Format: Kindle, 310 pages
Release Date: January 15, 2023
Publisher: Inkubator Books
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Mystery
What she discovered will be the death of her.
Detective
Rebecca Ellis has some big shoes to fill. Her father was the legendary
detective, Hank Ellis, now retired from the Bangor Police Department.
Emerging from his shadow hasn’t been easy.
So when she’s assigned
to work with new hire, Detective Euan McCallister, Ellis is determined
to keep their investigation right on track.
The explosive fire in
a church parking lot looks straightforward at first. Claire Allen, a
volunteer at the church, burned to death in her car. But then Ellis
discovers the seat belt had been rigged, trapping Claire in the inferno.
This was no accident. It was murder.
Why was Claire at the church
that night? Who would want her dead? In the race to find the truth,
Ellis unearths a horrifying secret that takes the investigation into
very dangerous territory.
Soon, Ellis will learn that in the search for this particular killer, there is no safe place.
No Safe Space is the first installment in author Robin Mahle's Detective Rebecca Ellis series. Detective Rebecca Ellis of the Bangor Criminal Investigation Division has some big shoes to fill. Her father was
the legendary detective, Hank Ellis, now retired from the Bangor Police
Department. Emerging from his shadow hasn’t been easy. Especially when her boss idolized her father. Especially with a brother who resents her. Her new partner, Detective Euan McCallister, has some issues of his own that brought him from Boston to Bangor, Maine.
The explosive fire in a church parking lot looks straightforward at first. Claire Allen, a volunteer at the church, burned to death in her car. But, at closer inspection, Ellis discovers the seat belt has been rigged, trapping Claire in the inferno. This was no accident. It was murder. What's even more bizarre is that Claire may have known her attacker. The questions begin: Why was Claire at the church that night? Who would want her dead?
As Claire and Euan investigate further, the numerous possibilities of who would commit murder and why get longer, and longer. The first suspect is always the husband. Scott
Allen, a banker, has an alibi, but there is still some suspicion. He
also was having an affair with someone in the church. Having an affair is always at the top of the list when police are looking for motives and opportunity. The other prime suspects are Jeff Harwick, the young pastor, and Pastor Zeke (Ezekiel) Townsend, the lead pastor.
To make matter worse, someone decides that Ellis is getting too close to the truth, so she becomes a target of the killer. With much pressure to close the case, Ellis and McCallister must put together the missing pieces of the puzzle. From embezzlement, corruption, murder, and fraud, to child pornography. There are a lots of suspicions but they need proof to tie together this murder and get a conviction. In the race to find the truth, Ellis unearths a horrifying secret that takes the investigation into very dangerous territory. A horrifying truth that might bring an entire church congregation to ruins if the secret is exposed.
Ellis has had an interesting life Even though she's been a cop for 10 years, her name along makes people expect more from her. She's flawed and her life hasn't exactly been easy. She was involved in an event when she was 12 and lost her mother. That event has been an issue between her and her step-brother Carter as well as her own father who fails to see what's right in front of him. He is an ongoing source of
her problems between her and her dad. I would love to know what the real reason behind Euan's departure from Boston, but I am giving the author latitude since this is the first installment in the series.
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