In the vein of Lisa Jackson and Julia Maynard, a dark and compulsive mystery about secrets too big for the small town’s britches.
When secrets are too big to buy, it’s worth killing to bury them.
Growing up, Laura Mori was constantly overshadowed by her far more successful siblings. She had a tough time appeasing her parents, and now that she’s a police officer, recently promoted to detective, they still seem less than fazed. Everyone knows a cop’s salary—it’s meager, to say the least. But Laura has found her calling—she was born to be a detective and is determined to prove it, if not to her parents, then at least to the boys club that is Sunrise Lake PD. She sticks out like a sore thumb as the only young female minority, but she has resolved to at least seem like an unshakeable thumb.
The next case file on her desk turns out to be a bank heist and it should be easy enough, but what starts off as a one-and-done job quickly begins to seem too by-the-book and oddly like a notorious series of deadly bank hits from years past dubbed Twilight. But it’s a dead end—Twilight is only ever mentioned in hushed tones, and there’s little to no history on it in the department. And then she receives her first sign, of many more to come, that her investigation is not welcome. Alongside her partner Z and stunningly attractive FBI agent Nick Derringer, she begins to pull on the frayed thread, and that’s when she sees the bloody writing on the wall: the only other young female cop on the force was KIA during Twilight.
With too much on the line to lose, including her own life, Laura must get to the bottom of the case and fast, or she, too, will become history. **
Review
**Praise for In the Line of Fire : **
"A distinctive lead...Laura's sensitive approach to law enforcement makes a refreshing change from the standard police procedural. Readers will hope to see more of this appealing heroine."
― Publishers Weekly
Praise for Where the Lost Girls Go :
“R. J. Noonan's Where the Lost Girls Go caught me from page one and wouldn't let me go! I loved it!”
―Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author
“A well-crafted whodunit with a fresh and likable heroine, newbie police officer Laura Mori. I enjoyed every minute of it.”
―Nancy Bush, New York Times bestselling author of The Killing Game
“Officer Laura Mori is a keeper and readers should expect to see more of her.”
― Mystery Scene Magazine
“Noonan’s prose shows the right balance of ‘dark and light’…All in all, Where the Lost Girls Go promises to be the beginning of an appealing series.”―PCA Mystery & Detective Fiction Reading List, Winter 2017
Praise for Rosalind Noonan:
“This suspenseful read, full of flawed characters, is Noonan at her best. Fans will be eager to get their hands on her latest, and it doesn't disappoint.”
― Booklist on Domestic Secrets
“Noonan delivers another page-turning romantic thriller whose deeply flawed characters draw you into a web of family secrets.”
― Kirkus on Domestic Secrets
“Noonan's troubling novel of contemporary issues is recommended for readers wanting stories of dysfunctional families, scandal, and violence that involve entire communities. Recommend to readers of Jodi Picoult.”
― Library Journal on Domestic Secrets
“Noonan has a knack for page-turners and doesn't disappoint.”
― Publishers Weekly on All She Ever Wanted
“Noonan does a wonderful job of blending the mystery behind the crime with a cast of well-developed characters whose personal stories pull the reader into the novel.”
― RT Book Reviews on In a Heartbeat
About the Author
Rosalind Noonan is a New York Times bestselling author and a graduate of Wagner College. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes in the shade of some towering two-hundred-year-old Douglas fir trees. This is her second Laura Mori mystery under the name R. J. Noonan.