THE
DEVIL’S DAUGHTER by Katee Robert
FBI agent, Eden Collins is going home... to catch a killer. Fans of Audey Harte’s It Takes One and Kendra
Elliott's Bone Secrets series, will devour The Devil’s Daughter, the fast-paced
and suspenseful first book, in the Hidden Sins series by NYT and USA Today
Bestselling Author Katee Robert.
Title: The Devil’s Daughter
Author: Katee Robert
Series: Hidden Sins #1
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release
Date: January 24, 2017
Publisher:
Montlake Romance
Print
Length: 316 pages
Format: Digital and Paperback
ISBN: 1503940918
My Rating: 4/5
My Rating: 4/5
Synopsis:
Growing up in a small
town isn’t easy, especially when you’re the daughter of a local cult leader.
Ten years ago, Eden Collins left Clear Springs, Montana, and never once looked
back. But when the bodies of murdered young women surface, their corpses
violated and marked with tattoos worn by her mother’s followers, Eden, now an
FBI agent, can’t turn a blind eye. To catch the killer, she’s going to have to
return to the fold.
Sheriff Zach Owens
isn’t comfortable putting Eden in danger, even if she is an elite agent. And he
certainly wasn’t expecting to be so attracted to her. As calm and cool as she
appears, he knows this can’t be a happy homecoming. Zach wants to protect
her—from her mother, the cult, and the evil that lurks behind its locked gates.
But Eden is his only key to the tight-lipped group, and she may just be closer
to the killer than either one of them suspects…
Review:
This book follows Eden Collins who grew up in a small town
called Clear Springs in Montana. Eden’s
mother was a cult leader names Martha who has a large following in town. Eden left as soon as she could get out from
her mother’s control and joined the FBI.
The book also follows Sherriff Zach Owens who is in charge of the police
in town when a murder occurs. The story
is told from both Eden’s point of view and Zack’s point of view so we get a
solid look at the case while reading.
Eden is such a strong and closed off character at the same
time. She has had a rough childhood
growing up in the cult and it doesn’t seem like she really has faced her issues
from the past until she is drawn back into town due to an image that was sent
to her about a murder. Eden doesn’t
really share much about her past with anyone including her FBI partner or
boss. I feel like she could have used
years of therapy and help, but instead she just was able to block it out until
now. I liked that the author gave us
bits and pieces of what happened to Eden in the past that helped to build up
the suspense.
Zack Owens seems way over his head when the first murder
occurs, but once the story gets moving you can see a different side of
him. Zack also has some skeletons in his
closet that we don’t get that great of a look at, but we just need to know that
something horrible happened to him to know he is also trying to recover and is
slightly closed off. Zack is a very strong
and determined character.
My one issue was the romance that came out of this
book. As I reflect back on it now I
would have loved to stick more with the cult ideas and what actually happened
to Eden while she was there. I sort of
felt like we didn’t really need any romance in this book as it took away from
the suspense. I felt like that was
almost pulling away from the build up to the climax.
All I can say on the ending is I did NOT see that coming at
all. Sometimes an author gives you a
hint here or there in their writing so you sort of know what is going to
happen, but with this book I had no idea what was going to happen. The ending is completely shocking and I loved
it!!
I would suggest this as a weekend read. I felt like while I was reading this book
there were parts I just couldn’t put down and I wanted to keep on reading to
see what was going to happen. The author
did such an amazing job with the suspense it will keep you on your toes.
I received this book from Barclay Publicity for the purpose
of proving an honest review. This does
not affect my opinion of this book.
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katee
Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. She found romance
novels at age twelve and it changed her life. When not writing sexy
contemporary and speculative fiction romance novels, she spends her time
playing imaginary games with her wee ones, driving her husband batty with
what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Connect
with Katee at: Website | Facebook | Twitter| GoodReads | Instagram |
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