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Synopsis: Wellton, Arizona. Population 2,864… and falling. Something - or someone - is killing the kids in town, and the Wellton Police Department is called in to investigate the untimely deaths.
Officer Trent Buckley has lived in Wellton since the day he was born, and he’s been trying to get out of the small, dead-end town ever since. Just when he has a shot at a transfer to Tucson, a disturbing case lands in his lap, one that has him working with Yuma Sun reporter – and ex-lover – Sarah Goodwin. Trent is forced to push aside his resentment for Wellton and settle his own personal demons to focus on keeping more kids from dying in his town. Chief John Walker has lived in Wellton for over thirty years. When kids start getting sick and dying, it takes all his courage to face his own past and solve the case.
With the help of his best cop, Officer Buckley, Walker is determined to stop the deaths in his town, and keep them both alive in the process. As the pair discovers what, or who, is behind the mysterious deaths, will two small-town cops be able to stay alive long enough to put a stop to it before any more kids have to die?
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Note: The author researched this novel by visiting Wellton, Arizona, and interviewing several officers of the Wellton Police Department. Kretzschmar says, “I needed to actually experience the feeling of the small town in order to capture Trent’s frustration in feeling stuck there. And speaking with the Wellton Police Department proved invaluable and has given me a lot of material for a second book in the Wellton series.”
Review: This is the author's first published novel, and she did a good job on getting the feeling and characters for a small town and small police department right. Her research obviously paid off! The book had a good pace to it and I finished it in 3 sittings only because I was really tired and couldn't make it for 2! There are enough twists that you will stay guessing what is really going on til the end (which I don't want to give away). I am assuming the next book in the series will have Trent and Sarah back again, and I can see it working into a long series. This is a good book for by the pool/beachside reading this Summer!
About the Author: Kretzschmar resides in Rancho Santa Margarita, California with her husband and three children. “Writing is an exciting hobby,” says Kretzschmar. “I have lots of characters in my mind that are ready to come to life on paper. Currently, I’m working on three more novels and expect my next to be released this winter.” A full-time Marketing Manager for a high-technology company, Kretzschmar finds time to write between an active schedule of work, family life, and practicing her most recent passion, Krav Maga. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Cal State Long Beach. For more info check out her Website, Blog, Facebook and Goodreads pages!
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