Somewhat of a spoiler - but I don't tell you who the bad person is. This was a good quick read. I think it's a prequel to Girl Gone (?). I tried to find the first Kovac/Liske book every time I look it up it doesn't look like the first of the series. So needless to say, I didn't have a lot of back story on the two central detectives, but the book was still enjoyable and easy to follow. On my Nook, it was only 67 pages. I believe this is the first book I've read by Tami Hoag. I enjoyed her writing. I kept hoping against hope that the mother would find her daughter alive and the dead body at the beginning of the book isn't Rose. The ending really felt like the beginning of a new book...can't wait to find more books in this series. The 1st Victim by Tami Hoag is published by Penguin Group. This is a short story/novella that is the prelude to The Ninth Girl scheduled for release sometime this summer.Sam Kovac and his partner Nikki Liska get a call about a body found on the side of the road on New Years Day. Jane Doe has apparently never been reported missing.Meanwhile a mother in another state is frantic that she hasn't heard from her daughter. While she gets the run around from the cops, Jeannie Reiser knows deep down that something has happened to her daughter.Set in the frigid atmosphere of winter in Minneapolis, the detectives find two odd details. One is the killer seems to strike around a holiday and that he seems to be killing in more than one state.This novella sets the stage for what appears to be a long, gut wrenching investigation. The killer is depraved and clever. I love the novels of Tami Hoag. This one is a little bit on the dark side. I'm looking forward to the upcoming full length novel featuring Kovan and Liska.Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for the digital ARC of this book. Over all an A
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Loved how the end wrapped back to the beginning. Now back to The 9th Girl!
—Kerissa
