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I am hoping to get to this one this month, but I haven't even started the last one yet. I'm running behind, but will catch up as soon as I can.
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Wow, you sure don't see many white labs.
What a gorgeous dog! Thanks for the visual. I'm going to start this book tonight!
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FBI Special Agent Maggie O'Dell is just starting a vacation when she gets a call from her friend, psychologist Dr. Gwen Patterson. One of Gwen's patients is missing on a trip to Connecticut. Can Maggie look into Joan Begley's disappearance?
At first Maggie dismisses Gwen's concern. But when the body of a woman is discovered in an abandoned rock quarry in Connecticut, Maggie heads to the small town on "unofficial" business. Soon the shocking news surfaces that more bodies have been discovered, and Maggie is drawn into a case that confounds both local law enforcement and a seasoned criminal profiler like herself.
But where is Joan Begley? Is she in fact the woman discovered buried in the quarry? Or is she the unwilling guest of a killer obsessed with possessing an unimaginable prize from his victims?
Wallingford, Connecticut
71 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
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Maggie O'Dell: FBI special agent and criminal profiler.
R.J. Tully: FBI special agent and Maggie's partner. He's 43-years old, divorced with a 15-year old daughter, Emma, who he has sole custody.
Dr. Gwen Patterson: Psychologist and friend of Maggie's friend. She used to consult with the BAU.
Kyle Cunningham: Assistant Director of the FBI, Maggie's boss.
Patrick Murphy: Maggie's half brother.
Joan Begley: Sculptor, Gwen's patient.
Julia Racine: DC detective.
Luc Racine: Julia's father, a retired postal carrier living in Wallingford.
Scrapple: Luc's dog, a Jack Russell terrier.
Sonny: Man Joan went to meet in Connecticut.
Henry Watermeier: New Haven County sheriff. Married to Rosie.
Adam Bonzado: Forensic anthropologist. He also teaches at the University of New Haven.
Charlie Newhouse: New Haven deputy.
Arliss: New Haven deputy.
Truman: New Haven deputy.
Carl: Crime scene tech.
Stolz: Medical examiner.
Calvin Vargus: Wally's business partner. They excavate and clear the rock quarry.
Wally Hobbs: Calvin's business partner.
Lillian Hobbs: Owns a bookstore and coffee shop with her business partner, Rosie. Wally's sister.
Rosie Watermeier: Owns a bookstore and coffee shop with her business partner, Lillian. Married to Henry.
Jake Marley: Funeral director and owner of Marley and Marley Funeral Home.
Alesha Edmund: Emma's best friend.
Jennifer Carpenter: TV news reporter in New Haven.
Ralph Shelby: Former butcher, deceased. Married to Sophie.
Sophie Shelby: Ralph's wife, also deceased.
Harvey: Maggie's white Labrador retriever who was previously owned by her murdered neighbor.
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Spoiler Info
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Simon's last name is Shelby. He's the son of the former butcher, Ralph and his wife Sophie who they believed suffered from Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. (hide spoiler)]