Dr. Rowan DuPont and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department are hunting a serial killer. All the victims have one thing in common--they could be Rowan's twin, except her twin sister is dead.
Rowan grew up in a funeral home, surrounded by death, so her keen insights into homicide cases seldom fall short of the mark. Though growing up as the undertaker's daughter made her acutely aware of life and all its frailties, she is only human. Will her one mistake in this shocking case be her last one?
From Goodreads:
Nothing stays buried forever…
Doctor Rowan Dupont knows death. She grew up surrounded by it in her family's Victorian funeral home, and it's haunted her since the day her twin sister drowned years ago. Between her mother's subsequent suicide and the recent murder of her father, coming home to run the funeral home feels fitting—even if it leaves her vulnerable to an obsessive serial killer.
Rowan refuses to let fear keep her from honoring her family. But the more time she spends back in Winchester, Tennessee, the more she finds herself questioning what really happened that fateful summer. Had her sister's death truly been an accident? And what pushed their mother to take her own life? The dark lake surrounding Rowan's hometown holds as many secrets as the bodies that float in its chilling depths. But Rowan is running out of time if she's going to uncover the truth before somebody sinks her for good.
From Goodreads:
Nothing hurts like the truth.
Doctor Rowan Dupont knows a serial killer is coming for her. Julian Addington has been waiting. Watching. And it's only a matter of time before he strikes. But what Julian doesn't know is that Rowan is ready for him. And more than anything she wants answers. How well did the depraved killer actually know her mother? And how many lies have been spun in the years since she took her own life?
Working alongside her childhood friend Police Chief Billy Brannigan, Rowan is determined to get to the bottom of her mother's puzzling suicide once and for all—even if it means exposing an unsettling past. It certainly seems like her family's Victorian funeral home has borne witness to more than one dark secret, but when a recent double homicide leads to an even grislier discovery, separating the truth from the lies might be the last thing Rowan does.
My Review:
Wow, I really enjoyed reading these books! The mysteries were really entertaining, as Rowan learns more about the various family secrets that have taken the rest of her family away from her. Partially because her of ex-friend and confident, Julian, who turned out to be a serial killer in the novella. It was so entertaining to read!
Undertaker's Daughter set things up, with Rowan's past, her relationships with her father, and Julian, and introduced Billy, though we did get to know him better in the full length books, since he did have some chapters to narrate. And then to go from there to the main books was great, because I had some knowledge, and I just couldn't wait to read more!
Julian was the center of the mysteries, him, and her mom, Norah. Well, Norah a bit more, because it was because Julian was obsessed with her mom that he's now obsessed with Rowan. And as Rowan learned more about her past, her sister's death and her mom's suicide, well, she grew closer to catching Julian!
The 2nd book we did really focus on Norah, because there's a serial killer who she wrote about-and who had her name tattooed on his back. So I enjoyed investigating all of that. And watching her and Billy draw closer, because they obviously should get together! So I really enjoyed that ending!
These were such great reads, and I can't wait to read the 3rd book!
Author: Debra Webb
Series: The Undertaker's Daughter #0.5, 1, 2
Read: April 23rd, 24th, 24th, 2020
Source: Bought, NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books!
Publisher: Debra Webb, Mira
Published: March 5th 2019, April 30th 2019, September 17th 2019
The Undertaker's Daughter:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
The Secrets We Bury:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
The Lies We Tell:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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