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Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan
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The body of a young girl lying face down in a swimming pool—white tennis shoes still on her feet, chestnut hair fanned out like a halo—is the last thing Detective Josie Quinn expects to find on an early morning visit to see her brother before class at Denton University. But when she recognizes the girl’s face as she drags her limp body from the water, there’s only one question racing through Josie’s mind: how does a champion swimmer accidentally drown?
Nysa Somers’ family is distraught. She was a model student, beloved daughter and everybody’s friend. There’s no way she would do anything reckless enough to put her scholarship at risk, let alone her life. It’s up to Josie and her team to piece together what happened in the hours leading up to Nysa’s death, and that begins with finding her missing backpack.
But the bag, discarded in the woods on the nearby campus, contains nothing more than empty food wrappers, Nysa’s phone and a cryptic calendar entry telling her to be a mermaid.
The next day, a terrible housefire envelops the nearby home of a retired fireman, nearly killing his two granddaughters. The last words the little girls heard him mutter before he set the blaze were, be a match.
As the body count rises, it’s only Josie who can see the deadly pattern forming. Can she convince her team that the wrapper found in Nysa’s bag that everyone overlooked is the crucial link they’re missing? Not while her partner, Noah, is avoiding her calls and acting so coldly towards her. Josie knows she must go it alone if she’s going to stop this silent and calculated serial killer before any more precious lives are taken.
But with the killer finally in her sights, Josie takes a deadly risk and finds herself hanging onto life by her fingernails. Can she trust her team to save her, and before it’s too late?
Settings
Denton, Pennsylvania
Prologue
49 Chapters
Character List
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Recurring Characters
Josie Quinn: Denton Police Department detective. She stepped down as chief.
Lisette Matson: Josie’s grandmother who raised her since she was 14-years old. She’s a resident of Rockview Ridge, a nursing home.
Eli Matson: Lisette’s son who was believed to be Josie’s father. He died when Josie was six-years old.
Noah Fraley: Denton Police Department detective and Josie’s second in command.
Gretchen Palmer: Denton Police Department detective hired by Josie.
Finn Mettner: Denton Police Department detective, former head of ERT.
Dan Lamay: Denton Police Department desk sergeant.
Bob Chitwood: Denton police Chief hired by the mayor.
Anya Feist: Alcott County medical examiner.
Ramon: Alcott County medical examiner assistant.
Hummel: Head of ERT (Evidence Response Team) for the Denton Police Department. Former Denton Police Department patrol officer, he replace Finn.
JennyChan: New officer hired into ERT.
Mitch Brownlow: Denton City Emergency Services.
Sawyer Hayes: Dalrymple Township Emergency Services.
Heather Loughlin: Pennsylvania State Police investigator.
Tara Charleston: Denton mayor.
Amber Watts: New police press liaison.
Carrieanne Creighton: Luke’s sister.
Misty Derossi: Ray’s former girlfriend, a stripper, working at Foxy Tails. She’s the mother of their son, Harris, born via IVF after Ray’s death.
Harris Quinn: Misty’s six-month old son by Ray.
Cindy Quinn: Ray’s mother, Harris’s grandmother.
Trinity Payne: Television news reporter, Josie’s twin sister.
Drake Nally: FBI special agent in the New York office and the man Trinity is dating.
Shannon Payne: Josie and Trinity’s mother, married to Christian.
Christian Payne: Josie and Trinity’s father, married to Shannon.
Vanessa Anabelle Payne: Trinity’s twin sister who died in a fire.
Patrick Payne: Josie and Trinity’s younger brother.
Brenna: Patrick’s new girlfriend.
Andrew Bowen: Sophia and Malcolm’s adopted son (Josie arrested Sophia for murder). He’s a criminal defense attorney.
Wayland Harris: Former Denton chief of police who died saving Josie.
Ray Quinn: Josie’s ex-husband. He was a Denton Police Department sergeant who died helping Josie rescue Isabelle Coleman.
Luke Creighton: Josie’s former fiancé. He’s was a Pennsylvania state trooper.
Lila Jensen: aka Belinda Rose. Woman who abducted Josie as a baby and raised her as her daughter. She’s now in prison and dying from cancer.
Colette Fraley: Noah’s mother who was murdered by her son-in-law.
Theo Fraley: Noah’s older brother.
Lucy Fraley-Hall: Noah’s older sister. She was married to Grady who murdered her mother. She’s a vice president at Sutton Stone Enterprises.
Grady Hall: Lucy’s ex-husband. He murdered Colette.
Lance Fraley: Colette’s ex-husband and father of their three children. He’s estranged from them all.
Andi Fraley: Lance’s wife.
Deirdre Hayes: Sawyer’s mother, deceased.
Larry Ezekiel (Zeke) Fox: aka Needle. One of Belinda’s former drug friends who sometimes protected Josie.
Trout: Josie and Noah’s new rescue, a Boston terrier.
Pepper: Misty’s dog.
Poppy: Gretchen’s cat, rescued from Alice’s room.
Non Recurring Characters
Nysa Somers: Denton University sophomore and swim team star. She was found drowned in the campus pool.
Naomi Somers: Nysa’s sister.
Hudson Tinning: Denton University sophomore and member of the swim team.
Mary Tinning: Hudson’s mother.
Christine Trostle: Nysa’s roommate.
Eileen D’Angelo: aka Mrs. D. Director of Tiny Tykes Gardens Pre-K and Daycare Center.
Miss K.:Secretary at Tiny Tykes Gardens Pre-K and Daycare Center.
Hillary Hahlbeck: Denton University police chief.
Brett Pace: Denton University swim coach.
Clay Walsh: Former firefighter who set fire to his house.
Dorothy Walsh: Clay’s granddaughter.
Bronwyn Walsh: Clay’s 5-year old granddaughter.
Michelle Walsh: Clay’s daughter.
Josh Stumpf: DEA agent.
Robyn Arber: Student who was dosed and videotaped.
Doug Merlos: Student who dosed and videotaped Robyn. He created Devils Breath.
Terri Cassavettes: Volunteer for Precious Paws.
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