Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot

Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot

When a very personal cold case murder is reopened, a detective's secrets come to light in a novel of shocking twists and suspense by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

Thirteen years ago, Assemblyman Derrick Bell was murdered in his home by an intruder. His wife, Noelle Marshall, was left for dead. The crime was unsolved, but it wasn't forgotten.

Today the FBI is tackling a fresh perspective on the case and looking to Noelle, now a detective for the Deschutes County sheriff's office, for new clues. It is reopening everything Noelle thought was behind her. Memories of her escape from a traumatic childhood. A marriage that wasn't the perfect love story she'd been promised. And a husband whose charm and privilege hid a dark side. But Noelle has been hiding something too: a secret about the night Derrick died that she has never told anyone.

As past and present and leads and misleads collide, one thing is frighteningly clear. Derrick's murder wasn't just unsolved. It's unfinished. And only the truth--no matter the risk--can save the next victim.

Kendra Elliot is the award-winning author of the Bone Secrets and Callahan & McLane series, as well as the Mercy Kilpatrick novels, and has appeared on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list several times. Kendra is a three-time Daphne du Maurier Award winner, a finalist for the International Thriller Writers, and a Romantic Times finalist. She's always been a voracious reader, growing up on classic female protagonists like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was born, raised, and currently resides in the rainy Pacific Northwest with her husband and three girls, but she longs for the day when she can walk around in flip-flops. Her website is www.kendraelliot.com.