Series: A Quinn & Costa Thriller (#6)
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
Release Date: January 7, 2025
Publisher: MIRA
Source: Publisher
Genre: Thrillers / Suspense
When two identical murders occur at the same time on opposite sides of the country, Kara Quinn and Matt Costa must find the killers before the next target dies, in this latest thriller in the New York Times bestselling Quinn & Costa series.
A college student in Ashland, Oregon, and a 40-year-old antique store owner in rural Virginia are both found murdered: their throats slit, bodies posed in the same unusual position. Both were murdered the same night. On the surface, there is no obvious connection between the victims. Matt Costa divides his team to cover more ground, and soon they discover that both victims were both living under false identities created by the same person.
When a third victim is found, killed at the same time as the other two, in a completely different part of the country, they realize that there isn't one killer, but a group of serial killers with a list of targets. Eventually, they discover that eight people had escaped a cult called Havenwood in a remote town in Colorado. Now, the cult is hunting them down one by one. With three victims gone, they race to find and save the other five before it's too late.
As tensions increase and Quinn and Costa find their own lives in danger, they must find the killers before anyone else dies.
See How They Hide is the Sixth installment in author Allison Brennan's Quinn & Costa series. Detective Kara Quinn, formerly of the LAPD, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt Costa, have a mystery on their hands. The FBI Mobile Response Team has been asked to investigate the deaths of two people who were murdered in the exact same way, one in Virginia and another in Oregon, with red poppies covering their bodies. Quinn and her partner, FBI Agent Michael Harris, investigate the murder of Jane Merrifield in Oregon.
Meanwhile, Matt and Agent Sloane Wagner, who is new to the team, are in Virginia looking into the murder of Robert Benson. What is his connection to Jane? As they investigate, they pinpoint Jane’s roommate, Riley Pierce, as the link between the two and other victims who appear to have been given new identities. Eventually, they learn that Riley, who arrived from Paris, has information about an isolated cult-like community called Havenwood in the Colorado mountains that might be the key to solving the murders.
Riley grew up in Havenwood, a commune started by her grandmother, where people could live a much simpler life. It was a place for people who wanted to live a simple life. But when Riley got older, she discovered that her mother, Calliope, had taken control and refused to allow anyone to leave. Those who tried, died. Those who escaped were tracked down. While Riley escaped to Paris to study art, her best friend, Jane stayed behind. Now she's dead. Riley is devastated to learn that friends who escaped with her help are now being targeted by Calliope.
The suspense rises throughout the investigation as Matt gets himself kidnapped as a way to send a message to Riley. Kara, Michael and the rest of the FBI/MRT team are determined to find Matt and save Riley (whose mother wants her back). Unfortunately, Kara once again faces scorn from her teammate, Catherine Jones, who thinks she's unhinged and out of control. Catherine's issues have always bothered me because she's sanctimonious, like most politicians, believing that her truth is one everyone should agree upon. Even Dean Montero, who takes over while Matt is gone, seems to have issues with Kara.
The good thing is that Kara develops a bond with Riley, one of the bright spots in this series. Riley is a character who not only escaped her own mother but now may have answers as to how to find Havenwood and how to rescue Matt and others who might want to leave. Dean Montero is an expert in cults but he hasn't been out in the field for years, which allows Kara to do what she does best. Kara is well aware of her shortcomings in the eyes of the FBI, but no one has her instincts, and that counts for a whole lot, especially when things go sideways and Matt is in danger.
On the brighter side, it has taken a few books for Matt to realize that Catherine's opinion is just that—her opinion. Matt loves Kara, who is now looking to move ahead with her life without worrying about her past issues with the LAPD or her issues with Catherine. There is a bit of hope when it comes to that, but I won't spoil it. Let's hope this means that the author intends to give the couple time to explore if they are meant to be together.
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