Chasing Death

Detective Dahlia #2

by Laurèn Lee

The truth will set her free, but uncovering it could destroy her. . .

After a young woman’s body washes ashore Lake Chakatwook, her death is ruled a suicide. Crippled with doubt on her first case back to work, Detective Dahlia’s instincts tell her something’s amiss.

She investigates the new case while digging into a cold one—the murder of her fiancé. A mysterious gang member sends Dahlia her first clue. The chilling note from her only suspect leads her to dig into Zac’s final undercover mission before his death, which could be the key to finding his killer.

Electrifying and chilling, Chasing Death brings Dahlia into the dangerous underworld of crime, deceit and ill intentions, one that could change her forever as she risks her life to uncover the truth.

218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2020

About the author

Laurèn Lee was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, but currently resides in Tampa Bay, Florida. She loves hockey, football, chicken wings and spending time with her husband, son, family, and friends.

Reading and writing are her life’s passions and becoming a full-time author is her ultimate dream. As a child, Laurèn fell in love with the Harry Potter series, and as an adult, she loves psychological thrillers and mysteries with a twist.

Reviews

[Rachel Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite her shortcomings, Dahlia is good at what she does...solving murders! Lee picks up right where she left off in book one and continues with the heart pounding cases right along side her detective. If you're looking for a fast paced series, this is a great place to come to!

[Phyllis Jones Pisanelli Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Proceed with CAUTION! Chasing Death by Lauren Lee may cause heart palpitations and possible high blood pressure. I wish I had this warning before I read this book. My heart was racing as my eyes were flying down the page and my fingers were itching to turn the pages. If you love a good detective story, you will probably want to read this book. 

I read her last book Coming Home and loved it but, this one was even better. She still uses the same writing style. She is very clear and to the point. You don't get a lot of fluff. You get just what you need. Her books are fine tuned.

Coming Home is book one of the Detective Dahlia Series and Chasing Death is book two releasing September 8, 2020. Guess what?! Capturing Evil comes out October 6th. So, you have enough time to read the first two books before number three comes out. I recommend these books for anyone who likes mysteries, suspense or just a good old detective story.

I received a copy of this book from the author for a fair and honest review. Thank you, Lauren!

[Dianne Olsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, interesting plot. Only thing I looked askance at was a couple of occasions being a detective - police person put herself twice in dangerous positions with no back up. Dahlia admitted she shouldn’t have, had mo plan and one episode not even her gun. To me this isn’t real, would not happen if they were good at their cop job. I know this is fiction, for enjoyment, makes a better story, but it’s not reality and with me it loses credibility. But that’s just me. I did enjoy reading book 1 & 2, will go for 3rd but hopefully by then Zac’s murder will be solved. If not that’s too long to drag that plot on. Won’t go for #4.

[Christine DesRoches · Rating 2 out of 5]

Save your money and your time. This is an okay story and if you find yourself with absolutely nothing to read then give it a chance since it is a quick read but really there’s nothing special about it. Sadly the FMC Detective Dahlia is nothing like what I would like in a strong female lead character. She’s kinda annoying. The only thing I found entertaining was the 2 males sort of fighting over her but even that fell flat. I’m definitely not going to be reading any moreof this series. It just didn’t grab my interest.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great continuation of Det. Dahlia’s story. The second book has it all: suspense and emotion, vulnerability and strength. I loved the flashbacks with Dahlia and Zac; getting a glimpse into their relationship really put Dahlia’s mission into perspective. The writing flowed well (as it does in all of Lee’s books) and I’m truly excited to seeing what happens next in this series!

[Mrs D D Poore · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a lot that is great about this series of books but too much repetition of past gets boring at times seems a little immature in places but I really enjoyed this book and I think future ones will be good and I would definitely read them

[Heather Curtis · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5