Cross Your Heart — Kierney Scott

Blinking her eyes open, she looks around the room, taking in the bed and the wardrobe full of clothes she's never seen before. This isn't her bedroom. Those aren't her clothes. She begins to cry as she wonders if she'll ever see her own home again.

Three young girls are missing. All of them cold cases. All of them forgotten. But when Detective Jess Bishop identifies a disturbing link between them, she's determined to find out what happened, and fights to re-open their cases. 

At the scene of each abduction the kidnapper left a clue â€" a small bag of candy â€" in place of the missing child.

And then a fourth child is taken. Eight-year-old Ava is snatched from her hospital bed and when a bag of candy is found in her room, Jessica knows it's the same kidnapper.

As the pressure to solve the case pushes Jess and her team to breaking point, Jess takes a personal risk she fears she'll live to regret. But she has no choice.

Out of hospital, Ava can only get sicker: Jess is running out of time. Can she find Ava before it's too late?

An absolutely gripping thriller that will have your pulse racing. Cross Your Heart is perfect for fans of Robert Dugoni, Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner.

What readers are saying about Cross Your Heart:

‘Wow! What a fabulous book. I read this in 24 hours because I could not put it down… The ending blew me away, it was so unexpected. I look forward to the next book in the series.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

‘A stunning sequel, I laughed and I cried and I was terrified all in one book. I'm a mess of emotions right now still having to process what I just experienced through the intense pages of this book. Good grief... how am I supposed to get through the rest of my day/week/month/year? Well done Kierney Scott!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

‘I loved the first book in this series by Kierney Scott and this second book did NOT disappoint! I loved it!... The main character Jessica is so likeable… I can't wait for the next book!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

What readers are saying about Kierney Scott:

‘WOW! WOW! WOW! I LOVED this FABULOUS thriller … I was hooked from the start! There were twists and turns and moments when my stomach churned and if I could have and read it in one go I certainly would have done.' Goodreads Reviewer

‘This book deserves all the #OMFGs as it grabbed me in from the start, chewed me up and spat me out at the other end crying for more! … Tense and fast-paced, and may I say perfectly executed, the plot kept me on tenterhooks all the way through it! … So many twists, turns and red herrings that you are going to be twisted like a corkscrew by the time you put this book down! … A read that will pick away at your brains and leave you reeling! Do not miss it!' Chapter in My Life

‘Wow, talk about an intense ride. I absolutely fell in love with Jess Bishop … I can't wait to get my hands on the next book … Kierney Scott is clearly one of if not the best crime thriller authors of our time.' Goodreads Reviewer

‘Oh, I am hooked on Jessica Bishop! My kind of female character... clever, stubborn, different and an FBI agent to boot.' Goodreads Reviewer

‘I couldn't put it down. Kierney Scott kept me guessing the whole way through and made me gasp when the pieces all started to fit together.' The Girl with all the Books

‘Fast paced, addictive, with a killer plot, tense and thrilling, a masterpiece of a book!' Renita D'Silva

‘A fast thrilling serial killer book! This book has everything what I want in my book.' Goodreads Reviewer