Author: Allison Brennan
Narrator: Suzanne T. Fortin
Series: Quinn & Costa (Book 6)
Publication: Mira (January 7, 2025)
Series: Quinn & Costa (Book 6)
Publication: Mira (January 7, 2025)
Length: 11 hours and 21 minutes
Description: No matter how far you run, some pasts never let you go…
Two people were murdered—at the exact same time, in the same gruesome manner, bodies covered in the same red poppies…but on opposite sides of the country.
With Detective Kara Quinn investigating in Oregon and Special Agent Matt Costa in Virginia, the Mobile Response Team digs deep to uncover more about each victim. What is the link between the two, and why were they targeted?
Yet their search unearths more questions than answers—until they meet Riley Pierce, the only person still alive who might be able to help them find the killers.
Soon, it becomes clear this case is nothing like they’ve seen before as their investigation leads them to the hallowed grounds of Havenwood—an eerily beautiful place rooted in a terrifying past.
As more bodies turn up, all tied to the same community, Kara and Matt are desperate to piece the puzzle together before Havenwood’s leader sacrifices everything to keep her secrets buried.
My Thoughts: The sixth Quinn and Costa thriller begins with Kara Quinn investigating a murder in Oregon while Matt Costa is investigating a murder in Virginia. The thing that is the most baffling is that both victims had their throats slit and body strewn with poppies. Otherwise, there are no connections between a middle-aged accountant in Virginia and a college student in Oregon.
Description: No matter how far you run, some pasts never let you go…
Two people were murdered—at the exact same time, in the same gruesome manner, bodies covered in the same red poppies…but on opposite sides of the country.
With Detective Kara Quinn investigating in Oregon and Special Agent Matt Costa in Virginia, the Mobile Response Team digs deep to uncover more about each victim. What is the link between the two, and why were they targeted?
Yet their search unearths more questions than answers—until they meet Riley Pierce, the only person still alive who might be able to help them find the killers.
Soon, it becomes clear this case is nothing like they’ve seen before as their investigation leads them to the hallowed grounds of Havenwood—an eerily beautiful place rooted in a terrifying past.
As more bodies turn up, all tied to the same community, Kara and Matt are desperate to piece the puzzle together before Havenwood’s leader sacrifices everything to keep her secrets buried.
My Thoughts: The sixth Quinn and Costa thriller begins with Kara Quinn investigating a murder in Oregon while Matt Costa is investigating a murder in Virginia. The thing that is the most baffling is that both victims had their throats slit and body strewn with poppies. Otherwise, there are no connections between a middle-aged accountant in Virginia and a college student in Oregon.
With the help of Riley Pierce who was the Oregon student's roommate, the Mobile Response Team is on the case of tracking down a cult who is murdering anyone who dares to leave it. Riley was born into the cult and is the daughter of the current leader. She spent years helping her aunt get people out of the cult and settle into new lives. Riley finally faked her own death to escape.
Havenwood started out as a refuge for those who were unhappy with life in a busy world. Riley's grandmother founded Havenwood but since her death the cult has grown more insular under her daughter's leadership. It is her daughter and her sycophants who began murdering anyone who wanted to leave.
The MRT has to protect Riley while trying to discover just where the cult's headquarters are if they want to stop the killing spree.
This was an entertaining thriller. I like the way the relationship between Matt and Kara is developing as she makes a place for herself in the MRT. The rivalry with the team's psychiatrist begins to mellow in this one.
Fans of the series won't want to miss this episode.
I bought the Kindle book December 31, 2025, and the audiobook June 4, 2026. You can buy your copy here.
I bought the Kindle book December 31, 2025, and the audiobook June 4, 2026. You can buy your copy here.
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