom of your shoe. Cade comes across originally as a little bit of arrogance with a splash of anger. It doesn't take long for him to figure out that Sloane is not your typical female. There's plenty of suspense to keep the reader engaged. The ending was a bit of surprise. There's also just a hint of a budding romance between Sloane and Cade. They do make an interesting couple. Many thanks to the author / Kobo Writing Life / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

This Book is informative adventurous And thought provoking. As someone Who has been where that little girl was those feelings , teach us to listen and not stay silent . I found this Book Frightening. My fight and flight responses were working overtime.

i am not a stranger to C.Bradshaw's works and it definitely amazes me how she put all her story together... and the good thing is it is based on reality. mind opener, i know and it boggles...