Devant la maison (Un thriller Isla Rivers du FBI — tome 2)

Isla Rivers #2

by Blake Pierce

« Un chef-d'œuvre de thriller et de mystère. »
—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (à propos de *Sans Laisser de Traces*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

L'agente du FBI Isla Rivers est confrontée au tableau glaçant du paysage gelé du lac Supérieur, désormais souillé par une série de morts macabres dans des cabanes de pêche sur glace isolées. Tandis qu'elle lutte contre les éléments et le temps qui lui est compté, Isla doit reconstituer un puzzle glacial et se montrer plus maligne qu'un tueur rusé, aussi silencieux et mortel que les profondeurs glacées. Voici le deuxième tome d'une nouvelle série très attendue de Blake Pierce, auteur de best-sellers n°1 et figurant sur la liste des best-sellers de USA Today, dont les livres ont reçu plus de 7 000 évaluations et critiques cinq étoiles. Cette série de polars captivants est riche en jeux du chat et de la souris haletants et en rebondissements inattendus qui vous donneront des frissons. Son héroïne passionnante vous séduira et vous tiendra en haleine longtemps après que vous aurez éteint la lumière. Les fans de Lisa Regan, Lee Child et Mary Burton tomberont certainement sous le charme. Les prochains tomes de la série sont également disponibles !

« Un thriller haletant dans une nouvelle série qui vous fait tourner les pages sans arrêt ! ...Tant de rebondissements, de retournements de situation et de fausses pistes… J'ai hâte de lire la suite. » —Avis de lecteur (*Son Dernier Souhait*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

« Une histoire forte et complexe sur deux agents du FBI qui tentent d'arrêter un tueur en série. Si vous cherchez un auteur qui saura capter votre attention, vous faire douter tout en vous laissant essayer de reconstituer le puzzle, alors Pierce est l'auteur qu'il vous faut ! » —Avis de lecteur (*Son Dernier Souhait*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

« Un thriller à suspense typique de Blake Pierce, plein de rebondissements et de retournements de situation, de véritables montagnes russes. Il vous fera tourner les pages jusqu'à la dernière phrase du dernier chapitre !!! » —Avis de lecteur (*La Cité des Proies*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

« Dès le début, nous avons une protagoniste inhabituelle comme je n'en avais jamais vu dans ce genre auparavant. L'action est ininterrompue… Un roman avec une atmosphère très prenante qui vous fera tourner les pages jusqu'au bout de la nuit. » —Avis de lecteur (*La Cité des Proies*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

« Tout ce que je recherche dans un livre… une intrigue géniale, des personnages intéressants, et il vous captive dès le début. Le livre avance à un rythme effréné et ne ralentit pas jusqu'à la fin. Et maintenant, je passe au deuxième tome ! » —Avis de lecteur (*Fille, Seule*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

« Un livre passionnant, palpitant, haletant… une lecture incontournable pour les amateurs de mystère et de suspense ! » —Avis de lecteur (*Fille, Seule*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Amazon

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 26, 2025

About the author

Blake Pierce is author of the bestselling RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seven books (and counting). Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); and of the new KERI LOCKE mystery series.

An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.

Reviews

[Kay Mcaloney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have enjoyed this series but can’t understand why the narrator is British when the story takes place in Duluth Minnesota. Strange.

[David Mc · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Outside the House” is very quick and interesting read, focusing on Isla Rivers, an FBI agent who has been given a punitive transfer from sunny Miami to the freezing cold winter of Duluth. Following several murders of ice anglers in remote areas on Lake Superior, Isla and her partner are under pressure to solve things before it gets to the media and impacts the both the community and tourist trade. In any event, setting her past failure in Miami aside, Isla slowly narrows things down to find the killer.

Although the book held my interest, the author, Blake Pierce, is something of a mystery. In this regard, despite more than 700 books written under this pen name, which averages out to as many as 20 per year, no picture exists of the writer. Thus, there is some speculation that “Blake Pierce” is a pen name for a group of writers…as opposed to one individual. Even so, the books I’ve picked up by this nom de plume have provided more than one interesting read.

[Shelda Sparks · Rating 4 out of 5]

GOOD THOUGHTFUL READ

Isla is a great female FBI agent. She’s smart, strong easy to work with and Sullivan. Her partner is a great guy.. They work good together.. The stories are real good and they’re very believable, but sometimes the author is repetitive in his description of the psychological thinking going on with the serial killer and with the FBI agents.. I got tired of reading the same thing over and over and could skip through quickly to get to the media subject. but it was a good book easy to read easy to Zoom through the long nonsensical mandarins of an author. but I do like Blake Pierce’s writings and I like the way there’s no gratuitous violence, sex, and language. I would recommend any of his books to anybody if you’d like an exciting read with a female FBI agent, looking for serial killers and will absolutely find them. a good book

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

good character development

Blake Pierce writes a good story. He also develops characters thoroughly, even when that development is irritating. Isla is an FBI agent who was transferred to Minnesota after an investigation gone bad in Miami. She dwells way too much on the past. Assuming that she has investigated cases other than the one in which she made a mistake, it is irrational for her to ignore all successes because of one failure. In truth, it gets irritating after a while. There is a good bit of repetition about the weather. Obviously, winter in Duluth is cold. Let it go. Other reviewers have mentioned the whole LakeLake business in the middle of the book. I don’t know what that was all about, but it certainly should’ve been caught in editing.

[Patti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Get an editor!!!

Interesting enough book, but with typos that are very off-putting. The capitalization of Body for several chapters was mildly annoying. Harder to ignore were the multiple chapters where LakeLake appeared instead of lake. This kind of thing takes me out of the story entirely. The final chapters contained repetitive ruminations over the killer's beliefs, etc. Felt like padding to reach a certain word count. Didn't hate the book, but it certainly could have been better.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second book definitely raised the stakes. The tension felt sharper this time around, and the pacing moved with more confidence. I was pulled in quickly and stayed invested the whole way through.

Isla continues to grow as a character, and I liked seeing more layers to her decision making and emotional responses. The cases she faces are unsettling without being over the top, and the twists kept things interesting without feeling forced.

[Bridgewes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Outside The House is a story of an FBI agent that has been removed from Miami for making an error in a case to Duluth. Shortly after arriving she is presented with a case of a murdered fisherman. The case appears random and she is searching for clues. The story falls short of being a good book. The weather is harsh and clues are hard to find. The writing is not as good as it should be.

[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

This and the two proceeding stories contained good plots. However, the story was compromised by the protagonist's incessant ruminations on her previous mistakes and her insecurities. I listened to this as an audiobook and the narrator had a British accent, very much at odds with the American FBI story in Minnesota.

[Elizabeth Simone · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️ 🎧
I really enjoyed the religious killing aspect of this story.

[Logan H. Henderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outside the House

Great read. Suspenseful, good writing, good characters. Few typos but didn’t affect the story. Hope to read more of this series

[sheila martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story but made me feel very cold when reading it as it was about the frozen lakes ,
Interesting story

[Martin Pingree · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome detective story taking place at Lake Superior.

[Stephanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. Obviously written by AI.

[Smc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid, fast storyline.

[Savitha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Every chapter has that alicia mendez name....!!!!!Annoying and many paragraphs looked like repeated explanations...

[Dick Rowe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of typos and never explained the mysterious, almost supernatural events during the first 2 murders.

[Laura Poppenwimer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This continuation of the first book is a good follow up and still has some open threads from the first book. The characters are developing a team working process and their personalities are developing.