The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green
Received from NetGalley on 09/11/2021
My review of The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green
A very good book with great characters
It’s the 4th in the series of Nikki Hunt books which was unfortunate as I hadn’t read previous ones and get the feeling this has spoilers for earlier books.
That’s not going to daunt me though it was good enough to whet my appetite enough and I will now go and start reading from book one.
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Reviewed by Terry Simmonds
She was beautiful: shiny blond hair, crystal blue eyes and the widest smile Nikki had ever seen. She thought back to what she had seen in the ground, the dirt that caked the white bones. All that remained of her now was the silver locket that was still around her neck…
When construction workers unearth a girl’s skeleton in Stillwater, Minnesota, Special Agent Nikki Hunt is called to the scene by her boyfriend Rory. Nikki knows instantly that the girl was murdered, but she is shocked when Rory immediately recognizes her. The victim was his childhood sweetheart, Becky, and he was the last person to see her before she went missing twenty-four years ago.
With the love of her life now a potential suspect, Nikki is forced to take a step back from the case. But then her colleague Liam finds lies in Rory’s statement – it appears that Becky may have been carrying Rory’s child when she was killed. Despite this, Nikki still thinks he could be innocent, and knows she must find the real killer herself if Rory stands any chance of walking free.
When Nikki finds a potential link to two pregnant girls who were found murdered years before it’s clear that this is the most twisted killer that she has ever faced. And then another girl goes missing from Stillwater. Can Nikki unearth the truth and protect the man she loves? And will she find the missing girl in time to save her life?
The Girl in the Ground
Stacy Green
Bookouture
Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 5 1st December 2021
EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9781803140940