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Echo Road
by Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh
Published by Montlake on July 2, 2024
Setting: New York
Genres: Crime Thriller
Pages: 332
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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.
Echo Road by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh is amazing. It’s fast-paced and really keeps you guessing.
Will Bree and Mercy find the culprit before Paige is dead?
These two work well with each other. They both are strong members of law enforcement who know how to stand on their own, but they do an outstanding job of complementing each of their work styles.
Bree Taggert
As the county sheriff, Bree has a lot of responsibility, but she does it well. When a county worker finds two bodies in suitcases alongside a county road, Bree is called to action. She and her deputies start investigating immediately. I don’t think our sheriff fully grasped what she was involved in at first, but once Agent Kilpatrick shows up, she gets it. Things start moving quickly after that.
Mercy Kilpatrick
Agent Kilpatrick arrives in upstate New York sticking her nose into Sherriff Taggert’s case without any explanation. Mercy is looking for a teenage girl but can’t say anything due to the nature of her disappearance.
This is my first book with Agent Kilpatrick as the main character. I like her. She pairs well with Bree and the sheriff’s department, making a formidable team.
The Mystery
Our mystery involves a perverted killer who thinks that he is smarter than everyone. He has taken a teenage girl from Oregon and brought her to his home in upstate New York. His arrogance doesn’t work well for him in the end.
Five Stars
My rating for Echo Road by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh is five stars. I love the comradery of the two main characters, the authors’ writing style, the characters, and the story. Everything about it is wonderful and witty, and it kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this book even if you haven’t read any of the other books in either series.
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About Kendra Elliot
An Amazon #1 selling author, Kendra Elliot has sold over 12 Million books and been on the WSJ best seller over a dozen times.
She grew up in the lush Pacific Northwest and still lives there with her family and two cats. She’s fascinated with forensics, refuses to eat anything green, and dreams of living every day in flip flops. UPDATE: She now lives in flip flops and watches the sun rise over the ocean every day.
The MERCY KILPATRICK series: A MERCIFUL DEATH, A MERCIFUL TRUTH, A MERCIFUL SECRET, A MERCIFUL SILENCE, A MERCIFUL FATE, and A MERCIFUL PROMISE. IN THE PINES and AT THE RIVER are continuations of Mercy’s and Truman’s story.
THE COLUMBIA RIVER series. THE LAST SISTER. THE SILENCE, IN THE PINES, AT THE RIVER, and THE FIRST DEATH
The BONE SECRETS NOVELS: HIDDEN, CHILLED, BURIED, ALONE, KNOWN and VEILED (a novella)
The CALLAHAN & McLANE novels: VANISHED, BRIDGED, SPIRALED, and TARGETED. THE SILENCE continues Ava and Mason’s story. THE LAST SISTER is Zander’s story
She also writes the Widow’s Island and Rogue River novellas with Melinda Leigh.
International Thriller Writers finalist, a three time Daphne Du Maurier winner, and a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice finalist.
About Melinda Leigh
#1 Amazon Charts and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker. Melinda’s debut novel, She Can Run, was nominated for Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers. She’s garnered numerous writing awards, including two RITA nominations. Her other novels include She Can Tell, She Can Scream, She Can Hide, and She Can Kill in the She Can series; Midnight Exposure, Midnight Sacrifice, Midnight Betrayal, and Midnight Obsession in the Midnight novels; Hour of Need, Minutes to Kill, and Seconds to Live in the Scarlet Falls series; Say You’re Sorry, Her Last Goodbye, Bones Don’t Lie, What I’ve Done, Secrets Never Die, and Save Your Breath in the Morgan Dane series; and the Bree Taggert novels, Cross Her Heart, See Her Die, Drown Her Sorrows, and Right Behind Her. She holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate, has taught women’s self-defense and lives in a messy house with her family and a small herd of rescue pets.
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