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A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery Series #27
Small Town Secrets
The disappearances of multiple young girls within days of one another thrust a small town into a panic.
After a child is abducted at a local supermarket, Macy, an uncompromising yet isolated detective, dives deep into the secrets of the small town where nothing is as it seems. It’s only a matter of time before the kidnapper strikes again, and the sands of the hourglass have already started sifting away.
After a child is abducted at a local supermarket, Macy, an uncompromising yet isolated detective, dives deep into the secrets of the small town where nothing is as it seems. It’s only a matter of time before the kidnapper strikes again, and the sands of the hourglass have already started sifting away.
308 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 31, 2021
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April 9, 2021
Ridiculous
This is one of the worst books I've ever read, and definitely the worst one I've actually finished. I wanted to see how the author would wrap it up, and I wasn't surprised at the ludicrous and facile finish. The story was idiotic, and the dialogue defies description, although stilted and sophomoric fit the bill. And that's as much more time as I'm going to waste in this travesty of fiction.
This is one of the worst books I've ever read, and definitely the worst one I've actually finished. I wanted to see how the author would wrap it up, and I wasn't surprised at the ludicrous and facile finish. The story was idiotic, and the dialogue defies description, although stilted and sophomoric fit the bill. And that's as much more time as I'm going to waste in this travesty of fiction.
March 3, 2021
A 5*** read
This was an afternoon well spent in mind-escape mode. With a little bit of deception, and a lot of grit the good guys come out ahead. Worth the time.
This was an afternoon well spent in mind-escape mode. With a little bit of deception, and a lot of grit the good guys come out ahead. Worth the time.
February 23, 2021
Small Town Secrets by Robert Walker is a fantastic story that I have loved reading. This is book number twenty seven in this fantastic series that I have been so hooked on. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about suspense, thrillers and mysteries.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 3, 2021
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
February 9, 2022
Robert J. Walker is one of the most versatile fictioneers that I have had the pleasure of discovering in a long time. I discovered him when I stumbled across the box set, The Aftermath, a four volume set of post EMP survival thrillers. There were over 1,000 pages in those books, but it hooked me from the very first page of the first book and found it almost impossible to put those books down, even when other responsibilities forced me to. Walker has a way of creating characters so lifelike that they are easy to love and root for, or to hate and want to see them get their deserved ends. The dialogue is so natural, so realistic, that the temporary suspension of disbelief is never an issue. After The Aftermath, I was a Robert J. Walker fan.
Small Town Secrets, although a different genre, is another slam-dunk winner for Walker. In Small Town Secrets, Macy Whitfield, a detective and single mother, becomes involved in a kidnaping case that turns into an international human trafficking case during her pursuit of the human traffickers. The mastermind behind the ring, the daughter of an ex-KGB agent, tries to kill her, but fails. Macy’s partner, Elliot, gets shot in the chest during their attempt to rescue five of the children. When Ivanov, the mastermind and one of her co-conspirators is captured, her boyfriend takes Whitfield’s daughter hostage and Whitfield has to break Ivanov out of jail to save her daughter’s life. How will this story end? Will she get her daughter back alive? Will Ivanov and her lover, Lyle, get away? Well...you’ll have to read this adrenaline thrill ride for yourself to find out.
Small Town Secrets, although a different genre, is another slam-dunk winner for Walker. In Small Town Secrets, Macy Whitfield, a detective and single mother, becomes involved in a kidnaping case that turns into an international human trafficking case during her pursuit of the human traffickers. The mastermind behind the ring, the daughter of an ex-KGB agent, tries to kill her, but fails. Macy’s partner, Elliot, gets shot in the chest during their attempt to rescue five of the children. When Ivanov, the mastermind and one of her co-conspirators is captured, her boyfriend takes Whitfield’s daughter hostage and Whitfield has to break Ivanov out of jail to save her daughter’s life. How will this story end? Will she get her daughter back alive? Will Ivanov and her lover, Lyle, get away? Well...you’ll have to read this adrenaline thrill ride for yourself to find out.
April 17, 2021
Author : Robert J Walker
Small Town Secrets: A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Publication date: January 31, 2021
Description:
The disappearances of multiple young girls within days of one another thrust a small town into a panic. After a child is abducted at a local supermarket, Macy, an uncompromising yet isolated detective, dives deep into the secrets of the small town where nothing is as it seems. It’s only a matter of time before the kidnapper strikes again, and the sands of the hourglass have already started sifting away.
🌟MY REVIEW🌟
I finished this book in just one day. It was just amazing. I loved every minute of it and gave it 5 stars. Great story with great characters. I found myself completely invested in every character.
I wish the author would write more books with these characters. It did have some cuss words in it but that did not bother me. If you love Kidnapping mystery then this is a must-read for you. You can read for free on kindle unlimited. As always if you like the book you read please take the time to leave a review for the author in places like goodreads & Amazon. It does not have to be long. Just a few sentences saying you liked the book will do. Authors really appreciate every review they get !
Small Town Secrets: A Riveting Kidnapping Mystery
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Publication date: January 31, 2021
Description:
The disappearances of multiple young girls within days of one another thrust a small town into a panic. After a child is abducted at a local supermarket, Macy, an uncompromising yet isolated detective, dives deep into the secrets of the small town where nothing is as it seems. It’s only a matter of time before the kidnapper strikes again, and the sands of the hourglass have already started sifting away.
🌟MY REVIEW🌟
I finished this book in just one day. It was just amazing. I loved every minute of it and gave it 5 stars. Great story with great characters. I found myself completely invested in every character.
I wish the author would write more books with these characters. It did have some cuss words in it but that did not bother me. If you love Kidnapping mystery then this is a must-read for you. You can read for free on kindle unlimited. As always if you like the book you read please take the time to leave a review for the author in places like goodreads & Amazon. It does not have to be long. Just a few sentences saying you liked the book will do. Authors really appreciate every review they get !
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April 4, 2021Too good.
A perfect well-written super awesome thriller. Macy and her partner Elliott investigate the child kidnapping where Shayna, an eight year old daughter of Susanna gets kidnapped from a departmental store. She is the sixth victim of a human trafficking gang consisting of three men and a woman. The store clerk supplies them with a vital information about Feldman, an ex-security guard who had sexual harassment charges filed against him. Macy and Elliott pay a visit to his house. Before Elliott could burst in, Macy saves him from a certain death as Feldman attempts firing at them and manages to escape. They discovered that Feldman had destroyed all the evidence linking him and his accomplices by dumping the laptop and hard drive in a bath tub. With almost no clues in their hands, how Macy and Elliott crack the case is absolutely fascinating. A must read.
A perfect well-written super awesome thriller. Macy and her partner Elliott investigate the child kidnapping where Shayna, an eight year old daughter of Susanna gets kidnapped from a departmental store. She is the sixth victim of a human trafficking gang consisting of three men and a woman. The store clerk supplies them with a vital information about Feldman, an ex-security guard who had sexual harassment charges filed against him. Macy and Elliott pay a visit to his house. Before Elliott could burst in, Macy saves him from a certain death as Feldman attempts firing at them and manages to escape. They discovered that Feldman had destroyed all the evidence linking him and his accomplices by dumping the laptop and hard drive in a bath tub. With almost no clues in their hands, how Macy and Elliott crack the case is absolutely fascinating. A must read.
May 17, 2021
Small Town Secrets...
It was just ok for me, I was invested only because I don't like to quit but that's about it. Could have had a better ending because honestly it really was a good storyline. I think what annoyed me the most about this book was the repetitive use of certain word's and phrases over and over again. YES I get it your "sixth sense is tingling again" blah, blah blah..or how every run down building was "derelict"... really?
Was definitely a very unrealistic representation of law enforcement and crime procedure..I found myself rolling my eyes and saying "yeah right" a lot throughout this book.
Not terrible, but definitely could have been better.
It was just ok for me, I was invested only because I don't like to quit but that's about it. Could have had a better ending because honestly it really was a good storyline. I think what annoyed me the most about this book was the repetitive use of certain word's and phrases over and over again. YES I get it your "sixth sense is tingling again" blah, blah blah..or how every run down building was "derelict"... really?
Was definitely a very unrealistic representation of law enforcement and crime procedure..I found myself rolling my eyes and saying "yeah right" a lot throughout this book.
Not terrible, but definitely could have been better.
April 7, 2021
Fast Pace, Exciting Story, Good Guys Win!
This book deserves the best rating we can give it. It deals with a hot subject in our society today, and it needs airing to the public. I know this is fiction, but letting the public know what goes on is vital to the need of the public to becoming aware of what happens in real life.
This book deserves the best rating we can give it. It deals with a hot subject in our society today, and it needs airing to the public. I know this is fiction, but letting the public know what goes on is vital to the need of the public to becoming aware of what happens in real life.
February 5, 2023
Great police thriller
This story kept you on your toes until the end. Lots of action and suspense. This story brought to light the horrible fact of child traffickers that do exist in our lives. We can only hope there's people like Whitfield out there determined to make a difference.
This story kept you on your toes until the end. Lots of action and suspense. This story brought to light the horrible fact of child traffickers that do exist in our lives. We can only hope there's people like Whitfield out there determined to make a difference.
April 8, 2021
I find it hard to believe the glowing reviews.
Apart from the fact that time after time, the police make stupid mistakes or are blind to the obvious, there is a HUGE plot error which makes the ending an impossibility.
Apart from the fact that time after time, the police make stupid mistakes or are blind to the obvious, there is a HUGE plot error which makes the ending an impossibility.
April 9, 2021
Intense, but chilling
Kidnapped children sold to cartels an who knows where else. Courage and a strong convection takes a police woman to new heights as she brings the
Criminals to justice.
Kidnapped children sold to cartels an who knows where else. Courage and a strong convection takes a police woman to new heights as she brings the
Criminals to justice.
April 12, 2021
Could not put the book down
This opened my eyes on being more alert.The kidnappers were vicious in the way they took & treated the children. Detectives Macy had great six sense and Elliot always told her to listen to it.
Kept me on my toes ,guessing what was next
This opened my eyes on being more alert.The kidnappers were vicious in the way they took & treated the children. Detectives Macy had great six sense and Elliot always told her to listen to it.
Kept me on my toes ,guessing what was next
June 29, 2021
Incomplete
The reader is taunted with twisting through situation after seeming end only to be left hanging at the end of this novel. The situations and events are barely possible to believe. Delusions or fact is left to the discretion of the reader.
The reader is taunted with twisting through situation after seeming end only to be left hanging at the end of this novel. The situations and events are barely possible to believe. Delusions or fact is left to the discretion of the reader.
May 11, 2024
The story line was a good one for me, I liked it. The characters I didn't feel were fully developed and didn't find them really credible. Maybe they were "small town" but said and did things that were amateurish. It was an okay read.
February 11, 2021
Small town...
All I can say is wow! This was really good book! There was lots of suspense, drama and thrills! It had a great story and a believable plot!
All I can say is wow! This was really good book! There was lots of suspense, drama and thrills! It had a great story and a believable plot!
February 15, 2021
Young kids are being kidnapped. Macy is such a determined cop. Will they ever catch the kidnapers?
February 28, 2021
Excellent
I chose this rating because this is an excellent book. It's a real page tuner and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
I chose this rating because this is an excellent book. It's a real page tuner and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
March 7, 2021
OK but not realistic enough
Plot was good but dialogue between detectives just not natural. I come from a family of cops and detectives and they just don't talk that way.
Plot was good but dialogue between detectives just not natural. I come from a family of cops and detectives and they just don't talk that way.
March 8, 2021
First 2 star I've ever given
This book reads as if it was written by a 9th grade teen. Poor storyline, with no authenticity.
I was very disappointed.
This book reads as if it was written by a 9th grade teen. Poor storyline, with no authenticity.
I was very disappointed.
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April 3, 2021Read 4/21
April 8, 2021
Good story with oh so many twists and turns!
Go story though a bit cheesy that the main character could pull the story off. Still, it’s worth the read.
Go story though a bit cheesy that the main character could pull the story off. Still, it’s worth the read.
April 10, 2021
Riveting
I couldn’t put the book down. I wanted to be a part of every search and every “ what’s next”!
I couldn’t put the book down. I wanted to be a part of every search and every “ what’s next”!
April 12, 2021
Not real. Felt Macy makes some unreal solutions and always comes out on top. Not realistic in any world we live in.
April 15, 2021
Excellent read
Good read kept me intrigued throughout. I like the characters who were the hero's. Good twists at times. Liked it a great deal. Will read more from this author.
Good read kept me intrigued throughout. I like the characters who were the hero's. Good twists at times. Liked it a great deal. Will read more from this author.
April 20, 2021
A good read
It was a good easy read, easy to pick back up if you had to have a break. Very entertaining
It was a good easy read, easy to pick back up if you had to have a break. Very entertaining
April 21, 2021
Page turner
Page turner good entertainment
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Page turner good entertainment
Hate stupid word requirements so word word w word w word word word word w w
April 22, 2021
Fast paced
This is s quick read. It holds your attention to the end. I was not able to figure out the ending before it ended
This is s quick read. It holds your attention to the end. I was not able to figure out the ending before it ended
April 28, 2021
Other than kidnapping and child trafficking??? I enjoyed the story and recommend the book.
April 29, 2021
Good Book
Kept me interested. Lots of action and twists and turns. There were definitely some tense moments. Was wishing to read more of the story.
Kept me interested. Lots of action and twists and turns. There were definitely some tense moments. Was wishing to read more of the story.
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