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Trinity Calhoun Mystery #1
Can't Go Home
“Do you remember Savannah?”
How could she forget? Two decades ago, Trinity Calhoun‘s best friend—18-year-old Savannah Stuart—went missing. Just weeks later, Savannah’s body was found brutally slain outside the mountain town. With no suspects or leads, the local authorities dismissed the murder as a tragic one-off, likely perpetrated by a tourist. But Trinity wasn’t convinced.
Determined to do better for other victims, she left town and settled in Vancouver, rising through the ranks to become a detective. She’s never looked back. But now, an unexpected phone call from her former lover has her barreling down the highway to face the past.
Another young woman has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. Allegedly. But the local police are disinterested. Trinity’s ex has a tenuous—at best—hold on his mental and physical health. And Savannah’s secretive and handsome brother is in town, asking an awful lot of questions.
Trinity’s focus is clouded. Maybe her judgment, too. As she wades through her past, she needs to answer a potentially life-threatening question: is there a dangerous, repeat criminal on the loose, or is she just desperate for closure?
How could she forget? Two decades ago, Trinity Calhoun‘s best friend—18-year-old Savannah Stuart—went missing. Just weeks later, Savannah’s body was found brutally slain outside the mountain town. With no suspects or leads, the local authorities dismissed the murder as a tragic one-off, likely perpetrated by a tourist. But Trinity wasn’t convinced.
Determined to do better for other victims, she left town and settled in Vancouver, rising through the ranks to become a detective. She’s never looked back. But now, an unexpected phone call from her former lover has her barreling down the highway to face the past.
Another young woman has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. Allegedly. But the local police are disinterested. Trinity’s ex has a tenuous—at best—hold on his mental and physical health. And Savannah’s secretive and handsome brother is in town, asking an awful lot of questions.
Trinity’s focus is clouded. Maybe her judgment, too. As she wades through her past, she needs to answer a potentially life-threatening question: is there a dangerous, repeat criminal on the loose, or is she just desperate for closure?
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Published January 20, 2022
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February 4, 2022
I really enjoyed reading this search for a possible serial killer
And look forward to more stories like this crime thriller.
For my copy of this book, I say thank you.
After enjoying reading it, this is my honest review.
Wow, what a change of genre for a Tule book this proved to be,
An enthralling crime thriller,
Filled with personal history and murder mystery!
A twist filled chiller with a serial killer.
Detective Trinity Calhoun still feels guilty about her best friend
Who disappeared then, weeks later, found killed.
No eighteen year old deserves such a tragic end,
And no perpetrator was found, Trinity wasn't thrilled.
Twenty years later she has a call that she feared.
Trinity's ex calls her with the news
Another young woman has strangely disappeared
Should Trin return and what could she do?
What an enthralling read this proved to be
With old friendships revisited once more.
Filled with memories and mystery
As the latest case Trinity endeavours to explore.
She constantly questions herself and her thoughts
As more twists and turns make her fraught
Is she really doing just what she ought -
And is there really a serial killer to be caught?
A fascinating read with a side helping of romance
Packed with dangers, doubts and fears
Is it safe to try to solve the case and give herself a chance
Or will it all end with her in tears?
And look forward to more stories like this crime thriller.
For my copy of this book, I say thank you.
After enjoying reading it, this is my honest review.
Wow, what a change of genre for a Tule book this proved to be,
An enthralling crime thriller,
Filled with personal history and murder mystery!
A twist filled chiller with a serial killer.
Detective Trinity Calhoun still feels guilty about her best friend
Who disappeared then, weeks later, found killed.
No eighteen year old deserves such a tragic end,
And no perpetrator was found, Trinity wasn't thrilled.
Twenty years later she has a call that she feared.
Trinity's ex calls her with the news
Another young woman has strangely disappeared
Should Trin return and what could she do?
What an enthralling read this proved to be
With old friendships revisited once more.
Filled with memories and mystery
As the latest case Trinity endeavours to explore.
She constantly questions herself and her thoughts
As more twists and turns make her fraught
Is she really doing just what she ought -
And is there really a serial killer to be caught?
A fascinating read with a side helping of romance
Packed with dangers, doubts and fears
Is it safe to try to solve the case and give herself a chance
Or will it all end with her in tears?
December 11, 2021
Absolutely loved this book, I couldn’t put it down once I began. It drove me crazy because I had a suspicion but couldn’t really figure out and when I thought it had plot twists took me by surprise. I truly love mystery and suspense novels but have slowed way down on reading them because I got way too good at figuring it out so it was an excellent surprise that I wasn’t able to fully figure this out.
I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good mystery and really honestly for anyone at all, such a great read. I cannot wait for more in the series!
I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good mystery and really honestly for anyone at all, such a great read. I cannot wait for more in the series!
January 22, 2022
I received this arc from Tule Publishing in exchange for my honest review. Can’t Go Home by Melinda Di Lorenzo is the first book in the Trinity Calhoun Mystery series. This is my first book by Melinda and I loved it. It was well written with lots of suspense. There were many chances to guess who the villain was and I was always wrong. I enjoyed getting to know the main character, Trinity Calhoun from the sharing of her past and current life. The professor, her former lover was an odd fellow and her former best friend’s brother Gabe was intriguing.
Trinity returns to her old hometown where she had left many years prior. Her best friend had disappeared and then turned up dead. After the police were unable to solve the crime, and her relationship with the professor ended, she moved away to Vancouver and worked as a police detective. Her ex, the professor, called asking her to come back, saying he needed her. Upon seeing him she realizes he’s confused and having difficulty with day to day living. He no longer is teaching but still seems aware f he cases he mentions. He has a bunch of jumbled documents to explain and link the two cases. He tells her he thinks there’s been another disappearance like her friend Samantha’s all those years ago. It is a current student at the college and her roommate reported her missing. The police have dismissed it. Her former friend’s brother is back in town and they keep crossing paths. Trinity agrees to do her own investigation into the new missing girl. No body has been found so it’s not considered a murder. Gabe expresses interest in Trinity and they spend time together, possibly to develop a relationship. At one point she debates talking to the police but dismisses the idea based on what ex ex says and her past experiences with her town.
I like the way the author provides the reader insights into different parts of Trinity’s past as the new story is developing. I like the interactions Trinity has with her work associates in Vancouver; Gabe; the roommate of the missing girl and the way she is as she looks out for her former lover. As she gets closer t solving the case, it becomes very suspenseful.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series. I am excited to see Trinity and any other characters from this book as well as any new ones the author introduces. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. A five star read.
Trinity returns to her old hometown where she had left many years prior. Her best friend had disappeared and then turned up dead. After the police were unable to solve the crime, and her relationship with the professor ended, she moved away to Vancouver and worked as a police detective. Her ex, the professor, called asking her to come back, saying he needed her. Upon seeing him she realizes he’s confused and having difficulty with day to day living. He no longer is teaching but still seems aware f he cases he mentions. He has a bunch of jumbled documents to explain and link the two cases. He tells her he thinks there’s been another disappearance like her friend Samantha’s all those years ago. It is a current student at the college and her roommate reported her missing. The police have dismissed it. Her former friend’s brother is back in town and they keep crossing paths. Trinity agrees to do her own investigation into the new missing girl. No body has been found so it’s not considered a murder. Gabe expresses interest in Trinity and they spend time together, possibly to develop a relationship. At one point she debates talking to the police but dismisses the idea based on what ex ex says and her past experiences with her town.
I like the way the author provides the reader insights into different parts of Trinity’s past as the new story is developing. I like the interactions Trinity has with her work associates in Vancouver; Gabe; the roommate of the missing girl and the way she is as she looks out for her former lover. As she gets closer t solving the case, it becomes very suspenseful.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series. I am excited to see Trinity and any other characters from this book as well as any new ones the author introduces. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. A five star read.
January 20, 2022
Can't Go Home (Trinity Calhoun Mystery #1) is a compelling cold case come back to haunt a town mystery by Melinda Di Lorenzo. The plot is intriguing giving clues but never making it an easy solve, which is great. The characters are fascinating along with being complex and some of them secretive.
Sometimes you must face the past to save the present. Well written it would be a great read for anyone who enjoys getting absorbed in a story trying to solve the murder together with Detective Trinity Calhoun. Melinda Di Lorenzo has found her series with an astounding main character. Look forward to what Trinity goes after next.
An ARC of the book was given to me by Tule Publishing which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Sometimes you must face the past to save the present. Well written it would be a great read for anyone who enjoys getting absorbed in a story trying to solve the murder together with Detective Trinity Calhoun. Melinda Di Lorenzo has found her series with an astounding main character. Look forward to what Trinity goes after next.
An ARC of the book was given to me by Tule Publishing which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
November 6, 2022
Easy read and very fast paced. I didn’t want to put it down because I always wanted to know what was next.
March 4, 2025
Twenty years ago, Trinity Calhoun's best friend was kidnapped and murdered. Now, facing her forties, Trinity is called home by an ex-lover who believes he has found a key piece to the puzzle. As a dedicated police officer, Trinity fights to remain impartial. Can Trinity get past her biases to solve the case?
This story is very much a slow burn with the first three-quarters setting up the explosion at the end. Though time was usefully spent getting to know the characters, I didn't care for any of them, so the pacing was irritating. And while the plot twist propelled the book from boring to intriguing, it also convoluted and maddening.
This thriller wasn't for me and I won't be continuing with the series.
This story is very much a slow burn with the first three-quarters setting up the explosion at the end. Though time was usefully spent getting to know the characters, I didn't care for any of them, so the pacing was irritating. And while the plot twist propelled the book from boring to intriguing, it also convoluted and maddening.
This thriller wasn't for me and I won't be continuing with the series.
January 21, 2022
Can’t Go Home by Melinda Di Lorenzo
A Trinity Calhoun Mystery
“Do you remember Savannah?”How could she forget? Two decades ago, Trinity Calhoun's best friend—18-year-old Savannah Stuart—went missing. Just weeks later, Savannah’s body was found brutally slain outside the mountain town. With no suspects or leads, the local authorities dismissed the murder as a tragic one-off, likely perpetrated by a tourist. But Trinity wasn’t convinced.
How could she forget? Two decades ago, Trinity Calhoun's best friend—18-year-old Savannah Stuart—went missing. Just weeks later, Savannah’s body was found brutally slain outside the mountain town. With no suspects or leads, the local authorities dismissed the murder as a tragic one-off, likely perpetrated by a tourist. But Trinity wasn’t convinced.
Determined to do better for other victims, she left town and settled in Vancouver, rising through the ranks to become a detective. She’s never looked back. But now, an unexpected phone call from her former lover has her barreling down the highway to face the past.
Another young woman has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. Allegedly. But the local police are disinterested. Trinity’s ex has a tenuous—at best—hold on his mental and physical health. And Savannah’s secretive and handsome brother is in town, asking an awful lot of questions.
Trinity’s focus is clouded. Maybe her judgment, too. As she wades through her past, she needs to answer a potentially life-threatening question: is there a dangerous, repeat criminal on the loose, or is she just desperate for closure?
This is Trinity Calhoun and Savannah Stuart's story.
This is Asher Phillip and Trinity Calhoun's story.
I’m trying to stay light. Optimistic. But my mind is churning.
And although I’ve mostly been thinking about Asher Phillip worrying about him and the unnerving phone call that I received hours earlier.
The fact that I’ll soon spy the welcome sign and its hill has made my thoughts shift.
As soon as he put his palm on the door handle, he knew. Maybe it was instinct.
Maybe it was experience. Or maybe there was something more tangible behind it.
A subtle, physical change that he’d picked up on subconsciously. Whatever the case.
Can’t Go Home by Melinda Di Lorenzo is a 2 star book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
A Trinity Calhoun Mystery
“Do you remember Savannah?”How could she forget? Two decades ago, Trinity Calhoun's best friend—18-year-old Savannah Stuart—went missing. Just weeks later, Savannah’s body was found brutally slain outside the mountain town. With no suspects or leads, the local authorities dismissed the murder as a tragic one-off, likely perpetrated by a tourist. But Trinity wasn’t convinced.
How could she forget? Two decades ago, Trinity Calhoun's best friend—18-year-old Savannah Stuart—went missing. Just weeks later, Savannah’s body was found brutally slain outside the mountain town. With no suspects or leads, the local authorities dismissed the murder as a tragic one-off, likely perpetrated by a tourist. But Trinity wasn’t convinced.
Determined to do better for other victims, she left town and settled in Vancouver, rising through the ranks to become a detective. She’s never looked back. But now, an unexpected phone call from her former lover has her barreling down the highway to face the past.
Another young woman has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. Allegedly. But the local police are disinterested. Trinity’s ex has a tenuous—at best—hold on his mental and physical health. And Savannah’s secretive and handsome brother is in town, asking an awful lot of questions.
Trinity’s focus is clouded. Maybe her judgment, too. As she wades through her past, she needs to answer a potentially life-threatening question: is there a dangerous, repeat criminal on the loose, or is she just desperate for closure?
This is Trinity Calhoun and Savannah Stuart's story.
This is Asher Phillip and Trinity Calhoun's story.
I’m trying to stay light. Optimistic. But my mind is churning.
And although I’ve mostly been thinking about Asher Phillip worrying about him and the unnerving phone call that I received hours earlier.
The fact that I’ll soon spy the welcome sign and its hill has made my thoughts shift.
As soon as he put his palm on the door handle, he knew. Maybe it was instinct.
Maybe it was experience. Or maybe there was something more tangible behind it.
A subtle, physical change that he’d picked up on subconsciously. Whatever the case.
Can’t Go Home by Melinda Di Lorenzo is a 2 star book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
April 21, 2023
The story kept me interested and turning the pages, but I didn’t like the ending. I abhor vigilante justice, for one thing. The epilogue made no sense to me and I’m not sure why it was included, for another. Without revealing too much, I also didn’t understand the rationale given for why Trinity initiated her investigation. The explanation given at the end was so rambling and vague that it was completely nonsensical to me. Lastly, and this is a minor thing, I found it incredibly irritating that every time Trinity talks to herself, she addresses herself in the third person! Who does that? I doubt that I’ll read the other books in this series.
April 17, 2025
I have submitted this review after listening to the audiobook of this title. (Audible Membership)
The death of a girlfriend twenty years earlier still affects this detective life. It is why she became a law enforcement officer and now a phone call calls her back to the home town she swore never to return to.
A sequence of events has been looking for fresh clues, both in her late friends death and a couple more girls that had also disappeared without trace.
There's a few red herrings, but there is an explanation for every aspect of this case, not one that she would originally believe.
The death of a girlfriend twenty years earlier still affects this detective life. It is why she became a law enforcement officer and now a phone call calls her back to the home town she swore never to return to.
A sequence of events has been looking for fresh clues, both in her late friends death and a couple more girls that had also disappeared without trace.
There's a few red herrings, but there is an explanation for every aspect of this case, not one that she would originally believe.
April 2, 2025
What shall I say?
This a very well written and easy to read story. The ending, in fact, actually does catch me by surprise … and perhaps, if it had been me, I would have thought the alternate quite intriguing. Speaking of the ending, I must say, it moves dramatically and believably to its conclusion. Congratulations to the author; and YOU enjoy a good read. I do feel the middle 30% moved unnecessarily slow or meaningless!
This a very well written and easy to read story. The ending, in fact, actually does catch me by surprise … and perhaps, if it had been me, I would have thought the alternate quite intriguing. Speaking of the ending, I must say, it moves dramatically and believably to its conclusion. Congratulations to the author; and YOU enjoy a good read. I do feel the middle 30% moved unnecessarily slow or meaningless!
March 2, 2025
I really enjoyed this book. Not my usual genre, but I thought I'd give it a try, and I'm glad I did. It's well written and engaging from the start, and I seem to have read it all in one day. The protagonist is real and relatable, and I found myself flying through the book, needing to know whodunnit. Definitely can recommend this authour and this book! 👌
February 4, 2022
4.5 ☆
What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Part of a series: Trinity Calhoun Mysteries
Epilogue
I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from Tule Publishing.
What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Part of a series: Trinity Calhoun Mysteries
Epilogue
I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from Tule Publishing.
January 3, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was well plotted and it kept me intrigued and guessing almost until the end. I really enjoy mystery and suspense stories without too much gruesome detail and this one is a good example of them.
I'll go on to read the next in the series.
I'll go on to read the next in the series.
March 31, 2025
I absolutely loved this book! It was a thriller right to the end. It did start a little slow, but once it got going I couldn't put it down. There were a few really good twists in the book that I did not see coming at all. I really enjoyed it. Excellent read!
April 6, 2025
Puzzled
I really enjoyed the book. It kept me guessing up until the last chapters. The only part I would change is the epilog, it made no sense. Wish you had stopped before you added that.
I really enjoyed the book. It kept me guessing up until the last chapters. The only part I would change is the epilog, it made no sense. Wish you had stopped before you added that.
February 11, 2023
The main character should just turn in her badge. She has to be the worst cop ever. Also, this was a 10 hour book, but nothing interesting happened until the last 2.5 hours
March 1, 2025
Can’t Go
Can’t go any further in this drivel that uses names of deity as common profanity and drops f-bombs faster than cars race at the Indy-500. There’s better elsewhere!
Can’t go any further in this drivel that uses names of deity as common profanity and drops f-bombs faster than cars race at the Indy-500. There’s better elsewhere!
March 7, 2025
First book I’ve read in this series. It was an ok read but I felt it was dragged quite a bit.
I am nigvsure if I’ll read another one in the series.
I am nigvsure if I’ll read another one in the series.
March 7, 2025
Personal Favorite for 2025
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March 11, 2025
The author must be a 12 year old boy who wants to see how many times he can drop an F-Bomb in each chapter. Just not needed.
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March 12, 2025Loved the book, Kept me wondering who was the killer
April 13, 2025
Kept me engaged throughout. Not all choices were explained leaving me hanging, not a fan of loose ends in these types of books.
January 8, 2026
This book could have been so much more than it was, the last chapter was brilliant, now I’m all for a book with a plot that has twists, but it was disappointing.
September 2, 2025
Boring. Repetitive.
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