Close Her Eyes by Lisa Regan

Close Her Eyes by Lisa Regan

The young woman lay among the rocks next to the creek like a broken doll, strands of her long dark hair covering her face. Her body was the kind of cold that only the dead can be...

A body lies beside Kettlewell Creek, the waters rushing and churning next to her broken form. When Detective Josie Quinn arrives at the scene, she finds few clues and a victim with no enemies. Nineteen-year-old Sharon Eddy was cherished by her beloved grandmother, who raised her, and her death shocks the Denton community where she worked at the local animal hospital.

When Josie is called to the morgue to hear the results of Sharon's autopsy, the case takes a sinister turn. She is horrified to see that a mark has been burned on to Sharon's left hip with a cattle brand: a horseshoe shot through with an arrow. Shaken and terrified, the usually cool and collected Medical Examiner Anya Feist lifts her own top to show Josie an identical mark. Ten years ago, Anya fled her hometown after her marriage to her high school sweetheart ended in terror.

But Josie can find nothing to connect Anya's ex-husband Vance Hadlee to the murder. Her search of his family farm leads to more questions than answers.

Then another body is found. A young woman in a red coat, lying in her final resting place, her hip bearing the same tell-tale horseshoe mark. As Josie gets closer to finding the truth, the killer creeps ever closer to home, threatening the lives of those Josie loves the most. Can she put together the pieces of this terrifying puzzle before it's too late?

A completely unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Gripping, page-turning and guaranteed to keep you up all night, it's perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.

What readers are saying about Close Her Eyes:

Oh my goodness Lisa never disappoints This story had me guessing from the very beginning ... Some of the twists are heart-breaking Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

How will I ever recover from this book?... One of the ones where you can guess and guess and still end up shocked and trying to turn the pages quicker. This was so perfect - the writing, the pacing, the emotion and just ALL of it. @becbingesbooks, 5 stars

Brace yourself for an intense, action-packed and frankly shocking ride... Highly addictive and truly unputdownable. It's All About Books, 5 stars

A devastating but enthralling read from the very first chapter and I was a total mess by the end... Worthy of far more than the five stars available. Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

A fast-paced thrill ride that will keep you turning page after page. Don't expect to get sleep while reading this one. 5 stars Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

A gripping and emotional rollercoaster ... It will have you on the edge of your seat as our much-loved characters face danger. This story will have you gripped to the very end... A fast-paced masterful mystery that you will not be able to put down Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

Dr. Lisa Regan is a lecturer at the University of Hull's Department of English. She has written a monograph on Winifred Holtby's adventures in Africa, The Romance of Africa: Gender, Adventure, and Imperialism in Winifred Holtby's Novels (2008), and is currently working on another.