Review : Valley of Evil - Book #6 Bridget Bishop Series - Melinda Woodhall - May 2023 When all else fails for books, I find that going to read thrillers keeps my attention, and what better author to do that than one of my favorites Melinda Woodhall? Bridget Bishop is back with Book #6 in her series and it takes her to Wilde Valley when her father Bob's Private Investigation business is hired to find Kendra's missing parents. While in Wilde Valley, a dead body is found - a girl who went missing the night before. Soon Bridget realizes that they are standing over a sunflower meadow of graves and that the missing parents might be here among the four bodies buried.  During this time, a letter is sent to the press and police from someone called The Wilde Reaper who is determined to rid Wilde Valley of those who have sinned and it's time to reap what they have sown or in this case stolen. It looks like it stems back to the Wilde family and dark family secrets that were swept under...

Review: So We Lie - Book #17 Eva Rae Thomas Series - Willow Rose - October 2021 Willow Rose has done it again with So We Lie , a riveting addition to the Eva Rae Thomas series that takes us back to where it all began. Published as Book #17 in the series, this prequel is a brilliant standalone that offers readers a glimpse into Eva Rae’s early days as an FBI profiler with the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). Fans of Criminal Minds will find themselves right at home with this gripping, psychological thriller. The story kicks off with the mysterious death of Arlene Wood, a mother of two who crashes her car into a tree at four in the morning. While the accident seems cut-and-dry, the discovery of unusual evidence in the car’s wreckage casts doubt on the initial findings. When Arlene’s husband is convicted of her murder, the case appears closed—but questions linger. What drove Arlene to leave her home in the dead of night? Was she meeting someone? And if so, who? Fast-forward six years, a...

      Review: Where Evil Hides - Book #3 Dr Bridget Bishop Series - Melinda Woodhall - July 2022 Bridget never means to get involved and reeled back into the world of profiling and the FBI's unit of the BAU.  Every time she says this is the last time, she finds herself being pulled back into the limelight and drama of the FBI. In her current workload, she was writing a report about the Montclairs and their daughter Cassidy. Monty Montclair and his second wife Scarlet are getting a divorce and with a child in the mix, Bridget must write a report to see who gets custody. Unfortunately for Bridget - the dad has NPD and the mum has BPD. What happens though when Monty's latest mistress Harmony is found murdered and it looks like Monty is the main suspect? The thing though is he has an alibi, as he was in a session with Bridget Bishop. Her involvement with the family will have Bridget reeled back in and profiling who the real killer is. This was quite a twisted read as I h...

Review: None Shall Sleep - Ellie Marney - September 2020 This book had captured my attention in the library from the cover. It's so simple yet it had a feel of the '80s and a horror/slasher theme to it. The year is 1982 and the FBI is in the early days of creating the BAU aka Behavioural Analysis Unit. From this, I knew I would love this book as one of my favorite TV shows was Criminal Minds which was based on the BAU and also, I love profiling in general and anything attached to the FBI and crime. The second thing that got me hooked on this book was that the FBI are wanting to interview teenage killers and to do that, they have hired two 18-year-olds Emma and Travis who have had their own past experiences with serial killers. So, the drawcard of teenagers as acting FBI agents was another reason, I wanted to read this book. None Shall Sleep takes us back to the year 1982 and currently, Emma and Travis have been tasked with interviews, that is until one of their interviews lea...