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Book Review
Reviewed: 24 July 2024

Echo Road

by: Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh

Mercy Kilpatrick - Book 9, Bree Taggert - Book 9

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Kidnapping, BDSM, Snipper, Forest Fire, Community Uproar, and Political Shenanigans won’t keep Bree and Mercy from doing what needs to be done.

As a fan of both the Mercy Kilpatrick and the Bree Taggert series, I was excited to read a story that brought them together.

If you are not aware, Bree and Mercy are badasses. Individually, they can hold their own and together, the bad guys better watch out.  There are heart-stopping moment, oh sh*t moments, no-they-didn’t moments and more that make this a book you won’t want to put down.

Mercy is in Oregon investigating a high profile disappearance. Bree is in New York State dealing with the usual noisy from the town council along with the appearance of dead women in suitcases. 

The first chapter is so creepy, I had to put the book down and do something fun to continue. That is just how well written this book is. With Matt (Bree’s investigator and live-in boyfriend) away doing training having Mercy help in Bree’s investigation is a no-brainer. The catch though is that in the beginning Mercy can’t share who she is looking for that landed her in Bree’s patch. Luckily, Dana had taken the kids on holiday so no worries about them being in danger and Matt not being around to help Bree keep them safe.

I’m reluctant to call the red herring, a red herring because it was so obvious  that I felt I was being bated (I was ok with that though). There were some clues that were not fully evaluated until after that fact because of all that was going on.

In the end, Bree and Mercy got to the bottom of things. I’m afraid if I go on I will give too much away.  Another fantastic additional to both the Bree Taggert and Mercy Kilpatrick series. 

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 2-July-2024
Read-and-Listen, Mystery, Female-Led, Thriller

Plot Summary

When two cross-country cases collide, Bree Taggert and Mercy Kilpatrick join forces to catch a serial killer in an addictive novel of suspense by bestselling authors Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.

During a vicious heat wave, a county maintenance worker stumbles upon two suspicious suitcases abandoned by the side of the road. Sheriff Bree Taggert responds to find two bodies stuffed inside the luggage. The press demands action. The community is on edge. Suddenly, Bree is at the center of a media firestorm.

In Oregon, a senator’s daughter goes missing. FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick agrees to keep the politically sensitive case on the down-low. When she finds a link between the disappearance and a double homicide three thousand miles away, Mercy takes the next plane out—and lands right in the middle of Bree’s double homicide investigation.

To save the missing girl, Bree and Mercy must work together to stop a killer who’s playing deadly games with the press and stirring up public rage. Hungry for notoriety, he dares Bree and Mercy to catch him before he kills again.