THE TRAPPED ONES by Stacy Green

 

She raced across the woods. Cold wind hit her face, and her heart pounded so fast she could almost feel the panic rushing through her veins.She knocked on the door knowing she didn’t have much time. Fear gripped her. “Please, help,” she whispered.

Rushing to the scene of a homicide at a farmhouse surrounded by thick, dark woodland, Special Agent Nikki Hunt is shocked to find four victims. A mother and father have been stabbed, their son, Bryce, is fighting for his life, and a young woman’s body is lying near the front door, her wrists bound with heart-shaped bunting. Nikki has never seen such a complex scene, but despite recovering from her own painful loss, she will do whatever it takes to bring this killer to justice.

Nikki soon identifies the woman as missing student Jessica Chandler and finds Bryce’s initials woven into the jumper she wore the night she died. It seems like they were a couple, and that the Webers were a happy family. So who would want them dead?

The murders have all the hallmarks of a serial killer: all the evidence suggests the murderer was watching them, turned the security cameras off as they entered and fled the scene from the front door. But then Jessica’s friends tell Nikki she was uncomfortable around Bryce, and when two of Bryce’s friends go missing along Stillwater river, and the girlfriend is found, she claims her boyfriend tried to kill her.

Are Bryce and his friends hiding a dark side? Nikki knows she must dig deeper to find out their secrets, but can she uncover the truth before the killer takes another life?

Author Bio

Stacy Green is a USA Today best-selling author of more than a dozen mysteries and thrillers. Her books include the award-winning Lucy Kendall series, the Cage Foster series, and the USA Today best-selling Nikki Hunt series. Stacy has bachelor’s degrees in Journalism/Mass Communication and Sociology from Drake University. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and Mystery Writers of America.

Stacy lives in Iowa with her husband, daughter, and fur babies.

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MY THOUGHTS

This is book 5 in a series about FBI Detective Nikki Hunt. Each book is great and I would advise reading each one even though they can be read as a standalone. You get more background info about Nikki and all the things she has done and been through in each book.

This book starts out strong and will not let up until the end. A family of three are attacked in their home with two dead and one in intensive care. Also a young woman is dead in this residence. Why were these people murdered? Did the survivor do it or a total stranger? Could it have something to do with the young woman who was murdered with them? So many ifs but you can bet they best detectives are on the job. 

This book deals with a family who was slaughtered. A young man left for dead and a young woman murdered in the same home. It deals with things that go on in frat houses on University campus's. It deals with rape, but not in detail. But it's there. It deals with revenge. Murder. Abusive relationships. Mental illness. There is a lot going on in this book but it's easy to follow. You will have so many guesses but my opinion is you won't figure this one out. I was in total shock. It threw me for a loop. It was great though. One that made me gasp out loud. 

Nikki Hunt is on the case and at a loss trying to figure out who did this and why. She's also dealing with her ex inlaws who are taking her to court over her child. Things in the last book took a horrible turn and left them blaming Nikki. Nikki is a great detective who loves her daughter more than life. She has a good life after all she has been through and doesn't need this. If anyone can figure out what happened in the home of the slain family she can. All will come to a big breath holding climax that you won't see coming. It will be clear why though. Every question you have will be answered. No cliffhangers here.

I can't wait for the next Nikki Hunt book. She takes you inside each case where you become involved with the good and bad. You feel what she feels and see things that she sees. From each detail you will have many guesses and also a lot of breath holding. Edge of your seat great. I believe this is my favorite of this series. Of course I think I say that with each one...

Thank you #NetGalley, #StacyGreen, #Bookouture for this ARC. This is my own true feelings about this book.

5/5 huge stars and a very high recommendation.