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Rachel Scott #3
Cut & Run
When Matt O’Malley turns up at a truck stop with a nasty concussion and no recollection of what happened to him or his family, investigator Rachel Scott knows she and the Florida Omni Search team have to act fast. Whoever attacked him still has his wife and children, and a gruesome piece of evidence points to deadly possibilities.
While Matt sweats under the scrutiny of the FBI, his shattered memory slowly pieces together disturbing details. Afraid to trust even his brother with this new information, he turns to Rachel, who scours southern Louisiana for clues. Along with retired police detective Red Cooper, Rachel searches everywhere from a voodoo parlor to an eerie Houma swamp, unearthing troubling secrets about the O’Malleys…and a shocking truth behind the disappearance of Rachel’s own daughter.
Traci Hohenstein picks up her suspenseful Rachel Scott series with its third entry, Cut and Run—a gripping thriller that captures the haunting spirit and intoxicating mystery of New Orleans.
While Matt sweats under the scrutiny of the FBI, his shattered memory slowly pieces together disturbing details. Afraid to trust even his brother with this new information, he turns to Rachel, who scours southern Louisiana for clues. Along with retired police detective Red Cooper, Rachel searches everywhere from a voodoo parlor to an eerie Houma swamp, unearthing troubling secrets about the O’Malleys…and a shocking truth behind the disappearance of Rachel’s own daughter.
Traci Hohenstein picks up her suspenseful Rachel Scott series with its third entry, Cut and Run—a gripping thriller that captures the haunting spirit and intoxicating mystery of New Orleans.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 2, 2013
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49 books127 followersTraci Hohenstein lives in NW Florida and divides her time between being a beachbum and writing.
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April 6, 2013
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and fast...
This is the third novel in the Rachel Scott adventure series that I have read -- previous titles are Burn Out (A Rachel Scott Adventure) and Asylum Harbor (A Rachel Scott Adventure).
Rachel Scott is the owner of a company, Florida Omni Search, that is dedicated to helping parents find their missing children. Rachel's own daughter, Mallory, was kidnapped from her front yard as a toddler and this event triggered Rachel to set up the search and rescue organization. While she is working on other cases that come to her, she is always seeking information about Mallory's disappearance and hopes to locate her even after all these years. It is helpful to have read the previous novels, but there is enough backstory provided that you could read each as a standalone. There is not a lot of character development in this series, and the focus of the story line is on the way that Rachel and her team manage to figure out what has happened to the missing person and how they work with other law enforcement agents to aid their investigations.
In this book, which is very short at 213 pages, Rachel is called in to help find the missing family of Matt O'Malley. He was checking a tire on the side of the road one minute and woke up with amnesia the next. His wife and two children have vanished without a trace. Is Matt somehow involved in this apparent kidnapping and are his family members still alive? Rachel travels to New Orleans and starts putting the pieces back together. During the course of her investigation, she visits a voodoo queen and gets some very interesting messages about her own daughter's situation.
This is a very fast and entertaining read, though totally predictable. It ends on a cliffhanging note, so be prepared to be left unsatisfied and wanting the next installment to see what happens. It's not 'romantic' suspense and I really appreciate that!
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This is the third novel in the Rachel Scott adventure series that I have read -- previous titles are Burn Out (A Rachel Scott Adventure) and Asylum Harbor (A Rachel Scott Adventure).
Rachel Scott is the owner of a company, Florida Omni Search, that is dedicated to helping parents find their missing children. Rachel's own daughter, Mallory, was kidnapped from her front yard as a toddler and this event triggered Rachel to set up the search and rescue organization. While she is working on other cases that come to her, she is always seeking information about Mallory's disappearance and hopes to locate her even after all these years. It is helpful to have read the previous novels, but there is enough backstory provided that you could read each as a standalone. There is not a lot of character development in this series, and the focus of the story line is on the way that Rachel and her team manage to figure out what has happened to the missing person and how they work with other law enforcement agents to aid their investigations.
In this book, which is very short at 213 pages, Rachel is called in to help find the missing family of Matt O'Malley. He was checking a tire on the side of the road one minute and woke up with amnesia the next. His wife and two children have vanished without a trace. Is Matt somehow involved in this apparent kidnapping and are his family members still alive? Rachel travels to New Orleans and starts putting the pieces back together. During the course of her investigation, she visits a voodoo queen and gets some very interesting messages about her own daughter's situation.
This is a very fast and entertaining read, though totally predictable. It ends on a cliffhanging note, so be prepared to be left unsatisfied and wanting the next installment to see what happens. It's not 'romantic' suspense and I really appreciate that!
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June 10, 2013
What would you do if you woke up at a truck stop with a concussion and no memory of what happened to your spouse and kids. I think I would freak out ever so slightly. Rachel Scott is called into action to help Matt find out what happened to him and his family in Louisiana. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was another fast paced thriller with lots of twists and turns. I could not wait to get to the end to see what happened. Traci does another great job with this third book in the series. You have to read this book. I give it 4 stars.
July 3, 2013
Not the greatest, nor the worst. Perhaps because I read this book in a series out of order (I haven't read any others), but I tired of all these people popping up and helping. Would a mother whose child was abducted really drop all and start a missing persons agency with all this money from quick real estate? And find ordinary, everyday people to help her out? But, none of them stuck around long enough to become attached. A nice, quick, shallow read with very little mystery or thrills.
March 10, 2013
Received this through my Net Galley account. Good mystery read, with the kind of ending that made me want to get more from this author. When the father of a missing family shows up with a head wound at a truck stop, Rachel Nd her Florida Omni Search team have to look for the rest of the family...and for the rest of the story.
December 30, 2020
An entertaining and fast read. I’ve watched A LOT of fictional crime TV (Criminal Minds specifically) and I could totally envision this on the screen.
Parts are rather wordy, and the author has this weird habit of being incredibly descriptive about what people are wearing — even when it has no relevance to the plot — plus reminding the reader about relationships between characters over 150 pages into the story (which should already be setup when the story is only 194 pages long). I found myself rewriting a lot of this in my head as I read, just because of how unsophisticated each sentence was strung together.
Overall, this is a fine enough story with good plot that moves along nicely and ends with you wanting just a little bit more.
Parts are rather wordy, and the author has this weird habit of being incredibly descriptive about what people are wearing — even when it has no relevance to the plot — plus reminding the reader about relationships between characters over 150 pages into the story (which should already be setup when the story is only 194 pages long). I found myself rewriting a lot of this in my head as I read, just because of how unsophisticated each sentence was strung together.
Overall, this is a fine enough story with good plot that moves along nicely and ends with you wanting just a little bit more.
September 15, 2019
CUT & RUN 2/9-10 4*stars
I LOVE STORIES SET IN THE SOUTH AND THIS WAS PERFECT. IT HAD A MYSTERY THAT HAD MANY TWIST & TURNS WITH A HINT OF THE SUPERNATURAL, ALL OF WHICH I LOVED.;D
I LOVE STORIES SET IN THE SOUTH AND THIS WAS PERFECT. IT HAD A MYSTERY THAT HAD MANY TWIST & TURNS WITH A HINT OF THE SUPERNATURAL, ALL OF WHICH I LOVED.;D
December 12, 2016
I liked the idea of a mystery about finding a missing family rather than the typical murder mystery, so I decided to give this book a try. The characters were likable, and the story was interesting. "Whodunit" was pretty obvious, so it was more a matter of watching the good guys put the pieces together to prove it than collecting clues to puzzle out whodunit. The bad guys were so bumbling that they wouldn't have achieved their goal even if no one caught them, so it's no surprise that they were caught. The suspense was mainly from the concern that the kidnapped kids might be harmed.
The writing style is such that the reader is kept at a distance as we watch the fast-paced action unfold. The story involved many different characters, and you don't get to know any of them very well. The story started out rather slow with huge chunks of back information, and most of that information was not even needed to understand the current novel. However, the pacing was otherwise so fast that some scenes weren't even wrapped up. For example, they take a dog and equipment for finding live people out to where a dead person was dumped (and we're never told what they hope to find), and we're never told the results of their search. After the heroine happened upon some important information while talking with someone, the scene abruptly ended. While the missing family case was (quickly) wrapped up at the end, we're left on a cliff-hanging regarding Rachel's missing daughter.
During the story, Rachel engages in a voodoo "cleansing" and contacted the dead to find out information about her daughter. There was no graphic sex. There was some explicit bad language.
I received this review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.
The writing style is such that the reader is kept at a distance as we watch the fast-paced action unfold. The story involved many different characters, and you don't get to know any of them very well. The story started out rather slow with huge chunks of back information, and most of that information was not even needed to understand the current novel. However, the pacing was otherwise so fast that some scenes weren't even wrapped up. For example, they take a dog and equipment for finding live people out to where a dead person was dumped (and we're never told what they hope to find), and we're never told the results of their search. After the heroine happened upon some important information while talking with someone, the scene abruptly ended. While the missing family case was (quickly) wrapped up at the end, we're left on a cliff-hanging regarding Rachel's missing daughter.
During the story, Rachel engages in a voodoo "cleansing" and contacted the dead to find out information about her daughter. There was no graphic sex. There was some explicit bad language.
I received this review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.
March 26, 2015
When Rachel Scott's three year old daughter, Mallory, was abducted from her front lawn, Rachel thought her world would end. Five years have passed and there is still no good clue about Mallory's whereabouts. In that time, Rachel and her husband divorced as many parents facing tragedy do. Determined to fight on and find Mallory, Rachel and a partner have started a missing person company, Florida Omni Search.
Rachel is called to Louisiana by her chief investigator, Red Cooper. He has been heading up an investigation into what happened to the O'Malley family and needs her help. Matt O'Malley, his wife, Erin and their two children disappeared on their way back from soccer practice. A few days later, Matt is discovered at a truck stop with a brain injury that affects his memory. There is no word about what has happened to his wife and children.
Rachel and Red look into the O'Malley family background. At first glance, they are the all-American family. Matt runs a bail bondsman business with his brother while Erin is an artist. The children are doing well in school and athletics. But as the investigation delves deeper, hidden family secrets start to emerge. Are they the cause of the disappearance? Can Rachel and Red find the family in time?
This is the third book in the Rachel Scott series. While the book deals with another investigation, the central motivation of finding Mallory is never far away. The reader is intrigued with the present mystery and on Rachel's side as she fights to find her daughter. This book is recommended for mystery readers.
Rachel is called to Louisiana by her chief investigator, Red Cooper. He has been heading up an investigation into what happened to the O'Malley family and needs her help. Matt O'Malley, his wife, Erin and their two children disappeared on their way back from soccer practice. A few days later, Matt is discovered at a truck stop with a brain injury that affects his memory. There is no word about what has happened to his wife and children.
Rachel and Red look into the O'Malley family background. At first glance, they are the all-American family. Matt runs a bail bondsman business with his brother while Erin is an artist. The children are doing well in school and athletics. But as the investigation delves deeper, hidden family secrets start to emerge. Are they the cause of the disappearance? Can Rachel and Red find the family in time?
This is the third book in the Rachel Scott series. While the book deals with another investigation, the central motivation of finding Mallory is never far away. The reader is intrigued with the present mystery and on Rachel's side as she fights to find her daughter. This book is recommended for mystery readers.
June 14, 2016
This book was just... terrible. The husband Matt O’Malley, turns up with amnesia only to discover his family is missing. Not a bad premise! The only problem is that it was completely unbelievable that Matt cared at all for his family. There was absolutely no emotional connection, no grief, no nothing. Yeah, he wanted to figure out what happened but it felt like he was searching for a missing bicycle more than a family that he loved. It would have played out better if it had been written that he'd forgotten the entire relationship/birth of his children because then it would have at least made sense!
At one point both the dad and the investigator set their sights on a suspect. Follow suspicious person to a secret house that no one knew about, they see a child upstairs (the suspect has no children) and then they GO OUT TO EAT AND GO FISHING because they can't confirm it's one of the missing children and they don't want to get the police involved unnecessarily. Do they put surveillance on the house or anything to make sure the suspect doesn't... you know.... ESCAPE? I mean this person is someone they suspect of kidnapping and murder and they treat it like it's nothing. This book was so frustrating.
At one point both the dad and the investigator set their sights on a suspect. Follow suspicious person to a secret house that no one knew about, they see a child upstairs (the suspect has no children) and then they GO OUT TO EAT AND GO FISHING because they can't confirm it's one of the missing children and they don't want to get the police involved unnecessarily. Do they put surveillance on the house or anything to make sure the suspect doesn't... you know.... ESCAPE? I mean this person is someone they suspect of kidnapping and murder and they treat it like it's nothing. This book was so frustrating.
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August 16, 2016
Despite this being the 3rd book of the Rachel Scott series I found it easy to pick up the underlying story of Rachel's search for her own child. This was a fairly short novel and the plot was interesting and gripping. I did start to work out who the culprit was but the author developed the story in a way which made you question your own instincts as to whether it was just a twist. I'd love to read more by this author.
August 6, 2013
Might as well keep going with this series. This one made me really hungry talking about all the great places to eat in New Orleans. The ending did leave me wanting to read the next one. The major mystery which is the main characters missing child is finally becoming the focus. I know they are light crime novels but it still gives me shivers thinking about one of my kids going missing.
June 17, 2015
This book was good but there were some gaps. I was able to figure out the killer about halfway through which is always a point where I do not find the book as good I like the surprises. It was pretty well written but i still find it hard to believe how everything just neatly fell together I find it hard to believe that everyone would just show up and help
March 16, 2016
Cut + Run
This is book three in the Rachel Scott series . This was a great book. I am really looking forward to reading book four. Number four should be a really good book . I recommend this series.
This is book three in the Rachel Scott series . This was a great book. I am really looking forward to reading book four. Number four should be a really good book . I recommend this series.
July 2, 2013
A quick and enjoyable mystery thriller. Great series!
May 20, 2014
Apparently, I read this because I paid for it. It wasn't quite as annoying and tiresome as the last one, but it experiences the same problems. I'm giving up on this author.
June 21, 2013
Well, I don't know how I did it but I read this one out of order! I hate it when I do that but I loved this book and I'm hooked on this series! Now one to the third book which is actually the second?
August 4, 2013
Another good story in this series, though I didn't like the end. :(
February 5, 2014
I enjoyed this mystery. Not sure if I'd read any of the others in the series, but I liked it just fine.
January 30, 2014
My first time reading a Traci Hohenstein book now I want to read them all!
December 30, 2015
Think this one is totally on me. I just could not get into the story or connect with the characters.
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November 21, 2015
Better than book 2
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