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12 gripping thrillers. One relentless female detective. A small town drowning in secrets.Ex-police officer Rileigh Bishop returns to her Appalachian hometown after a teenage girl is murdered the same way her sister was years ago. What starts as one homicide investigation explodes into a deadly pattern of serial killers, cold cases, missing children, gang violence, arson, and a long-buried conspiracy.Each case pulls Rileigh deeper into the dark heart of the Smoky Mountains:Burned bodies.Vanishing psychiatric patients.A haunted manor with an axe-killer legacy.An FBI manhunt in the wilderness.A faceless corpse that ignites a gang war.A deadly wedding targeted by assassins.As postcards from her past resurface and threats close in, Rileigh realizes the crimes are connected. Someone has been orchestrating the chaos.And sheβs the endgame.The Bishop Smoky Mountain Thrillers delivers almost a million words of fast-paced crime fiction packed with serial killers, small-town secrets, forensic twists, and heart-stopping suspense. Over 4500 4.5+ star ratings/reviews across the series.Perfect for fans of intense female leads, police procedurals, FBI thrillers, and dark small-town crime.
WOW. It took me a few chapters to really get into this book, but once I did, I could not put it down! There are all sorts of twists and turns that keep you on your toes, and the ending was pure adrenaline fueled, action-packed insanity in the best possible way. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves mysteries full of suspense. I canβt wait to start the next book in the series!Thank you NetGalley for an ARC copy of this book to read and review!
What a brilliant debut and mystery. I really enjoyed the cast of characters and the small town Smoky Mountains setting that have now set up this series . Canβt wait for the next book to drop. Lauren Street is being added to my favourites, I received an advanced readers copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Rileigh Bishop is a βdisgracedβ ex police officer who has returned to her hometown after a girl is found dead, with her tongue cut out to help the new Sergeant solve the case. Rileighβs sister was found the same way a few years prior to the story and this murder taking place. As the case goes on, she discovers connections to her sisters death as well as dark family secrets. This one felted halted with the wording at times, definitely can tell itβs a debut novel, but overall was a great thriller.

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