FIRST LINE FRIDAY

FIRST LINE FRIDAY

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday! I hope your week has been great, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m delighted to feature the first line of 8 Down (Alaskan Cyber Hunters, 2). I’ve read plenty of historical fiction books by  Kimberley Woodhouse but none of her suspense books yet, so I look forward to getting into it. Hosted at Reading Is My Super Power.

The first lines are:

Nothing could have prepared her for the dead body at the crime scene. None of her training, classes, or visits to the morgue could have accomplished that feat.

ABOUT THE BOOK

8 more lives at stake.
Investigator Carrie Kintz is new blood with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Anchorage. But with a serial killer on the loose, there’s no easing into the job. It’s sink or swim. The only clues to help law enforcement stop this madman are the taunts he drops into crossword puzzles across the country–always in the same 8 DOWN position.
Carrie is desperate to prove her worth to the force and the community by catching the killer. But when she discovers signs that these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg in a frighteningly elaborate cyberattack, it’s time to admit she needs help.
Calling in security specialist Scott Patteson for his expertise seems like the right move–until Carrie realizes that he may be a dangerous distraction for her heart. With her faith fading in the face of horror and uncertainty and her career in danger of ending, this is no time for flirtation.
But with a killer who is determined to prove that he’s smarter than everyone else, it may be impossible to fight both the madman and their feelings for each other . . .

Publication March 5, 2024 here

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