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Cold Heart Creek by Lisa Regan
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When a park ranger stumbles across the bodies of Valerie and Tyler Yates by a creek in the small town of Denton, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. Still reeling from the news that her abusive mother is dying, Josie suspects this is more than just accidental poisoning, and she’s right: Someone jammed a crudely carved pendant necklace down Valerie’s throat before she died.
Combing the area, Josie’s team discover a third sleeping bag indicating there could have been an extra guest around the fire that night. A lucky escape? A missing victim? Or a suspect on the run? Finding this person is the key to the entire investigation....
Trawling the couple’s photo albums for clues, Josie can’t imagine why anyone might want to harm these smiling, carefree young lovers. Until a face in one of the pictures stops her in her tracks and leads her to a farmhouse hidden deep within the forest - a special place where people go to escape, and to hide. There they meet a young girl with frightened eyes and bandaged wrists who knows more than she is saying. But the next day she’s found dead, choked with a matching necklace....
With her mother’s life hanging by a thread, Josie has an impossible decision to make. But first, she must find the meaning of the pendant and catch this twisted killer before another innocent life is taken. Is she already too late?
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Denton, Pennsylvania
Lenore County, Pennsylvania
Alcott County, Pennsylvania
61 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
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Recurring Characters
Josie Quinn: Denton Police Department detective. She stepped down as chief.
Lisette Matson: Josie’s grandmother who raised her since she was 14-years old. She’s a resident of Rockview Ridge, a nursing home.
Eli Matson: Lisette’s son who was believed to be Josie’s father. He died when Josie was six-years old.
Noah Fraley: Denton Police Department detective and Josie’s second in command.
Gretchen Palmer: Denton Police Department detective hired by Josie.
Finn Mettner: Denton Police Department detective, former head of ERT.
Dan Lamay: Denton Police Department desk sergeant.
Bob Chitwood: Denton police Chief hired by the mayor.
Anya Feist: Alcott County medical examiner.
Ramon: Alcott County medical examiner assistant.
Hummel: Head of ERT (Evidence Response Team) for the Denton Police Department. Former Denton Police Department patrol officer, he replace Finn.
Chan: New officer hired into ERT.
Heather Loughlin: Pennsylvania State Police investigator.
Tara Charleston: Denton mayor.
Carrieanne Creighton: Luke’s sister.
Misty Derossi: Ray’s former girlfriend, a stripper, working at Foxy Tails. She’s the mother of their son, Harris, born via IVF after Ray’s death.
Harris Quinn: Misty’s six-month old son by Ray.
Trinity Payne: Television news reporter, Josie’s twin sister.
Shannon Payne: Josie and Trinity’s mother, married to Christian.
Christian Payne: Josie and Trinity’s father, married to Shannon.
Vanessa Anabelle Payne: Trinity’s twin sister who died in a fire.
Patrick Payne: Josie and Trinity’s younger brother.
Andrew Bowen: Sophia and Malcolm’s adopted son (Josie arrested Sophia for murder). He’s a criminal defense attorney.
Wayland Harris: Former Denton chief of police who died saving Josie.
Ray Quinn: Josie’s ex-husband. He was a Denton Police Department sergeant who died helping Josie rescue Isabelle Coleman.
Luke Creighton: Josie’s former fiancé. He’s was a Pennsylvania state trooper.
Lila Jensen: aka Belinda Rose. Woman who abducted Josie as a baby and raised her as her daughter. She’s now in prison and dying from cancer.
Colette Fraley: Noah’s mother who was murdered by her son-in-law.
Theo Fraley: Noah’s older brother.
Lucy Fraley-Hall: Noah’s older sister. She was married to Grady who murdered her mother. She’s a vice president at Sutton Stone Enterprises.
Grady Hall: Lucy’s ex-husband. He murdered Colette.
Lance Fraley: Colette’s ex-husband and father of their three children. He’s estranged from them all.
Andi Fraley: Lance’s wife.
Non Recurring Characters
Josh Moore: Lenore County deputy sheriff.
Haylie Moore: Josh’s sister, a former resident at the Sanctuary.
Tyler Yates: Camper found dead in the woods near Cold Heart Creek, along with his wife Valerie.
Valerie Yates: Camper found dead in the woods near Cold Heart Creek, along with her husband.
Wesley Yates: Tyler’s father.
Emilia Gresham: Friend of the Yates who is believed to have been with them and is considered missing.
Jack Gresham: Emilia’s husband. He’s not been seen for some time.
Charlotte Fadden: Owner of the Sanctuary.
Truman (Tru) Dreyer: Sanctuary resident.
Renee Kelly: Sanctuary resident.
Maya Bestler: Pregnant woman who Josie and Noah rescued on the road near the forests of Cold Heart Creek.
Garrett Romney: Maya’s boyfriend.
Gus Bestler: Maya’s father.
Sandy Bestler: Maya’s mother.
Michael Donovan: Hermit Maya accused of abducting and raping her.
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