Stolen Family: An absolutely nail-biting crime and mystery thriller with heart-racing suspense (Detective Josie Quinn)
First published 2026
A breath of warm air lifts the canvas opening of the tent to reveal a carpet of crimson petals within. Two bodies lie side by side. Mother and daughter are achingly beautiful in the glow of the twinkling fairy lights above, but their cold blue lips have whispered their last "I love you..." As a heatwave chokes the small town of Denton, Maxine and Haven Barnes are discovered dead at a local festival, blood-red camellias pressed into their once-clammy skin. Detective Josie Quinn races through the crowds to attend the scene, horrified that something so disturbing could happen at a family event. Maxine was known to the police for issues with her abusive husband, but the trail ends there. Hours later, a call rocks Josie to her core: another mother and teenage daughter are missing, with the same rare flowers left on their doorstep. And just when the stakes couldn't get any higher, the missing women are linked to the most challenging member of Josie's team, Detective Kyle Turner.
- Published
- 9 Apr 2026
- Pages
- 408
- Publisher
- Bookouture
- Edition
- Paperback
- Elsewhere
- Open Library
- Mystery
- Thriller
- Crime
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