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All Mine
When a senator’s daughter goes missing, it is a race against time as FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons, 28, a fast-rising star in the BAU, is tasked with finding her—and with finding, per the senator’s order, the top 10 abducted women most likely to still be alive. Nicky, haunted by the demons of her own missing sister, knows that time will be of the essence in bringing these girls home—if it is not already too late.
ALL MINE (A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) is the debut novel in a new series by #1 bestselling and critically acclaimed mystery and suspense author Blake Pierce.
Nicky Lyons, 28, a missing-persons specialist in in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, is an expert at tracking down abductees and bringing them home. The connection is personal: after Nicky’s twin sister was abducted at 16, Nicky made stopping kidnappers her life’s work.
But when Nicky is assigned to a new task force in south Florida dedicated to finding the recently missing, she soon realizes she’s up against a serial killer more diabolical than she imagined. Her only hope at finding these girls is entering his mind and outwitting him at his own game.
Nicky and her new partner, both headstrong, don’t see eye to eye, and the case opens decade-old wounds related to her sister’s disappearance. Can Nicky keep her demons at bay in time to save the victims?
Or will history repeat itself?
A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the NICKY LYONS series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.
ALL MINE (A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) is the debut novel in a new series by #1 bestselling and critically acclaimed mystery and suspense author Blake Pierce.
Nicky Lyons, 28, a missing-persons specialist in in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, is an expert at tracking down abductees and bringing them home. The connection is personal: after Nicky’s twin sister was abducted at 16, Nicky made stopping kidnappers her life’s work.
But when Nicky is assigned to a new task force in south Florida dedicated to finding the recently missing, she soon realizes she’s up against a serial killer more diabolical than she imagined. Her only hope at finding these girls is entering his mind and outwitting him at his own game.
Nicky and her new partner, both headstrong, don’t see eye to eye, and the case opens decade-old wounds related to her sister’s disappearance. Can Nicky keep her demons at bay in time to save the victims?
Or will history repeat itself?
A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the NICKY LYONS series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.
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First published September 7, 2022
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Blake Pierce
685 books5,777 followersBlake 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.
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.
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December 19, 2022
1 star is generous. This was terribly written nonsense.
January 9, 2023
2 FBI agents bond over loss as they search for a serial killer who is abducting young red heads in Florida.
January 14, 2023
Unbelievable main character
Nicky Lyons just isn't believable. And not in a too impressive kind of way... in a the sort of way where she goes after a killer alone with no partner or backup on the way, draws her gun, then closes her eyes to find her happy place and then kicks in the door (with her gun drawn), then gets her gaslight out, then knocks the perp's gun away as he fires, then draws her gun (wait, didn't she already do that?)... and that's just in the prologue. Then she gets a little better during the main book, but constantly goes into a daze about her past instead of concentrating on the dangerous situation at hand. I wouldn't want her as my partner, that's for sure.
Yeah, Pierce isn't really one for accurate descriptions of law enforcement officers or LEO best practices. He is capable of telling a pretty good tale, but there's nothing really new or particularly well done about this one.
Nicky Lyons just isn't believable. And not in a too impressive kind of way... in a the sort of way where she goes after a killer alone with no partner or backup on the way, draws her gun, then closes her eyes to find her happy place and then kicks in the door (with her gun drawn), then gets her gaslight out, then knocks the perp's gun away as he fires, then draws her gun (wait, didn't she already do that?)... and that's just in the prologue. Then she gets a little better during the main book, but constantly goes into a daze about her past instead of concentrating on the dangerous situation at hand. I wouldn't want her as my partner, that's for sure.
Yeah, Pierce isn't really one for accurate descriptions of law enforcement officers or LEO best practices. He is capable of telling a pretty good tale, but there's nothing really new or particularly well done about this one.
December 28, 2022
Only 151 pages so it’s a fast read. It was pretty unrealistic and another book where FBI agents seem to get beaten up every 5 minutes… Doubtful I’ll read the rest of the series though I do what to know what happened to Nicky’s sister. Might have to check spoiler alerts for that!
March 20, 2023
this book was very mid did not really keep my attention i forgot i was reading most of the time
September 7, 2023
I really waffled between 1 and 2 stars here. In the end, it wasn't bad enough to bail without finishing the book so I went with 2 stars. Needless to say I will not be reading the remaining 7+ books in this series. Mr. Pierce is a prolific author, but if this is representative of his work I have no desire to read the rest. Here's a recap of pieces I found most problematic.
I generally expect agents in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit to have a fairly strong grasp of human psychology. I would expect conversations between two top field officers to include analytical and diagnostic terms. However, Blake Pierce's BAU agents are repeatedly dumbfounded by the depravity they see and are consistently reduced to unscholarly terms such as psycho, maniac, insane. In fact, the agents showed very little capacity to actually analyze the behaviors of their unknown subject or formulate any kind of profile. At times the dialog was so unbelievably simple and devoid of insight or nuance that it was difficult to stay invested enough to finish the story. Lucky for them that hunches and fortune favor them.
Similarly, the initial description of the FBI tech Grace Taylor in Chapter 5 was painfully condescending. She is repeatedly and exclusively referred to as a "girl". We are told she would "look adorable if she wasn't so fierce looking". Her body is described in more detail than the book's murder victims, with heavy handed attention to her small stature. She is made to sound like an elementary school child, rather than an adult who was talented enough to be a rising star in the FBI. In the same passage there was reference made to "all the other girls in the office". Never once was a male FBI employee or any male character referred to as a boy, except when referring to a character's childhood. For an author who chose to write from the viewpoint of a female protagonist, Pierce managed to convey a lack of respect for smart, talented women. Sadly this was accomplished as much through the narrator's voice as the villain's.
I generally expect agents in the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit to have a fairly strong grasp of human psychology. I would expect conversations between two top field officers to include analytical and diagnostic terms. However, Blake Pierce's BAU agents are repeatedly dumbfounded by the depravity they see and are consistently reduced to unscholarly terms such as psycho, maniac, insane. In fact, the agents showed very little capacity to actually analyze the behaviors of their unknown subject or formulate any kind of profile. At times the dialog was so unbelievably simple and devoid of insight or nuance that it was difficult to stay invested enough to finish the story. Lucky for them that hunches and fortune favor them.
Similarly, the initial description of the FBI tech Grace Taylor in Chapter 5 was painfully condescending. She is repeatedly and exclusively referred to as a "girl". We are told she would "look adorable if she wasn't so fierce looking". Her body is described in more detail than the book's murder victims, with heavy handed attention to her small stature. She is made to sound like an elementary school child, rather than an adult who was talented enough to be a rising star in the FBI. In the same passage there was reference made to "all the other girls in the office". Never once was a male FBI employee or any male character referred to as a boy, except when referring to a character's childhood. For an author who chose to write from the viewpoint of a female protagonist, Pierce managed to convey a lack of respect for smart, talented women. Sadly this was accomplished as much through the narrator's voice as the villain's.
October 21, 2024
This book is about FBI Agent Nicky Lyons and her partner Ken Walker tracking down missing women as a part of a special task force. The first woman in their file ends up being connected to other missing women and that leads to a possible serial killer situation. Plot seems normal enough, but the book just wasn't very well written.
The book started off with our FMC, Nicky Lyons, failing to save a child that was abducted and killed. The child had a prominent senator mother who then got the team together that failed to save her child and wanted them to put their attention on other missing girls. This is not believable. The senator was not a well written character. We have no real background on the senator, the case, her child, or really anything. This is just a lazy set-up.
Nicky is young (29), she just failed, but the senator and her superior want her to lead this new task force, missing person team, whatever. Also unbelievable. I'm 28 and I cannot believe that she's so....just the way she is. It's so fake. She has 2 stereotypical side characters on her team, who are so flat and static bro. We don't even get to see the third character at all. She's just there for a convenient plot point: "I need this info! Oh let's call the tech geek back at HQ"
Nicky is such a shit detective, bro. She is unreliable, she is sometimes drowning in her trauma, but Pierce writes her to be "open" with her trauma and everyone knows and she's okay with it. It doesn't make sense. Your character cannot be both. She's just poorly written.
Then there's a lazy sheriff of a small town that doesn't do his job properly and his whole precinct is just piggies get paid for doing nothing AND NICKY IS BEING BUDDY BUDDY PAL PAL WITH HIM AT THE END???? WTF???? Bro, you were mad as hell in the beginning and now bc he offered some information to you (prolly cus he wants to keep his position, not cus he cares BECAUSE CLEARLY HE NEVER DID), you have a soft spot??? Man shut upppp Nicky, just shut up.
That ending was so stupid sigh. So stupid. My love and appreciation for Blake Pierce is what kept me going through this book, but man by the end of it I just wanted to dnf it so bad ugh. All she kept saying is "I'll think about it." The way conversation flowed between characters was bad like Pierce, man, what was this?
After reading the Valerie Law series, this was just a huge let down :( Nicky isn't a likeable lead. The story is lazy. The set-up to it is lazy. The characters aren't well written. I'm just sad and annoyed.
I listened to this book as an audiobook. The narrator was Elizabeth Ruelas. She was okay as Nicky, but did not do justice to other characters. It was hard listening to her bro t^t She did that weird deep voice thing for the male characters and it was just so bad :c
The book started off with our FMC, Nicky Lyons, failing to save a child that was abducted and killed. The child had a prominent senator mother who then got the team together that failed to save her child and wanted them to put their attention on other missing girls. This is not believable. The senator was not a well written character. We have no real background on the senator, the case, her child, or really anything. This is just a lazy set-up.
Nicky is young (29), she just failed, but the senator and her superior want her to lead this new task force, missing person team, whatever. Also unbelievable. I'm 28 and I cannot believe that she's so....just the way she is. It's so fake. She has 2 stereotypical side characters on her team, who are so flat and static bro. We don't even get to see the third character at all. She's just there for a convenient plot point: "I need this info! Oh let's call the tech geek back at HQ"
Nicky is such a shit detective, bro. She is unreliable, she is sometimes drowning in her trauma, but Pierce writes her to be "open" with her trauma and everyone knows and she's okay with it. It doesn't make sense. Your character cannot be both. She's just poorly written.
Then there's a lazy sheriff of a small town that doesn't do his job properly and his whole precinct is just piggies get paid for doing nothing AND NICKY IS BEING BUDDY BUDDY PAL PAL WITH HIM AT THE END???? WTF???? Bro, you were mad as hell in the beginning and now bc he offered some information to you (prolly cus he wants to keep his position, not cus he cares BECAUSE CLEARLY HE NEVER DID), you have a soft spot??? Man shut upppp Nicky, just shut up.
That ending was so stupid sigh. So stupid. My love and appreciation for Blake Pierce is what kept me going through this book, but man by the end of it I just wanted to dnf it so bad ugh. All she kept saying is "I'll think about it." The way conversation flowed between characters was bad like Pierce, man, what was this?
After reading the Valerie Law series, this was just a huge let down :( Nicky isn't a likeable lead. The story is lazy. The set-up to it is lazy. The characters aren't well written. I'm just sad and annoyed.
I listened to this book as an audiobook. The narrator was Elizabeth Ruelas. She was okay as Nicky, but did not do justice to other characters. It was hard listening to her bro t^t She did that weird deep voice thing for the male characters and it was just so bad :c
October 9, 2025
Blake Pierce may be a prolific writer, but reading All Mine, felt like I was rereading other Pierce novels with similar characters and similar affectations. Pierce writes about female law enforcement officers that have experienced traumatic experiences in the past. Usually, the prior event involves a member of her family and a latent horror.
This one is no different. Nicky Lyons is an FBI agent working Behavioral Analysis and although she is lauded for her achievements despite her youth, she really doesn't behave exceptionally. She goes into situations headfirst compelled by the rationalization that she just "has to." I think that is the laziest and most asinine motivation I have ever heard. Surely, an exceptional agent uses a more logical process than that.
Pierce is a compelling writer with interesting stories, but this one was not so good for the agent's poor investigative skills and ridiculous method of mining clues. I generally feel excited about reading more Pierce, but today, not-so-much.
This one is no different. Nicky Lyons is an FBI agent working Behavioral Analysis and although she is lauded for her achievements despite her youth, she really doesn't behave exceptionally. She goes into situations headfirst compelled by the rationalization that she just "has to." I think that is the laziest and most asinine motivation I have ever heard. Surely, an exceptional agent uses a more logical process than that.
Pierce is a compelling writer with interesting stories, but this one was not so good for the agent's poor investigative skills and ridiculous method of mining clues. I generally feel excited about reading more Pierce, but today, not-so-much.
July 18, 2023
Under 200 pages so normally a quick read but this one took 4 days to get through. It just didn’t grab my attention. Not bothered if I read any more in the series or not.
July 18, 2023
A first in yet another series by Blake Pierce. Nothing special but a solid story with a character I like. I would read book 2.
October 11, 2025
Audiobook:
One of the things that annoyed me was her insistence that walker opens up to her and tell her his life story, lols people are entitled to their privacy. I’m glad they managed to save Megan, but I’m with her on not letting people in. Just get a select few who you could trust.
One of the things that annoyed me was her insistence that walker opens up to her and tell her his life story, lols people are entitled to their privacy. I’m glad they managed to save Megan, but I’m with her on not letting people in. Just get a select few who you could trust.
December 7, 2025
Me ha resultado más interesante que dos anteriores que había leído del autor, lo he disfrutado, aunque no me ha dejado satisfecha del todo, estos libros escritos como en serie no son mis favoritos. En general esta bien escrito y entretiene.
April 10, 2023
Format: audiobook
Narrator: Elizabeth Ruelas
There’s some plot holes in this story, for instance….
the basement is totally sealed up that they have to smash a wall to get in but that is apparently the killers dumping ground where he intends to leave his current victim! How does the killer get in and out to dump bodies there?
Also, during a confrontation she goes into with her gun out she gets into a physical fight and it states she reaches for her gun! The gun she has in her hand already?
I found the main character to be weak and come across quite childish and not like the experienced fbi agent she’s supposed to be. This is not even a slightly realistic police procedural/serial killer story, it has more of a fairytale vibe also Nicky has a habit of zoning out into memories of her past, while driving? whilst she’s about to burst into a room with her gun drawn and every 10 minutes it seems, not professional in the least. Oh and is her age 28 or 29? Because it seems to be both ages!
The narrator does a great job though, she was the best thing about this book for me.
Narrator: Elizabeth Ruelas
There’s some plot holes in this story, for instance….
the basement is totally sealed up that they have to smash a wall to get in but that is apparently the killers dumping ground where he intends to leave his current victim! How does the killer get in and out to dump bodies there?
Also, during a confrontation she goes into with her gun out she gets into a physical fight and it states she reaches for her gun! The gun she has in her hand already?
I found the main character to be weak and come across quite childish and not like the experienced fbi agent she’s supposed to be. This is not even a slightly realistic police procedural/serial killer story, it has more of a fairytale vibe also Nicky has a habit of zoning out into memories of her past, while driving? whilst she’s about to burst into a room with her gun drawn and every 10 minutes it seems, not professional in the least. Oh and is her age 28 or 29? Because it seems to be both ages!
The narrator does a great job though, she was the best thing about this book for me.
October 12, 2022
great read. spine-chillingly good
Loved the background tale to why this FBI agent became who she was. It was chilling to see the ease with which such a person could operate with a lazy and inept police force on the case. Ken another enigma became more human as the case developed. Who would have guessed his back story. All in all so many threads weaved through this main tale it really added to its overall enjoyment.
Fabulous.
Loved the background tale to why this FBI agent became who she was. It was chilling to see the ease with which such a person could operate with a lazy and inept police force on the case. Ken another enigma became more human as the case developed. Who would have guessed his back story. All in all so many threads weaved through this main tale it really added to its overall enjoyment.
Fabulous.
November 17, 2022
Missing Girls
An FBI agent with a traumatic past is charged with leading a team to find ten missing girls. She is paired with a more experienced, semi disgruntled agent. But she is determined to uncover the truth
This was a pretty good read. Hard to believe the lead character passed the psychological exams. The mystery was good but the resolution to her sister's case remains open.
An FBI agent with a traumatic past is charged with leading a team to find ten missing girls. She is paired with a more experienced, semi disgruntled agent. But she is determined to uncover the truth
This was a pretty good read. Hard to believe the lead character passed the psychological exams. The mystery was good but the resolution to her sister's case remains open.
January 21, 2023
Great start to this series!
FBI Agent Nicky Lyons is haunted by the traumatic experience of being abducted with her sister, then escaping while her sister remained captive. Twenty years later, she's still looking for her sister, Rosie. When girls in Florida are going missing, Nicky is on the case with a newly formed task force under her directive. Can she find the missing girls and catch a sadistic killer?
FBI Agent Nicky Lyons is haunted by the traumatic experience of being abducted with her sister, then escaping while her sister remained captive. Twenty years later, she's still looking for her sister, Rosie. When girls in Florida are going missing, Nicky is on the case with a newly formed task force under her directive. Can she find the missing girls and catch a sadistic killer?
February 28, 2023
It was a quick read only being 140 pages but it's a bit unrealistic. Nicky is an FBI agent who's done multiple field jobs and yet she acts like this is the first one she's ever been on? Yes it's the first one she's leading but come on, she should know by now how it works.
I understand the constant back and forth to when she and her sister Rosie were held captive, but it felt forced at times. Repeating the same lines over and over. I ended up glossing over those repetitive lines.
Also, how was Grace so quick to find information that wouldn't be on a government database? It seems she did a few clicks and siddenly she has access to Tinder matches... but not locations, conversations or anything else of true value.
I'm sure the rest of the series will get more enjoyable. The first is always trying to pull you in and I didn't hate it. I will probably try and keep up with Agent Lyons and hopefully find some closure for Rosie.
I understand the constant back and forth to when she and her sister Rosie were held captive, but it felt forced at times. Repeating the same lines over and over. I ended up glossing over those repetitive lines.
Also, how was Grace so quick to find information that wouldn't be on a government database? It seems she did a few clicks and siddenly she has access to Tinder matches... but not locations, conversations or anything else of true value.
I'm sure the rest of the series will get more enjoyable. The first is always trying to pull you in and I didn't hate it. I will probably try and keep up with Agent Lyons and hopefully find some closure for Rosie.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 17, 2023
A thrilling read
Another thrilling read. FBI agent Nicky Lyons works at the BAU but after her last case ends with the victim dying. She starts doubting herself and the nightmares are becoming worse. Will she ever be able to find her missing sister Rosie? After all there years she hasn't stopped looking but it seems as if she will continue looking. She and two fellow agents have been asked to look into the cases of missing young women. Will they have any luck in finding them? Nicky & Ken Walker need to find a way go work together if they have any hope of finding them. Will they be able to work as a team? The race is on and they need to hurry before they find another victim.
Nicky is a good talented agent but she does take risks. The loss of her sister weighs greatly on her. I hope that she does find the answers that she has been searching for. Ken is a thoughtful man that is dealing with his own loss. Hopefully they will continue working togther.
Another thrilling read. FBI agent Nicky Lyons works at the BAU but after her last case ends with the victim dying. She starts doubting herself and the nightmares are becoming worse. Will she ever be able to find her missing sister Rosie? After all there years she hasn't stopped looking but it seems as if she will continue looking. She and two fellow agents have been asked to look into the cases of missing young women. Will they have any luck in finding them? Nicky & Ken Walker need to find a way go work together if they have any hope of finding them. Will they be able to work as a team? The race is on and they need to hurry before they find another victim.
Nicky is a good talented agent but she does take risks. The loss of her sister weighs greatly on her. I hope that she does find the answers that she has been searching for. Ken is a thoughtful man that is dealing with his own loss. Hopefully they will continue working togther.
January 17, 2024
Did I think Nicky is 100% realistic? No. She's certainly not an accurate representation of "best practices" in law enforcement, as I saw other reviews state.
However, I do believe she represents the law enforcement individuals who are marginalized. She's experienced major trauma, which simultaneously drives her to succeed, and cripples her when she's triggered. Citizens don't like discussing this sort of behavior in law enforcement because it makes such individuals unreliable in times of danger, but it's a grim reality when we lack appropriate mental healthcare for those put in place to keep the peace.
I felt like some of the story was redundant or repetitive, but overall, I liked the character development and the bit of growth we see between Lyons and her new partner. The fact that she does in fact go back to therapy after the conclusion of this case is a message that could have easily been swept under the rug or left out altogether, and I'm really glad it wasn't.
However, I do believe she represents the law enforcement individuals who are marginalized. She's experienced major trauma, which simultaneously drives her to succeed, and cripples her when she's triggered. Citizens don't like discussing this sort of behavior in law enforcement because it makes such individuals unreliable in times of danger, but it's a grim reality when we lack appropriate mental healthcare for those put in place to keep the peace.
I felt like some of the story was redundant or repetitive, but overall, I liked the character development and the bit of growth we see between Lyons and her new partner. The fact that she does in fact go back to therapy after the conclusion of this case is a message that could have easily been swept under the rug or left out altogether, and I'm really glad it wasn't.
October 19, 2023
All Mine is the first book in the Nicky Lyons series. Nicky is an FBI agent looking for a missing senator's daughter when we first meet her. She is desperate to find the girl alive. But her next case may just be the straw that broke the camel's back as she is the leader of a taskforce created to search for missing girls. But how and why are so many girls missing from a small portion of the country and the cases are going unsolved. Fighting local cops, a new partner, her own fears and insecurity Nicky must push through if she is going to be the one to find anyone alive.
This book was narrated by Elizabeth Ruelas, and I really enjoyed her narration and found her tone easy to follow and she brought the characters and environment alive. I look forward to listening to more books narrated by her.
This book was narrated by Elizabeth Ruelas, and I really enjoyed her narration and found her tone easy to follow and she brought the characters and environment alive. I look forward to listening to more books narrated by her.
July 13, 2023
If you like stereotypical portrayals of women in law enforcement and ridiculous cliches, then this is the book for you! There were so many stereotypes, tropes, and cliches in this book, I swear the author must have researched to make sure they added every one. I kept reading to see if it had a twist or something to make up for the stereotyping but by the time I figured out that wasn’t the case, I was close to finishing the book and didn’t want to miss out on putting another book in the summer reading program.
What annoys me the most is I would really like to know what happened to her sister but don’t want to read any more books to figure it out.
This was a lesson in “always checking reviews even if the book has a 4 star rating.”
What annoys me the most is I would really like to know what happened to her sister but don’t want to read any more books to figure it out.
This was a lesson in “always checking reviews even if the book has a 4 star rating.”
September 19, 2022
Loves the fast-paced book. Blake has a way of getting vested in a story quickly. I love how so many of his heroines are flawed and have doubts yet are able at crunch time able to put it aside and do what they can to make it right. Nicky is haunted by her younger sisters being unable to escape a kidnapping with her and her inability to change that outcome. For many that would be enough to crawl into a ball and just be able to barely function. Not for Nicky she fights to prevent it for others not to go through what she has every day since her escaping. Can't wait till the next book is out, but I have a few other Blake reads in my kindle to tide me over till then.
March 21, 2023
After finding senator Gregory's daughter albeit too late to save her life Nicky Lyons is tasked with finding other kidnapped girls/young women who may still be alive. Along with a more senior agent Ken Walker and the obligatory tech nerd Grace she gets a random tip from a prison inmate which sets them off to arrest the wrong man but to eventually arrive in the right place and catch the deluded Roy who seems to be just a random serial kidnapper/killer in the act of collecting his next victim and disposing of a disappointing "bride". A lot of running about and guesswork involved but they get their result and save two women. Passable starter story to build on for a series.
March 21, 2023
Agent Nicky Lyons is haunted by her traumatic past. She and her sister Rosie were abducted as teens. Nicky escaped, but Rosie didn’t escape. Lyons past fuels her desire to work for the FBI; she wants to save people. Lyons is assigned to a task force to capture a serial killer who is preying on red heads. In order to fulfill her assignment, Lyons is assigned a partner. He also has a haunted past that fuels his work choices. This was a quick audiobook listen, and the narrator was good. I wouldn’t recommend this book to readers who struggle with PTSD or traumatic childhoods because the text may trigger readers.
November 29, 2023
Nicky Lyons is a rising star in the BAU and is on the hunt for a senator’s missing daughter.Later in the book a task force is created to find other missing women. Nicky is put in charge of the task force and struggles withe her past. Her partner has his doubts about tge young woman but knows how dedicated she is and begins to trust her. The tech guru working with the team is a big help at tracking down their various leads.Nicky and her suster were once kidnapped as preteens but only Nicky escapes. Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her suster makes Nickey driven to find answers for the families. Compelling read.
December 28, 2023
This book was fine, but i wouldn’t say more than that. It is a super quick read, only about 160 pages, but I don’t think I’ll read any sequels.
Nicky Lyons is the type of character written by someone who loves cop shows, but doesn’t seem to have a lot of experience or knowledge of how the teams actually work.
Honestly, I couldn’t spoil this book if I tried. Mostly because I’m not actually sure how they caught the killer. It almost seemed like he just happened to be there when they were.
Nicky spends a lot of time in her head. And while dealing with PTSD is a real struggle, I think that if you’re constantly zoning like she is, you should probably take a break from your job.
Nicky Lyons is the type of character written by someone who loves cop shows, but doesn’t seem to have a lot of experience or knowledge of how the teams actually work.
Honestly, I couldn’t spoil this book if I tried. Mostly because I’m not actually sure how they caught the killer. It almost seemed like he just happened to be there when they were.
Nicky spends a lot of time in her head. And while dealing with PTSD is a real struggle, I think that if you’re constantly zoning like she is, you should probably take a break from your job.
September 8, 2022
Nicky works for BAU, specializes in finding missing people, and is in charge of a team. She has to battle her management inexperience, problems, and insecurities and an older and more experienced partner. The story is fast-paced keeping the reader guessing till the end. Looking forward to reading the following book in the series.
I was given an ARC by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I was given an ARC by the author in exchange for an honest review.
September 25, 2022
Good storyline and I liked the characters but there were a few times where I cringed - Nikkyan FBI lead solving missing woman’s cases and felt like the conversational words could have fit better… Some phrases and comments came off a bit cheesy and seemed out of place minimizing strength and depth of character. Nonetheless intrigued at where he’ll take the next book in the series…will Nikki find her sister alive after all these years?
December 30, 2022
I'm enjoying this new character (for me) and I just ordered the rest of the books in this series. I like this author as his stories are shorter than the average novel - these days I don't have a lot of time to read, so a shorter novel makes it easier to "catch-up" death time I continue. This book puts together to experienced agents - and we get to watch their relationship start and grow. I also like the story line - cold cases of missing girls/women. Can't wait to read the next book!
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