Bøker av B R Spangler

She can hear the faint lapping of waves nearby as she tries to open her swollen blue eyes. But all she can see is darkness, there is nothing but the suffocating sand that surrounds her. As her consciousness fades, she wishes she had never trusted him... When Ruby Evans is abducted on her way home from volunteering at a nursing home in North Carolina's Outer Banks, Detective Casey White's heart breaks for the inconsolable mother. Terrible memories flood back of when her own darling daughter was taken twenty years ago. Pushing her own pain aside, Casey vows to find Ruby and bring her home. After desperately searching the road where Ruby was last seen, Casey receives a letter from someone claiming to be the kidnapper. In cursive red letters, she is warned that she has less than twenty-four hours to find Ruby alive. And when forensics reveal the letter was written in blood, Casey knows this isn't a hoax. Working around the clock, Casey is devastated when her team hit another dead end, and she's shattered when Ruby's body is discovered buried on the beach-she's too late. Now looking for a twisted killer, Casey is shocked when she receives a call from an evil predator she put behind bars ten years ago. He says he knows who the killer is, and will help Casey in exchange for his freedom. Casey refuses, but when she receives another letter, she is forced to reconsider. Because the killer promises the next victim will be someone much closer to her, and the clock is ticking.With only hours left, Casey has to decide if she's prepared to free one evil monster to catch another, and if she doesn't, will her loved ones pay the ultimate price? An absolutely addictive crime thriller that will have you racing through the pages! Fans of Robert Dugoni, Lisa Regan and Kendra Elliot will be totally hooked. Read what everyone's saying about B.R. Spangler: "Oh my God what a read!!!! I devoured this book in one sitting and finally turned the last page in the wee hours. Oh yes this book is that good!!!!... Heart-stopping... had me holding my breath. A nail-biting read that is full of twists and turns." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Looking down at the familiar, pale and lifeless face floating in the salty waters of the marsh, her blood freezes. It's a face she hasn't seen for years, but used to know so well... When Detective Casey White is called to a murder scene in the Outer Banks saltmarshes, she's devastated to find the strangled body of her ex-husband-father of her missing daughter Hannah. And nearby, an older, unidentifiable body is buried too... but how are these bones linked to her ex? Painful memories flood back as Casey desperately searches his apartment, surrounded by photos of them happy with their little girl. Finding a notepad with the name of the hospital where Hannah was last seen scrawled on it, Casey realizes her ex recently discovered something about their child's disappearance. But who was trying to silence him? Then forensics show the bones belong to a sweet young nurse who worked at the same hospital. Delving into hospital records, Casey is shocked to learn she once held Hannah as a little baby... Her boss insists she can't work such a personal investigation, but Casey is in too deep. Interviewing all the staff at the hospital, she's sure one of the doctors is acting suspiciously... and that night, Casey wakes up barely able to breathe as flames devour her home. Now she's in the killer's sights. To finally catch this twisted monster and learn what happened to her stolen girl, Casey will have to risk everything... An absolutely unputdownable thriller that will have you gasping at the twists and turns. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner and Robert Dugoni will be completely addicted. Read what everyone's saying about B.R. Spangler: "WOW!!! Explosive page-turner with so many twists and turns!... I loved this book!!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "Oh wow. What a fantastic book! I was totally hooked... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. It was full of tension, twists and turns that kept me totally engrossed... I read it in one day as I just couldn't put it down." NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "A real thrill ride... literally blew me away. Everything and more you expect from a real gritty crime thriller. LOVED IT!!!!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "This fabulous crime thriller with its super mix of characters will keep you on the edge of your seat and deeply engrossed from the very first page to the nail-biting twist at the end... Loved it and deserves all of its 5 stars from me." NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "Absolutely phenomenal... devoured in practically one sitting!... I would recommend this one to crime thriller and police procedural enthusiasts everywhere!... keeps the reader frantically turning the page!" Misty's Corner Reviews, ¿¿¿¿¿ "Wow! What a story!... suspense, intrigue, action, and lots of crazy twists and turns!... Definitely gave me goosebumps!" Sassysouthernbook

Strands of blonde hair escape from beneath the sheet and catch the dawn light creeping through the window. Silence falls as the fabric is drawn back to reveal the body of a young girl, her hands folded on her chest, her long lashes resting on her cold, pale cheeks. When Detective Casey White finds the body of a teenager perfectly preserved in salt in an abandoned beach vacation home, her heart shatters. Tina Somners has been missing since she set off to meet her friends for spring break. Her parents will be inconsolable at this tragic end to their search. Determined to find justice for this sweet girl who was looking forward to a summer full of laughter, Casey delves into old case files and gets her first lead: years ago, a man murdered his wife, totally covering her body in salt. But he's been locked up in prison all this time. Casey is racing to interview him when another perfectly preserved body is found just down the beach from the first crime scene. A cryptic, unfinished note is clutched in the girl's hand. Are the bodies being kept this way so the killer can pass on a message? Certain that there's more significance to the salt than just preservation, Casey tracks down a man Tina's friends say they saw watching them on the beach-and unlocks a terrible secret. But then a final threatening message arrives, addressed to Casey herself. Can she bring this twisted monster to justice before more young lives are destroyed forever? An absolutely unputdownable read that will have you reading late into the night and gasping at the shocking twists. Perfect for fans of Kendra Elliot, Robert Dugoni and Melinda Leigh. Read what everyone's saying about B.R. Spangler: "OMG WHAT A BOOK!!!... A real page-turner and rollercoaster... Hooked from the first page... I literally devoured this book in one sitting. Cancel everything and curl up with this fantastic five star read... I LOVED IT!!!!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "An explosive, exciting, twisty, riveting read that will have you gasping for air... once you start, you won't want to stop until you reach its shocking conclusion. A propulsive thriller with a fantastic female protagonist you'll connect with immediately!" Lisa Regan, USA Today bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series "Starts off with a bang and keeps the intensity flowing throughout... will leave readers salivating for more! It's a fantastic read... WOWZA!" NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿

"Tears stream down her face as she feels the cold blade press against her neck. The sweet scent of her daughter's favorite strawberry pancakes all around, her last thought is for her beautiful girl. Please, please let Lisa have escaped. When Detective Casey White is called early one morning to a beachside vacation campsite in the Outer Banks, she finds the bodies of Carl and Peggy Pearson side-by-side, their throats cut, and their thirteen-year-old daughter Lisa nowhere to be found. Haunted by memories of her own missing girl, Casey fears this could soon become a triple murder: because without the medication found in the bathroom cabinet, Lisa has just days to live. As her team struggle to untangle the meaning of the cryptic symbol carved into the victims' skin, Casey searches the area for signs of Lisa: and is rewarded when she finds her blistered and barefoot, staggering along the highway. The girl barely has breath left to whisper 'he invited me' before blacking out. Days later, another couple is found murdered on a vacation yacht. A different symbol is etched on their bodies, and their teenage daughter is also missing. Casey's only clue is an unsettling 'invitation' found on the girl's phone, to a secluded building out in the cornfields. Desperate to uncover who is luring these innocent families to their deaths, and certain forensics have missed something vital, Casey matches up the crime scene photos herself. The symbols combine to form an upcoming date. The killer is taunting them with the timing of the next murder. Racing to follow the invitation in time, when Casey arrives she is shocked to glimpse not the missing girls from this case, but her own missing daughter..."--Provided by publisher.

"Help me," the girl cries, alone in the forest, shivering in her nightgown, her small frame almost lost between the trees. "Please." When Detective Casey White discovers the body of a beautiful teenage girl in a white nightgown near the shoreline in North Carolina's Outer Banks, a familiar fear floods through her. Could this be Hannah, her sweet, blue-eyed daughter snatched from home fourteen years ago? But it only takes one look to confirm that the girl with dark bruising around her throat is another family's tragedy.Putting her own grief aside, Casey digs into unsolved missing child cases in the area. The victim is Cheryl Parry, one of two little girls taken during a family beach vacation nine years ago. Her sister's body was found strangled a week later, but someone has been keeping Cheryl alive-until now.Fearful there may be other innocent lives in danger, Casey and her team work around the clock to trace the material from Cheryl's nightgown, but hit a dead end and don't know where to turn. Then, another teenager's body is found in a nearby pine forest, dressed all in white. It's suddenly clear that a twisted killer has been hiding in the Outer Banks for years, and he will strike again.Casey painstakingly combs the forest soil for clues to the killer's next move, but nothing prepares her for what she finds: a buried charm bracelet exactly matching one that her little Hannah always wore-right down to the broken star charm by the clasp…An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller with twists and turns that will have you racing through the pages. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Rachel Caine and Robert Dugoni will be completely hooked. Read what everyone's saying about Where Lost Girls Go:'OMG WHAT A BOOK!!!… A real page-turner and rollercoaster… Hooked from the first page… I literally devoured this book in one sitting. Cancel everything and curl up with this fantastic five star read… I LOVED IT!!!!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars'Where Lost Girls Go is an explosive, exciting, twisty, riveting read that will have you gasping for air. Make sure to set some time aside to read this one because once you start, you won't want to stop until you reach its shocking conclusion. A propulsive thriller with a fantastic female protagonist you'll connect with immediately!' Lisa Regan, USA Today bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series'This is one of the best mysteries I have read this year. It's an emotional rollercoaster. Full of suspense, the action never lets up… I couldn't put this book down… I held my breath… I cannot wait to see where the series goes from here.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars