Chief Maggie Riley Series

The woods are hiding more than Chief Maggie Riley could ever imagine. Including her own worst nightmares…   There’s a blood moon rising over the tiny Maine town of Coyote Cove when Chief Maggie Riley comes across the body of a man, blood seeping from stab wounds into the damp forest floor. As she desperately struggles to secure the scene as an approaching storm threatens to destroy all evidence, Heather, a local teenage girl, emerges from the woods terrified, a silent scream on her lips.   Maggie, a decorated former homicide detective and more than over-qualified for a two-horse-town police chief, has been hiding from her past for the last four years. The quiet of Coyote Cove was everything she needed after… what happened. But with this murder, the life she left behind has found her. Who is the killer? Why was Heather out in the woods that night? And what dark secret is the girl hiding? To uncover the truth, Maggie must use the skills, and contacts, of her former world, however painful that will be.   As Maggie digs into the victim’s background, she is horrified to unearth another body, this time an infamous local, as callously killed as the first. Is there a second murderer in her small town? Or does someone have a secret so dangerous they’d kill twice to keep it hidden?   When Heather goes missing, the battle to identify the killer becomes a race to save a teenage girl. As the search turns to the woods, the hunt is on for a murderer so skilled, so twisted, no one knows how many bodies it will take before they’re found. And whether one of those will be Heather’s…   A totally addictive crime thriller packed with suspense. If you love Lisa Regan, Louise Penny and Melinda Leigh, you’ll love The Girl Who Lied.   Readers love Shannon Hollinger: “LOVE, LOVE, LOVED THIS BOOK!!… OMG!!!!… MIND BLOWN… Wow!!!… Had me hook, line and sinker from beginning to end… The hair on my arms was standing on end and my heart was pounding… Kept me on the edge of my seat throughout… I read this in one sitting as I could not put it down!!… Absolutely hooked!! I LOVED it.” bookworm86, ????? “Wow! I totally loved this book! Such a fabulous read!… kept me gripped from beginning to end… Can’t give this enough big stars.” Goodreads reviewer, ????? “Shannon Hollinger took me on a TRIP – wow… I thought I had this figured out, but boy was I wrong… I was turning pages like a mad lady… I did NOT expect that ending at ALL… excellent… I was staring at my wall thinking wow…” Goodreads reviewer, ???? “HOLY BUCKETS… excellent… intense… twists and turns will give you whiplash… fantastic… The way the pieces fell into place was so insane I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough… a scary, twisted, dark thrill ride from start to finish!” Goodreads reviewer, ????? “Wow, what a thrilling tale full of twists… Addictive… Just amazing.” @renitadsilva, ????? “I literally was like OMG… a twisted and unputdownable thriller that will keep you at the edge.” Goodreads reviewer, ????? “A real page-turner! I started this book at bedtime and I should NOT have done that, because next thing I knew, it was 2:00 in the morning… extremely satisfying!

The little dog trembles and whimpers, but refuses to move. Maggie reaches further into the undergrowth, trying to tempt it out. But as she moves closer, she sees something that stops her heart—a tiny, shivering baby, wrapped in a thin, pink blanket, saved only by its loyal protector.   There’s a ferocious storm heading toward the isolated town of Coyote Cove when Chief Maggie Riley gets the call every cop dreads. Three bodies have been found on Rattlesnake Mountain, half a day’s hike from civilization. And when Maggie finally reaches the site, exhausted and freezing, she discovers something even more terrifying—a tiny baby girl, kept alive only by the warmth of a small dog who refuses to leave her side.   As Maggie races the baby to safety, she wonders, why on earth the family risked hiking the mountain in this weather? Who were they and who could possibly have killed them?   A former Detective, Maggie may be an experienced investigator, but she’s still an unwelcome newcomer. Battling town prejudice, her fears for the orphaned baby, and the increasingly dangerous weather, Maggie soon realizes the case is far more complicated than she could have imagined. The family is not who they seemed at all.   With Coyote Cove cut off by the storm, Maggie knows that wherever the killer is, they won’t be able to leave. Stuck in town with a murderer on the loose, Maggie must race to find them before anyone else gets hurt. But she hasn’t counted on the killer taking matters into their own hands, and going after Maggie first…   An utterly compelling and addictive crime thriller, perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, D.K. Hood and Lisa Regan.   Readers love Shannon Hollinger: “LOVE, LOVE, LOVED THIS BOOK!!… OMG!!!!… MIND BLOWN… Wow!!!… Had me hook, line and sinker from beginning to end… The hair on my arms was standing on end and my heart was pounding… Kept me on the edge of my seat throughout… I read this in one sitting as I could not put it down!!… Absolutely hooked!! I LOVED it.” bookworm86, ????? “Wow! I totally loved this book! Such a fabulous read!… kept me gripped from beginning to end… Can’t give this enough big stars.” Goodreads reviewer, ????? “Shannon Hollinger took me on a TRIP – wow… I thought I had this figured out, but boy was I wrong… I was turning pages like a mad lady… I did NOT expect that ending at ALL… excellent… I was staring at my wall thinking wow…” Goodreads reviewer, ???? “HOLY BUCKETS… excellent… intense… twists and turns will give you whiplash… fantastic… The way the pieces fell into place was so insane I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough… a scary, twisted, dark thrill ride from start to finish!” Goodreads reviewer, ????? “Wow, what a thrilling tale full of twists… Addictive… Just amazing.” @renitadsilva, ????? “I literally was like OMG… a twisted and unputdownable thriller that will keep you at the edge.” Goodreads reviewer, ????? “A real page-turner! I started this book at bedtime and I should NOT have done that, because next thing I knew, it was 2:00 in the morning… extremely satisfying!” Goodreads reviewer, ???? “Loved… such a page-turner…

Ever since I tried to escape, he’s been keeping me in the dark. My bones ache with the cold. The longer I sit, trapped alone with just my thoughts, the more I worry… What if this is it? What if I never get to leave?   The sun is rising on another cold winter’s day in Coyote Cove when Chief Maggie Riley finds an unmarked envelope on the steps of the police station. Inside is a photo of a teenage girl, bound and bruised. Maggie’s heart constricts at the terror in her tear-filled eyes. Who is she? What has happened to her? Who would have left this photo, but done nothing else to help?   Maggie moved to Coyote Cove for a quieter life after her beloved young brother went missing five years ago. And this case feels as personal as anything she’s worked on since then. With no one reporting the girl missing, seemingly unloved and forgotten, Maggie vows to rescue her, and bring whoever hurt her to justice.   As Maggie mines the photograph for clues to hunt down the girl and her captor, her search takes her deep into the seedy, dangerous underbelly of the secretive logging camps. Hidden away in the woods, a law unto themselves, Maggie is in uncharted—and deadly—territory.   Then she finds the body of a girl who was said to have run away years ago, one with ties of her own to the loggers. And Maggie knows she’s on the right track. But as her search for the truth intensifies, Maggie’s own safety is threatened. Can she save an innocent girl’s life and get out alive herself, or could this be the one investigation she won’t survive…?   A dark and totally gripping crime thriller, perfect for fans of D.K. Hood, Melinda Leigh and Lisa Regan.   Readers love Shannon Hollinger:   “LOVE, LOVE, LOVED THIS BOOK!!... OMG!!!!... MIND BLOWN… Wow!!!… Had me hook, line and sinker from beginning to end… The hair on my arms was standing on end and my heart was pounding… Kept me on the edge of my seat throughout… I read this in one sitting as I could not put it down!!… Absolutely hooked!! I LOVED it.” bookworm86, ?????   “Wow! I totally loved this book! Such a fabulous read!… kept me gripped from beginning to end... Can’t give this enough big stars. Highly recommend.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????   “Jaw-dropping… kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat… excellent!” Bookishlaurenh, ????   “Shannon Hollinger took me on a TRIP – wow… I thought I had this figured out, but boy was I wrong… I was turning pages like a mad lady… I did NOT expect that ending at ALL… excellent… I was staring at my wall thinking wow.....” Goodreads reviewer, ????   “HOLY BUCKETS… excellent… intense… twists and turns will give you whiplash… fantastic. I loved the darkness and mystery… The way the pieces fell into place was so insane I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough… a scary, twisted, dark thrill ride from start to finish!” Goodreads reviewer, ?????   “I loved this!… And that ending!! It was incredible… really great twists!… I definitely recommend this.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????   “Wow, what a thrilling tale full of twists… I was gripped from the first page and just could no