Bone Lake – Arc Book Review (Nikki Hunt Series)

Broken flowers drift on the foggy surface of the water. All is quiet, until the squad of police cruisers race up to the grand house that stands alone on the lakeside. Two girls lie inside, their bodies broken and still forever…

When Special Agent Nikki Hunt is called to a home on Bone Lake, she is devastated to find blood all over the floor and two young women who clearly fought for their lives. But the viciousness of the scene isn’t the only thing that strikes Nikki. The house was the scene of another murder twenty years ago. The killer was never caught. Is this a terrible coincidence, or have they struck again?

Nikki’s team quickly identify the girls from their belongings in the bedrooms upstairs. They had a party the night they were killed, and Nikki realizes that one attendee, their friend Alexia , is missing…

Desperate to find Alexia, Nikki soon discovers that the only survivor of the original massacre, Matt Kline, still owns the house. She is instantly suspicious of him. But he claims he rents it out and hasn’t been there for years, and as Nikki looks into his dark eyes she sees her own terrible past.

With time running out, Nikki and her team dig into Alexia’s life, and find out she was fascinated with the original Bone Lake case. Amongst her things, they find notebook after notebook about serial killers. Then Nikki is shocked to learn that Alexia was having a relationship with Matt. Has Nikki make a terrible mistake trusting a fellow survivor? And can she get the truth out of him, and find Alexia alive, before it’s too late?

You’ll be glued to the pages of this heart-racing new thriller in the Nikki Hunt series. Fans of Lisa Regan, Mary Burton and Kendra Elliot will be gripped by the twists in this incredible read.

Agent Nikki Hunt is back with another case, that may be related to a cold case that happened in 2001.

In 2001, eight-year-old Matt witnessed his parents and his sister Amy getting murdered by a masked man wearing in black. Present day, two girls were brutally murdered and one of the girls Alexia is missing. Alexia was making a documentary about the murder that happened in 2001. With time running out and determined to find Alexia before it was too late, Nikki and her partner Liam must find the person who was responsible for the murders in 2001 and they believed it could be the same person.

This was a fast paced thriller. There were many twists and turns along the way although I kind of expected the ending and I also suspected by the middle of the book, who might be the real murderer. Nevertheless, that did not lower my rating as the author has once again managed to make the reader feel like they are on the edge of the story and this thriller like all her Nikki Hunt series are unputdownable with so much action going on in the series. You could read as a standalone novel but then I highly recommend to read this series starting from Book 1

Overall, this book worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.