Counter attack / Patricia Bradley.

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Title:

Counter attack / Patricia Bradley.

Author:

Bradley, Patricia, 1945- author.

ISBN:

9780800741624

9780800743093

Physical Description:

378 pages ; 22 cm.

Series:

Pearl River ; 1

Pearl River ; 1.

General Note:

Includes an excerpt from the author's Standoff (pages 371-378).

Abstract:

"The day Alexis Stone is sworn in as interim sheriff, the Queen's Gambit Killer strikes again, leaving a chilling calling card of a white pawn and a note with a chess move printed on it. Alexis must join forces with Police Chief Nathan Landry to find the killer before their next move"-- Provided by publisher.

No sooner has Alexis Stone been sworn in as the interim sheriff for Russell County, Tennessee, when a serial killer dubbed the Queen's Gambit Killer strikes again. The killer's calling card-- a white pawn and a note with a chess move printed on it-- cannot be ignored. Pearl Springs chief of police Nathan Landry can't believe that his high school sweetheart Alexis is back in town, and he can't help wanting to protect the woman he never stopped loving. As the danger mounts and the killer closes in, can Nathan come through on the promises he makes to himself to bring a killer to justice-- before it's too late? -- adapted from back cover

Subject Term:

Sheriffs -- Fiction.

Women detectives -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Serial murderers -- Fiction.

Chess -- Fiction.

Small cities -- Fiction.

Women detectives (OCoLC)fst01177563

Small cities (OCoLC)fst01743749

Sheriffs (OCoLC)fst01115838

Serial murderers (OCoLC)fst01113110

Murder -- Investigation (OCoLC)fst01029788

Chess (OCoLC)fst00853777

Geographic Term:

Tennessee -- Fiction.

Tennessee (OCoLC)fst01205353

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction) (OCoLC)fst01726755

Fiction (OCoLC)fst01423787

Christian fiction (OCoLC)fst01726556

Christian fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581

Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742

Romantic suspense fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Novels.

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Summary

A brand new heart-stopping series from a USA Today bestselling author

No sooner has Alexis Stone been sworn in as the interim sheriff for Russell County, Tennessee, when a serial killer dubbed the Queen's Gambit Killer strikes again--this time in her hometown. Pearl Springs is just supposed to be a temporary stop along the way to Alex's real dream: becoming the first female police chief of Chattanooga. But the killer's calling card--a white pawn and a note with a chess move printed on it--cannot be ignored.

Pearl Springs chief of police Nathan Landry can't believe that his high school sweetheart Alexis (he refuses to call her Alex) is back in town, and he can't help wanting to protect the woman he never stopped loving. But as the danger mounts and the killer closes in, can Nathan come through on the promises he makes to himself to bring a killer to justice before it's too late.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this propulsive series opener from Bradley (Deception), two police officers begin a romance as they track down a serial killer. Alexis Stone is undercover searching for the Queen's Gambit Killer (so-called because each victim has been found holding a white chess pawn in their hand) when she runs into Pearl Springs police chief and former boyfriend Nathan Landry at a bar. Though they haven't been in touch since high school, Nathan maintains deep feelings for Alexis, and later that night, he drives by her house to make sure she safe. Instead, he finds her unconscious on a street corner and learns from a witness that a man attempted to abduct Alexis and then shot her as she tried to escape. Alexis stays with her grandparents while recovering, but soon her grandfather, who is chief of the local police, appoints her as his chief deputy, leading her to work closely with Nathan. As more murders plague the area, they struggle to uncover the killer's identity. Meanwhile, Alexis harnesses her faith to navigate the investigation and her growing feelings for Nathan. Balancing a slow-burning romance with a twisty mystery, this will keep Bradley's fans hooked till the final page. (May)

Booklist Review

When Alexis Stone leaves the Chattanooga police force to become interim sheriff in a rural Tennessee county to help her sheriff grandfather, she doesn't expect a serial killer to follow. But the Queen's Gambit Killer strikes in her small hometown, Pearl Springs, and Alexis uses all her contacts and resources to find the murderer. She gets a lot of support from the chief of police, Nathan Landry, her old high-school boyfriend. As they work together, they rekindle their romance even as Alexis tries to figure out what she wants and where her career should go. Plenty of action and interesting details about the dark web and police procedure keeps this thriller with light Christian messaging moving. Readers learn more about Alexis and her motivations than about Nathan, but both characters are appealing, and since this is the first in Bradley's new Pearl River series, Nathan will most likely have his chance. For fans of romantic suspense and police procedurals.