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Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries #1
The Girl in Cabin 13
Knock…Knock…
When Emma finds a dead body on her porch with her name written on the dead man's hand she uncovers a sinister clue to the mystery that has haunted her since childhood.
FBI agent Emma Griffin is sent undercover to the small sleepy town of Feathered Nest to uncover the truth behind the strings of disappearances that has left the town terrified.
To Emma there is nothing that can lay buried forever. Even though her own childhood has been plagued by deaths and disappearances.
Her mother’s death, her father’s disappearance, and her boyfriend’s disappearance. The only cases that she hasn’t solved.
Her obsession with finding out the truth behind her past was what led her to join the FBI.
Now, she must face what may be her biggest case. In Cabin 13 there lies an uneasy feeling. The feeling of her movements being watched.
When a knock on her door revealed a body on her porch and her name written on a piece of paper in the dead man’s hand. Suddenly her worlds collide.
With the past still haunting her, Emma must fight past her own demons to stop the body count from rising.
The woods have secrets. And this idyllic town has dark and murderous ones.
Either she reveals them or risk them claiming her too.
In Feathered Nest, nothing is what it seems.
The Girl in Cabin 13 is about to find out that the dead may have secrets of their own.
When Emma finds a dead body on her porch with her name written on the dead man's hand she uncovers a sinister clue to the mystery that has haunted her since childhood.
FBI agent Emma Griffin is sent undercover to the small sleepy town of Feathered Nest to uncover the truth behind the strings of disappearances that has left the town terrified.
To Emma there is nothing that can lay buried forever. Even though her own childhood has been plagued by deaths and disappearances.
Her mother’s death, her father’s disappearance, and her boyfriend’s disappearance. The only cases that she hasn’t solved.
Her obsession with finding out the truth behind her past was what led her to join the FBI.
Now, she must face what may be her biggest case. In Cabin 13 there lies an uneasy feeling. The feeling of her movements being watched.
When a knock on her door revealed a body on her porch and her name written on a piece of paper in the dead man’s hand. Suddenly her worlds collide.
With the past still haunting her, Emma must fight past her own demons to stop the body count from rising.
The woods have secrets. And this idyllic town has dark and murderous ones.
Either she reveals them or risk them claiming her too.
In Feathered Nest, nothing is what it seems.
The Girl in Cabin 13 is about to find out that the dead may have secrets of their own.
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March 11, 2020
This was a ridiculous book,,,I love a Good crime/serial killer book with a female lead,,,,this book is Not !!
FBI agent Emma Griffin is a mess. the book opens with her completely ruining an undercover operation because she cannot control her emotions. She follows up this " Inept Female" scenario by developing a romantic relationship with a lifelong serial killer within hours of arriving on the scene.
She continues to prove that she is completely unable to be an FBI agent by wandering the woods after dark with no weapon of any kind, allowing herself to be locked in a room with dead bodies because the thought never crosses her mind to get back up or even prop the door open and being captured by aforementioned serial killer, still without any kind of weapon!!
The cases she works on get closed by sheer happenstance after being completely bungled by this inept overly emotional train wreck of a woman. If the author is trying to show that women are incapable of being a law enforcement officer they are doing a great job.
This book insults strong capable women everywhere !!
FBI agent Emma Griffin is a mess. the book opens with her completely ruining an undercover operation because she cannot control her emotions. She follows up this " Inept Female" scenario by developing a romantic relationship with a lifelong serial killer within hours of arriving on the scene.
She continues to prove that she is completely unable to be an FBI agent by wandering the woods after dark with no weapon of any kind, allowing herself to be locked in a room with dead bodies because the thought never crosses her mind to get back up or even prop the door open and being captured by aforementioned serial killer, still without any kind of weapon!!
The cases she works on get closed by sheer happenstance after being completely bungled by this inept overly emotional train wreck of a woman. If the author is trying to show that women are incapable of being a law enforcement officer they are doing a great job.
This book insults strong capable women everywhere !!
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January 19, 2020
Mixed bag
This wasn’t a horrible book, but I don’t think it’s a great book with interesting twists and turns. In the middle.
- the main character, Emma, is an FBI agent who Is like a bull in a china shop. She rushes through her cases, doing her own thing, which I might add is not clever at all.
- She ends up on another case and she’s just as bad. Giving orders, pushing her way into an investigation even though she’s undercover and supposed to be a regular citizen.
- I could figure out who the killer was halfway through the book, why couldn’t she? Instead she picked who she thought was the killer and made everything fit. That’s not how police work works.
Overall, I felt like she got lucky versus impressive investigative work. She’s not smart and she’s way too emotional.
I’m not sure if I will read the next book in hopes that it’s better or i will just go on to a better book.
This wasn’t a horrible book, but I don’t think it’s a great book with interesting twists and turns. In the middle.
- the main character, Emma, is an FBI agent who Is like a bull in a china shop. She rushes through her cases, doing her own thing, which I might add is not clever at all.
- She ends up on another case and she’s just as bad. Giving orders, pushing her way into an investigation even though she’s undercover and supposed to be a regular citizen.
- I could figure out who the killer was halfway through the book, why couldn’t she? Instead she picked who she thought was the killer and made everything fit. That’s not how police work works.
Overall, I felt like she got lucky versus impressive investigative work. She’s not smart and she’s way too emotional.
I’m not sure if I will read the next book in hopes that it’s better or i will just go on to a better book.
February 4, 2020
Engaging story, but felt like the author has little knowledge or experience with the FBI to make this more legitimate feeling.
Info dump from villain's monologue was a bit over the top, as well.
Info dump from villain's monologue was a bit over the top, as well.
May 27, 2021
If hallmark starts spitting out ‘mysteries’.
June 11, 2020
This book follows Emma Griffin. This is the first mission she’s had still she totally fucked up the other one and was put on desk duty for six months. She goes to a small town in Virginia called Feathered Nest where over the past two years (or more) eight people have disappeared or were found dead.
Emma has been sent in to go undercover and figure out what happened since the local police are refusing help from the FBI. But in the first five minutes of her being in the rented cabin, she rented a knock sounds on the door. When she opens the door a man falls down dead on the porch of the cabin with a note in his hand and the note has Emma’s name on it.
Now let us get into this review:
Emma Griffin
She is the main character and the worst FBI agent in the world. She lets her emotions get the better of her and bullies her way into situations she has no right to be in the first place. She has no control over her emotions and forms a relationship with the bar owner in town after about a week of knowing him. She also has a hatred for all things men. She thinks they are all out to get her and assert their dominance over her. She’s the only character to care about because the rest of the characters suck. Not that she’s any better you just get stuck reading the book from her POV.
The Plot
Why is it a common theme in mystery books following women to have all the men in the book out to get them just for being apart of the force? That all men think women are too emotional for the job and won’t be able to handle it. I understand that to a certain point this happens in real life but I feel books push the narrative that it will happen no matter what. The main problem with this book is Emma proves just that
Emma is far too emotional to be an FBI agent. The book starts with Emma and a few other agents undercover to try and get a killer to confess he's killings without knowing it. You’re thrown into a scene where Emma loses her shit on the guy she’s supposed to be getting close to and beating the living hell out of him. She blows the whole mission.
Then you found out later she wasn’t supposed to be a part of this mission in the first place. She forces her way in. Then almost get everyone killed. So she gets put on desk duty. Because she’s nuts.
Fast forward six months and she sitting on a train heading to Feathered Nest to go deep undercover. The FBI knows that all of the disappearances are linked together (because reasons) and the local police are refusing the FBI's help. So Emma is supposed to go in. Gather all the information they need to make a case and arrest the killer.
Sounds simple enough right? Wrong.
Emma is at her cabin all of five minutes when there’s a knock on her door and when she opens it a guy drops dead on her front porch. He has a note in his hand with her name on it. She takes the note and hides before the police show up. Then synopsis of this book makes you think just dead man is going to come up more in the book. He doesn't, at least not in a big enough away to be mentioned in the book synopsis.
She’s then taken down to the station to be asked a few questions about what happened and is told that she can’t go home because they need to move the body, blah, blah, blah. So, she goes to the bar in town, Teddy’s, and meets the bar owner, Jake. She then pretends like she doesn’t know about the disappearances and starts asking questions. She does this a lot. She acts like she's just there to be there and then interrogates people. You know, like a cop.
Now we move into Emma forming a relationship in the short span of four or so days with Jake. They kiss and he helps introduce her to the people of the town (convenient huh?).
We get a lot of Emma calling her friends and giving us the same inner monologue about the missing people (I’m assuming this is her trying to work through the case) but she never comes to new conclusions. She also takes a lot of walks through the dark woods by herself.
Then Jake’s dad’s grave is dug up. You learn all of this backstory about Jake’s father being this nobleman. Then the police find the bones in some old man shed in his backyard that was Jake’s father’s best friend. Somewhere in all of this, the police ask Emma if she recognizes the name of the man that died on her porch and that he was staying in a hotel three towns over.
This is where we get a lot of Chief LaRoche (of Feathered Nest) questioning Emma why she can’t just stay out of the open investigations when she just moved to town. Emma responses with throwing questions in his face and trying to force him to answer her questions. No one knows she’s an FBI agent but she’s walking around and asking questions like she has power over everyone. Because she doesn't use her head.
She pressures the hotel desk lady into showing her security footage and other things because she's an asshole. Then comes back later and steals the book of all the people that have check-in and out of the hotel. Making herself a thief!
Then Emma decides with everything that she’s found (which isn’t much) that Chief LaRoche is the killer and then uses everything in her power to make everything else fit into that narrative. Poor FBI work if you ask me.
Then Jake disappears but you know by the fifty percent mark that Jake is the killer because it was really obvious, Emma is just really stupid. She loses her mind over his disappearance, tells Cheif LaRoche that she thinks his the killer (like what) and when he proves in every day that he is very much NOT the killer she wanders off into the woods happening upon an old house.
This the part of the story where Emma doesn’t figure anything out, she stumbles upon all of the missing people. Jake gives this ha, ha, I’m the killer here’s my awful backstory speech. The only reason Emma is found is because of an email she was trying to send finally sent when she had a signal.
By the end of the book, Emma is the hero even though she didn’t actually solve anything and the only thing you find out about the dead dude on her porch is that he knew her parents (who are dead and missing).
This book was a mess, to say the least. I was really pulled in by the synopsis of this book on Amazon but it did not deliver in any way, shape, or form.
Emma has been sent in to go undercover and figure out what happened since the local police are refusing help from the FBI. But in the first five minutes of her being in the rented cabin, she rented a knock sounds on the door. When she opens the door a man falls down dead on the porch of the cabin with a note in his hand and the note has Emma’s name on it.
Now let us get into this review:
Emma Griffin
She is the main character and the worst FBI agent in the world. She lets her emotions get the better of her and bullies her way into situations she has no right to be in the first place. She has no control over her emotions and forms a relationship with the bar owner in town after about a week of knowing him. She also has a hatred for all things men. She thinks they are all out to get her and assert their dominance over her. She’s the only character to care about because the rest of the characters suck. Not that she’s any better you just get stuck reading the book from her POV.
The Plot
Why is it a common theme in mystery books following women to have all the men in the book out to get them just for being apart of the force? That all men think women are too emotional for the job and won’t be able to handle it. I understand that to a certain point this happens in real life but I feel books push the narrative that it will happen no matter what. The main problem with this book is Emma proves just that
Emma is far too emotional to be an FBI agent. The book starts with Emma and a few other agents undercover to try and get a killer to confess he's killings without knowing it. You’re thrown into a scene where Emma loses her shit on the guy she’s supposed to be getting close to and beating the living hell out of him. She blows the whole mission.
Then you found out later she wasn’t supposed to be a part of this mission in the first place. She forces her way in. Then almost get everyone killed. So she gets put on desk duty. Because she’s nuts.
Fast forward six months and she sitting on a train heading to Feathered Nest to go deep undercover. The FBI knows that all of the disappearances are linked together (because reasons) and the local police are refusing the FBI's help. So Emma is supposed to go in. Gather all the information they need to make a case and arrest the killer.
Sounds simple enough right? Wrong.
Emma is at her cabin all of five minutes when there’s a knock on her door and when she opens it a guy drops dead on her front porch. He has a note in his hand with her name on it. She takes the note and hides before the police show up. Then synopsis of this book makes you think just dead man is going to come up more in the book. He doesn't, at least not in a big enough away to be mentioned in the book synopsis.
She’s then taken down to the station to be asked a few questions about what happened and is told that she can’t go home because they need to move the body, blah, blah, blah. So, she goes to the bar in town, Teddy’s, and meets the bar owner, Jake. She then pretends like she doesn’t know about the disappearances and starts asking questions. She does this a lot. She acts like she's just there to be there and then interrogates people. You know, like a cop.
Now we move into Emma forming a relationship in the short span of four or so days with Jake. They kiss and he helps introduce her to the people of the town (convenient huh?).
We get a lot of Emma calling her friends and giving us the same inner monologue about the missing people (I’m assuming this is her trying to work through the case) but she never comes to new conclusions. She also takes a lot of walks through the dark woods by herself.
Then Jake’s dad’s grave is dug up. You learn all of this backstory about Jake’s father being this nobleman. Then the police find the bones in some old man shed in his backyard that was Jake’s father’s best friend. Somewhere in all of this, the police ask Emma if she recognizes the name of the man that died on her porch and that he was staying in a hotel three towns over.
This is where we get a lot of Chief LaRoche (of Feathered Nest) questioning Emma why she can’t just stay out of the open investigations when she just moved to town. Emma responses with throwing questions in his face and trying to force him to answer her questions. No one knows she’s an FBI agent but she’s walking around and asking questions like she has power over everyone. Because she doesn't use her head.
She pressures the hotel desk lady into showing her security footage and other things because she's an asshole. Then comes back later and steals the book of all the people that have check-in and out of the hotel. Making herself a thief!
Then Emma decides with everything that she’s found (which isn’t much) that Chief LaRoche is the killer and then uses everything in her power to make everything else fit into that narrative. Poor FBI work if you ask me.
Then Jake disappears but you know by the fifty percent mark that Jake is the killer because it was really obvious, Emma is just really stupid. She loses her mind over his disappearance, tells Cheif LaRoche that she thinks his the killer (like what) and when he proves in every day that he is very much NOT the killer she wanders off into the woods happening upon an old house.
This the part of the story where Emma doesn’t figure anything out, she stumbles upon all of the missing people. Jake gives this ha, ha, I’m the killer here’s my awful backstory speech. The only reason Emma is found is because of an email she was trying to send finally sent when she had a signal.
By the end of the book, Emma is the hero even though she didn’t actually solve anything and the only thing you find out about the dead dude on her porch is that he knew her parents (who are dead and missing).
This book was a mess, to say the least. I was really pulled in by the synopsis of this book on Amazon but it did not deliver in any way, shape, or form.
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January 25, 2020
Couldn’t do it
The story was predictable due to the poor writing regarding character development. Emma is an FBI agent who is very weak and ignorant in her job, how she became an agent is beyond me. She doesn’t have any fighting skills, she pieces things together far too slowly, and the relationship she gets into *eye-roll*. It’s such cheesy writing, the fact she meets the guy and then is practically in love with him in two days when she’s supposed to be this “determined to prove myself” FBI agent, is vomit inducing. I skimmed most of the book past 22% because I couldn’t eye roll anymore. The ending was awful too; a super slow beginning all developed to death in pointless conversation and then the end just brushes over the TRUE story? Blah, skip it.
The story was predictable due to the poor writing regarding character development. Emma is an FBI agent who is very weak and ignorant in her job, how she became an agent is beyond me. She doesn’t have any fighting skills, she pieces things together far too slowly, and the relationship she gets into *eye-roll*. It’s such cheesy writing, the fact she meets the guy and then is practically in love with him in two days when she’s supposed to be this “determined to prove myself” FBI agent, is vomit inducing. I skimmed most of the book past 22% because I couldn’t eye roll anymore. The ending was awful too; a super slow beginning all developed to death in pointless conversation and then the end just brushes over the TRUE story? Blah, skip it.
September 15, 2021
This book is terrible. The plot is simple, no surprise and the MC is probably the worst FBI agent on Earth because nothing makes sense. Two stars cause it's a fast read.
May 18, 2020
Exceptional Thriller ! This might be the only murder/thriller on my favorites list . I won't go on about it for fear of a minor spoiler . Not a great book to help with your insomnia .
October 6, 2020
Ugh. Another could have been good but settled for ok read. A detective is sent undercover to a small town where people keep going missing and the police seem to not be effectively solving the crimes. She falls for one of the locals, who seems to good to be true. So you can guess what happens...predictable. There were a few good moms but overall it was underwhelming.
August 24, 2020
This woman is supposed to be an FBI agent?? Oh, my!
From the opening scenes, when she totally bungled an undercover operation and let her emotions get the better of her, she struck me as a very inept, immature and not too intelligent agent. Her actions in Feathered Nest in another undercover operation did not disabuse me of that opinion whatsoever. Again, she let her emotions control her and bullied her way into the investigation in a manner that was guaranteed to arouse the suspicions and ire of the local police and citizens of the small town. She made a lot, and I mean, a lot, of very stupid and unwise decisions. What kind of FBI agent does not have a weapon and bumbles her way around dark, unfamiliar woods with only a phone when there is a dangerous serial killer out there somewhere? Her confrontation with the person she unequivocally suspected was the killer was not the way I would have expected an FBI agent to act even if she was supposedly just an ordinary citizen.
I have to say, I did like the way she stood up against the bullying, intimidating attitude of the local police chief because he did act like a total jerk. But, her bull-in-a-china shop method of insinuating herself into the investigation certainly contributed a great deal to such an attitude from him.
As a supposedly seasoned agent, she definitely should not have fallen so quickly for Jake after only a few short days of knowing him. Again, those darn, pesky emotions got in the way of rational, intelligent thinking. I'm not fond of instant love/lust relationships in books, anyway, so this was just another nail in the coffin of my disappointment.
The mystery of the dead man on Emma's porch at the beginning of her stay in Feathered Nest was left dangling and unsolved at the end. Perhaps it will all be made known in the next book, but I don't think I can muster up enough enthusiasm to find out.
From the opening scenes, when she totally bungled an undercover operation and let her emotions get the better of her, she struck me as a very inept, immature and not too intelligent agent. Her actions in Feathered Nest in another undercover operation did not disabuse me of that opinion whatsoever. Again, she let her emotions control her and bullied her way into the investigation in a manner that was guaranteed to arouse the suspicions and ire of the local police and citizens of the small town. She made a lot, and I mean, a lot, of very stupid and unwise decisions. What kind of FBI agent does not have a weapon and bumbles her way around dark, unfamiliar woods with only a phone when there is a dangerous serial killer out there somewhere? Her confrontation with the person she unequivocally suspected was the killer was not the way I would have expected an FBI agent to act even if she was supposedly just an ordinary citizen.
I have to say, I did like the way she stood up against the bullying, intimidating attitude of the local police chief because he did act like a total jerk. But, her bull-in-a-china shop method of insinuating herself into the investigation certainly contributed a great deal to such an attitude from him.
As a supposedly seasoned agent, she definitely should not have fallen so quickly for Jake after only a few short days of knowing him. Again, those darn, pesky emotions got in the way of rational, intelligent thinking. I'm not fond of instant love/lust relationships in books, anyway, so this was just another nail in the coffin of my disappointment.
The mystery of the dead man on Emma's porch at the beginning of her stay in Feathered Nest was left dangling and unsolved at the end. Perhaps it will all be made known in the next book, but I don't think I can muster up enough enthusiasm to find out.
May 10, 2020
VERY DISAPPOINTED
I hate it when I think an author is a really good wordsmith but, in this story at least, a poor character developer....kindest way I know to express my disappointment. This had great potential in the initial set-up....but then the story wasn't remotely plausible due to the main character. In the thousands of books I've read I really don't think I've ever read a character as flat-out stupid....yes, stupid...as Emma was. At about 70% through I almost gave it up....I mean, the villain was obvious and the secondary characters were just as malnourished in believability in order to facilitate Emma's actions. I kept at it because I'm ever hopeful, the actual writing and editing was good, and I'm just stubborn to my detriment in terms of finishing books. At my age I become more and more aware of wasting time. I suggest, if logic matters to you, skip this one.
I hate it when I think an author is a really good wordsmith but, in this story at least, a poor character developer....kindest way I know to express my disappointment. This had great potential in the initial set-up....but then the story wasn't remotely plausible due to the main character. In the thousands of books I've read I really don't think I've ever read a character as flat-out stupid....yes, stupid...as Emma was. At about 70% through I almost gave it up....I mean, the villain was obvious and the secondary characters were just as malnourished in believability in order to facilitate Emma's actions. I kept at it because I'm ever hopeful, the actual writing and editing was good, and I'm just stubborn to my detriment in terms of finishing books. At my age I become more and more aware of wasting time. I suggest, if logic matters to you, skip this one.
May 9, 2020
THIS WAS SO GOOD ❤️ okay I don’t know if Im just an idiot or what cuz I didn’t think that the killer was gonna be that person like I was surprised maybe I just seen to read more crime fiction to think harder, I’m just very gullible and will believe anything the author says 😂 but I loved all of this book especially the ending because it was so creepy if you were imagined what it would look like 👀 A+ and 10/10 for me
April 10, 2020
So I came across this book on kindle unlimited. I had never heard of the author before so had no idea what to expect as far as writing style. This book was amazing! It was quick to get through, kept you on your toes, and the mystery built until the very end. I loved the main character in this book. Emma was a great cop working under cover with the FBI. You get to see how it isn't just a man's job and she is very good at what she does. Usually when reading murder mystery type of books you can tell, or at least have a good idea, who the murderer is by halfway through the book. Not with this one! Cannot wait to get into the next book and see where her work brings her.
March 29, 2021
2.5 stars - This book was so slow until about the last 20% mark. Emma was a complete idiot and a horrible FBI agent. I don’t know if it was because maybe the author doesn’t have a lot of knowledge about the Bureau or police procedure, but it was like Emma just went off the rails. I had such high hopes for another series to get into. The whole monologue at the end from the villain explaining everything was so far off from what Emma thought she had “figured out” it was ridiculous. I can’t imagine reading another 10 or more books with this MC. Creagan really should have taken her badge.
May 5, 2020
Poorly written and so unrealistic.
Also, I'm not sure if I missed it but the big premise of the book was the stranger who showed up on her doorstep and then died while clinging to a piece of paper with her name on it. Who was he really? It had nothing to do with the story? How did he really die? How did he know her real identity? What did this have to do with story at all?? Maybe I missed it in trying to get to the end of the book quickly to end the pain of reading anymore of this story.
Also, I'm not sure if I missed it but the big premise of the book was the stranger who showed up on her doorstep and then died while clinging to a piece of paper with her name on it. Who was he really? It had nothing to do with the story? How did he really die? How did he know her real identity? What did this have to do with story at all?? Maybe I missed it in trying to get to the end of the book quickly to end the pain of reading anymore of this story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2022
At the beginning, Emma, an FBI agent, completely ruined an undercover operation by letting emotions get the better of her. She is sent on another undercover operation in order to prove herself. Emma is now living in a cabin in the small town of Feathered Nest where people are mysteriously going missing and the local police haven’t been able to solve the crimes.
Emma is supposed to be a laying low as a regular person, looking for some “alone time” in an out of the way cabin in the woods. Unfortunately, Emma once again lets her emotions control her actions by giving orders and charging her way into the investigation that would obviously arouse the suspicions of the local police and citizens of the small town.
This is a fast read with a simple plot with no surprising twists and turns. Emma, the main character, seemed to be an immature and very inept FBI agent.
She made a lot of unwise decisions such as not having her weapon with her and choosing to roam around in the dark, unfamiliar woods when there is a dangerous serial killer around. To make matters worse, Emma meets a guy and seems to fall for him in two days while she is supposed to be focused on proving herself as an FBI agent. It would have been more believable and engaging if the author had more knowledge about how FBI agents operate.
The mystery of the dead man on Emma's porch at the beginning of her stay in Feathered Nest was left unsolved until the next in the series but I don’t have the interest to find out.
Emma is supposed to be a laying low as a regular person, looking for some “alone time” in an out of the way cabin in the woods. Unfortunately, Emma once again lets her emotions control her actions by giving orders and charging her way into the investigation that would obviously arouse the suspicions of the local police and citizens of the small town.
This is a fast read with a simple plot with no surprising twists and turns. Emma, the main character, seemed to be an immature and very inept FBI agent.
She made a lot of unwise decisions such as not having her weapon with her and choosing to roam around in the dark, unfamiliar woods when there is a dangerous serial killer around. To make matters worse, Emma meets a guy and seems to fall for him in two days while she is supposed to be focused on proving herself as an FBI agent. It would have been more believable and engaging if the author had more knowledge about how FBI agents operate.
The mystery of the dead man on Emma's porch at the beginning of her stay in Feathered Nest was left unsolved until the next in the series but I don’t have the interest to find out.
March 28, 2022
That was extremely predictable. Not impressed. Won't be reading anymore of this series.
September 26, 2022
I did not much care for the mystery in this book to be completely honest because I was bored and annoyed by the main character Emma Griffin right from the start. There wasn't any specific reason but just that I didn't like her personality.
She was brash, a bit unprofessional and ony cared about herself - what I mean to say is that there was no team spirit. And if I don't care for the MC herself I simply can't invest myself in a mystery that she's supposed to solve.
I can definitely say that I won't even have finished this book if it were any longer because I was waiting for it to end right from the moment I finished reading the prologue.
She was brash, a bit unprofessional and ony cared about herself - what I mean to say is that there was no team spirit. And if I don't care for the MC herself I simply can't invest myself in a mystery that she's supposed to solve.
I can definitely say that I won't even have finished this book if it were any longer because I was waiting for it to end right from the moment I finished reading the prologue.
April 1, 2020
Finished in just a couple of days!
What would you do if you found a dead body on your porch…with your name written on the dead body’s hand!!!! A haunting mystery that a secret FBI agent is sent to uncover. Set in a little cabin in the woods (how fitting), town disappearances have left the town terrified but the agent intrigued!
What would you do if you found a dead body on your porch…with your name written on the dead body’s hand!!!! A haunting mystery that a secret FBI agent is sent to uncover. Set in a little cabin in the woods (how fitting), town disappearances have left the town terrified but the agent intrigued!
April 15, 2021
Blah. The villian was obvious to me from the start. No surprises, no reveals, no nothing. Blah.
December 29, 2020
FBI agent Emma Griffin is sent undercover to the little town of Feathered Nest, which has had a string of disappearances spanning two years. She makes friends with Jake, the local bartender, who helps her alleviate some of the prejudice she faces as an outsider. She quickly learns that all small towns have their secrets, some of them spanning generations. She also doesn’t take long to identify the local sheriff as a suspect.
I might have enjoyed this mystery better if Emma was just a PI instead of an FBI agent. From the very beginning, I just couldn’t get over a few things that didn’t fit that aspect of a character. Not that I am an FBI expert! For example, it just seemed strange that a dead body shows up on her porch within an hour of arriving at Feathered Nest, but it takes her until a third of the way through the book to even ask the man’s name?? Likewise, there was information that I would think she would have as an agent, that she didn’t, like phone records, etc. She also blatantly had no respect for aspects of the law or the job (like preserving evidence). It just didn’t fit with being an agent. I also felt there was too much weirdness inserted into the reveal like the author was trying too hard to make the villain creepy. IDK, I just had a hard time accepting everything. I doubt I will continue the series.
I might have enjoyed this mystery better if Emma was just a PI instead of an FBI agent. From the very beginning, I just couldn’t get over a few things that didn’t fit that aspect of a character. Not that I am an FBI expert! For example, it just seemed strange that a dead body shows up on her porch within an hour of arriving at Feathered Nest, but it takes her until a third of the way through the book to even ask the man’s name?? Likewise, there was information that I would think she would have as an agent, that she didn’t, like phone records, etc. She also blatantly had no respect for aspects of the law or the job (like preserving evidence). It just didn’t fit with being an agent. I also felt there was too much weirdness inserted into the reveal like the author was trying too hard to make the villain creepy. IDK, I just had a hard time accepting everything. I doubt I will continue the series.
April 30, 2020
3.5 stars
I did find this book very entertaining and engaging but it was missing…things. There were a few things mentioned in the book that were never followed up on and I felt that the ending was a bit rushed. With that being said, it was still a good book and I’m going to give the second book in the series a chance.
I did find this book very entertaining and engaging but it was missing…things. There were a few things mentioned in the book that were never followed up on and I felt that the ending was a bit rushed. With that being said, it was still a good book and I’m going to give the second book in the series a chance.
September 9, 2020
Average read. The mystery wasn't interesting. The people had no appeal. I didn't really care how did it. Ho Hum.
October 8, 2020
In another century, I wanted to go into law enforcement. My mom put her foot down—which was so much worse than Daddy putting his foot down—and said it wasn’t going to happen because 1) a profession where I’d be shot at was out of the question, and 2) my obstinance would make people want to shoot at me! HA!
I recalled that conversation after the opening of The Girl in Cabin 13. Her dogged determination to make a suspect confess—and her righteous indignation—lead Emma Griffin to almost blowing an undercover FBI operation, and I have no doubt her captain would have loved to shoot her! HA! But instead, Emma finds herself chained to desk duty for six months.
An opportunity for redemption sends the young agent to Feathered Nest, Virginia. The sleepy, isolated town has the distinction of being the site of two murders and eight missing persons in the last two years and also has a small police force slow to reach out for assistance. Emma is sent in undercover to gather info and potential leads and report back to her team.
Of course, she has other plans.
With dead bodies on front porches, desiccated graves, and illicit affairs, this read has plenty of action, suspense, and plot twists. It also has a distracted heroine.
Emma’s past is never far from her thoughts. The frequent moves during her childhood, followed by the murder of her ballerina mother and later, the disappearance of first her father then her ex-boyfriend haunt and hinder Emma. Yet, her sad family saga is the reason she joined the FBI, though I’m not sure how she passed the psych tests! HA!
Despite far too many poor decisions, I liked Emma Griffin. She is sharp, strong, and confident. She respects her training even if she doesn’t always follow procedures. Underestimated by her male colleagues, I believe Emma works harder to prove her worthiness to herself than anyone else… not always a good thing.
Unfortunately, her confidence has a touch of arrogance that does not look good on her. Inserting herself into the local investigation causes Emma to focus in on a suspect too early, make her short-sighted, and leave her blind to the truth, and a pitiful, but psychotic serial killer.
The narrator did an excellent job of matching the pace of the story, keeping the suspense heightened, and keeping me in the moment.
Enjoy!
I recalled that conversation after the opening of The Girl in Cabin 13. Her dogged determination to make a suspect confess—and her righteous indignation—lead Emma Griffin to almost blowing an undercover FBI operation, and I have no doubt her captain would have loved to shoot her! HA! But instead, Emma finds herself chained to desk duty for six months.
An opportunity for redemption sends the young agent to Feathered Nest, Virginia. The sleepy, isolated town has the distinction of being the site of two murders and eight missing persons in the last two years and also has a small police force slow to reach out for assistance. Emma is sent in undercover to gather info and potential leads and report back to her team.
Of course, she has other plans.
With dead bodies on front porches, desiccated graves, and illicit affairs, this read has plenty of action, suspense, and plot twists. It also has a distracted heroine.
Emma’s past is never far from her thoughts. The frequent moves during her childhood, followed by the murder of her ballerina mother and later, the disappearance of first her father then her ex-boyfriend haunt and hinder Emma. Yet, her sad family saga is the reason she joined the FBI, though I’m not sure how she passed the psych tests! HA!
Despite far too many poor decisions, I liked Emma Griffin. She is sharp, strong, and confident. She respects her training even if she doesn’t always follow procedures. Underestimated by her male colleagues, I believe Emma works harder to prove her worthiness to herself than anyone else… not always a good thing.
Unfortunately, her confidence has a touch of arrogance that does not look good on her. Inserting herself into the local investigation causes Emma to focus in on a suspect too early, make her short-sighted, and leave her blind to the truth, and a pitiful, but psychotic serial killer.
The narrator did an excellent job of matching the pace of the story, keeping the suspense heightened, and keeping me in the moment.
Enjoy!
September 23, 2020
I was hooked to this audiobook within minutes of starting it and had to listen to it in one sitting.
Emma was a little naive to be an FBI agent but this was her first case being back after some leave and it started off with quite a surprise, arriving at her cabin undercover to find a dead man in her porch.
I liked the investigating throughout this book, the chilling things that happened, the cabin seemed quite eerie and I was shocked at who the murderer turned out to be, they were not even on my radar! That twist was so good, although creepy too.
The narrator made this audiobook come alive, she had a fantastic voice, and drew me into Emma’s world.
I don’t give 5 stars very often but this audiobook definitely deserves it!
Emma was a little naive to be an FBI agent but this was her first case being back after some leave and it started off with quite a surprise, arriving at her cabin undercover to find a dead man in her porch.
I liked the investigating throughout this book, the chilling things that happened, the cabin seemed quite eerie and I was shocked at who the murderer turned out to be, they were not even on my radar! That twist was so good, although creepy too.
The narrator made this audiobook come alive, she had a fantastic voice, and drew me into Emma’s world.
I don’t give 5 stars very often but this audiobook definitely deserves it!
December 27, 2019
I received this book through ARC in exchange of an honest review. Emma Griffith has baggage, lots of it. That's what brings her into the FBI as an undercover agent, only Emma let's her baggage engage her reckless actions. Reckless or hot headed, either motivate her. She's working a tough case, tough in her motives, actions and life. She's gritty, tough, and tries to do it all, her way. I found the author writes well, keeps you guessing, flipping pages quickly to get to the meat of the story. Characters are well developed, as is the the story line. Will be looking for more from this terrific writer!.
November 22, 2021
Meh. This was ok.
The top 3 Amazon reviews were disappointing. Brenda, Linda, and Nan all gave 1-star reviews. They mentioned smut and too much foul language. Neither were in this book so I was slightly disappointed.
The actual book: not really what I was expecting for an undercover FBI book. It was alright. The “why I did it” was a little excessive. There were loose ends, I’m assuming they are picked up in the next books.
The top 3 Amazon reviews were disappointing. Brenda, Linda, and Nan all gave 1-star reviews. They mentioned smut and too much foul language. Neither were in this book so I was slightly disappointed.
The actual book: not really what I was expecting for an undercover FBI book. It was alright. The “why I did it” was a little excessive. There were loose ends, I’m assuming they are picked up in the next books.
August 18, 2023
This was the first book in the series, and I just happened to stumble across it when I was looking for more Kindle Unlimited books to read.
It was a quick and easy story, with an ending that I didn't see coming up until a few pages before, and being someone who can usually peg the ending of the story early on, I appreciated this. I definitely will be reading more of the books in this series in the future.
It was a quick and easy story, with an ending that I didn't see coming up until a few pages before, and being someone who can usually peg the ending of the story early on, I appreciated this. I definitely will be reading more of the books in this series in the future.
May 28, 2020
Slow start to the book, but holy smokes I was on the edge of my seat on the last half of the book.
Emma was a phenomenal character but seemed to not be in the right mindset for this book. It appears as though she had her own personal deaths to attempt in understanding and was thrown into a project than anticipated.
Can’t wait to continue to read the rest of the series.
Emma was a phenomenal character but seemed to not be in the right mindset for this book. It appears as though she had her own personal deaths to attempt in understanding and was thrown into a project than anticipated.
Can’t wait to continue to read the rest of the series.
November 17, 2021
A reviewer wrote "this book is a train wreck" but I beg to disagree. Emma Griffin IS a train wreck - personally and professionally (and she is one heck of a lousy FBI agent, in every way possible).
That being said, overall, I enjoyed The Girl in Cabin 13. Maybe you will, too. Just don't expect the main character Emma to behave anything like a trained law enforcement officer.
That being said, overall, I enjoyed The Girl in Cabin 13. Maybe you will, too. Just don't expect the main character Emma to behave anything like a trained law enforcement officer.
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