Fatal Witness + Giveaway

As a child, artist and potter Dani Bennett witnessed the brutal murder of her parents. With no memory of the incident or her true identity, she was forced to take on a new name and a new life, hidden away in Montana for the past 25 years.

Mae Richmond has spent the same stretch of time searching for her granddaughter, who went missing the night her daughter and son-in-law were murdered. Convinced the woman she saw in a pottery magazine feature is the woman she’s been searching for, she enlists the help of K-9 officer Mark Lassiter of Pearl Springs, Tennessee, who tracks Dani down.

Skeptical but curious, Dani sets out on a journey to uncover the secrets of her past and reclaim her true identity. But someone close to her is determined to keep the truth of what happened all those years ago hidden.

My Review:

An edge-of-your-seater up to the very end. Intense and intriguing. Love the family history connection which brought an emotional tone to the suspense. And the pacing — the way the author draws out certain situations until I could feel every last nerve stretched taut. I felt gut-punched by the end. 🙂

Bradley knows how to create memorable characters and that includes secondary ones. In this case, Mae, a feisty grandma who has never given up hope of finding her missing granddaughter. The police might consider Dani’s disappearance a cold case, but Mae’s dogged determination finally produces results…and then everything goes wrong.

Oy — I wish I could convey how brilliantly the suspense plays out. The glimpses we get of Mae’s memories and Dani’s fragmented ones as they try to piece together a puzzle that someone definitely doesn’t want them to solve. Chilling and captivating, creating a charged atmosphere through the whole read.

And if all that suspenseful tension wasn’t enough we also get the romantical kind as well. A K-9 Officer makes for an appealing hero and Mark does the role justice. He’s protective and kind and compassionate and willing to support Mae in her quest when everyone else has given up. And then Dani comes onto the scene and sparks fly and Mark becomes embroiled in a cover up decades in the making.

Lots of gasp-out-loud moments. Danger. Intrigue. Richly layered mystery. And some swoonalicious moments too. The perfect combination for a stellar romantic suspense.

I listened to the audible edition of ‘Fatal Witness’ and Ann Richardson delivered a compelling narration.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a print or ebook copy. Winner’s choice.

US – available in print or ebook — winner’s choice

Canada – available in print or ebook or audible (if available) — winner’s choice

International – ebook copy if you have a US Kindle account.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Fatal Witness, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it’s easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday March 23 2024.

20 thoughts on “Fatal Witness + Giveaway”

  3. Thank you for your teasing review on “Fatal Witness”. My great desire to read this book started with the very first post I read about it. Each post, each review just keeps driving that level of desire to read this book up – even when I think it can’t be any higher. Your review greatly intensifies my desire to read “Fatal Witness”. Bradley has a way of telling a danger/suspense story to where you are somewhat fearful of the next page while at the same time can’t get to it fast enough. Love it!

    Thank you so much for the fabulous chance to win a copy!

    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  4. Patricia Bradley is a great author. I’ve read quite a few of her books and she never disappoints. This one sound like another good one. Thanks for a great review.

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  6. I haven’t read this author before but do have the first book in this series on my TBR list, so adding another one! Thanks for the great review.

    Sandyavery at comcast dot net

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  8. oh wow this sounds so good! I have a couple of her books already, but never tried her! Sounds like I should ASAP! Thnx Kav!

    sarahdar0801ATgmailDOTcom

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  9. I tried to comment a couple of times earlier today, but the comments aren’t showing up. Will try again 🙂 You’ve got me intrigued with your review, Kav 🙂

    ckbarker at gmail dot com

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