REVIEW:

The First Hunt by Audrey J. Cole. First there was The Final Hunt and then there was The Last Hunt and now the prequel is coming out entitled The First Hunt. I was pretty excited to see a new one in the series was coming out but, yet I was a little bit leery about what I would be reading. I just didn’t know if a prequel could tell me anything I didn’t already know. I was willing to give it a try since the first two books I read were so awesome. They kept me glued to my seat!

The First Hunt starts out long before the other two books. I couldn’t really figure out who the characters were but, the book started out so well that I blindly went along for the ride. Oh boy, what a ride it was! In this book you get all of the bloody, grizzly, scary details of what exactly started this murder spree that went on so many years.

I’m going to have to tell you to strap yourself in because at the end of one of the chapters I had to put the book down. I looked up at my husband and said “Wow! Was that ever intense!” It had my heart pounding and I was scared out of my wits for Holly. You’re going to love Holly. She has a lot of spunk.

If you love Psychological Suspense and all that goes with it, then this book is for you. There were so many places in this book that my jaw hit the floor. I’m warning you now that this book is intense. You won’t have any trouble keeping your interest in the storyline. There is absolutely nothing like getting yanked into a book and held hostage until you finish the very last word!

I highly recommend this book! As it says in the synopsis, it doesn’t matter if you read it at the end or the beginning, Just read it! If your heart can stand it, binge read all three books. Thank you Audrey J. Cole for such an outstanding series. This one will be at the top of my Psychological Suspense series for a long time. It will be hard to beat. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS:

When echoes of her sister’s murder reignite the darkest of hunts, no one in Seattle is safe.
Seattle, 1985—Crime reporter Holly Sparks is driven to obsession by her sister’s unsolved murder—a crime she’s convinced was the work of the infamous Green River Killer. But her investigation takes a terrifying turn when she uncovers a chilling truth: There might be two killers stalking the city, and one wears a badge.

Five years later, her bestselling true crime novel can’t erase the pain of her sister’s unsolved case. But when Holly’s violent ex-fiancé is let out of prison on parole, and murders mirroring the Green River Killer begin again, Holly fears the unthinkable: Is her ex-fiancé behind her sister’s death and a string of others? As the line blurs between hunter and hunted, she faces a deadly choice—uncover the truth or become the next victim.

Only the hunt will tell.

Read it first or last—just don’t miss it. A chilling standalone thriller inspired by true crime, The First Hunt plunges into a world where justice and survival collide, and monsters hide in plain sight.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Audrey J. Cole is a USA TODAY bestselling thriller author. She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her two children. Before writing full time, she worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse for eleven years. She’s also a pilot’s daughter.

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