Dark Hearts by DK Hood

Under a thick canopy of pine trees, Cassidy Wilder frantically searches for a hiding place. Her breath catches in her mouth as she hears heavy footsteps. She says a silent prayer, but she knows he’s closing in on her. She knows it’s too late…

When a robbery at a local store ends with multiple deaths and the abduction of sixteen-year-old schoolgirl Cassidy Wilder, FBI agent Beth Katz and her partner Dax Styles are called in. Visiting Cassidy’s family home just a couple of blocks away from the quiet little store where she went missing, Beth’s heart breaks as she talks to her grieving parents and promises to find their daughter.

Looking at CCTV footage, Beth is horrified to see how calm the killer is as he shoots everyone in the store before forcing the terrified Cassidy to follow him into his truck. Then Beth uncovers multiple robberies just like this one, where all witnesses are killed and a young girl is taken. All of the victims are taken at night and found dead the following morning, so Beth knows time is running out to save Cassidy.

When Cassidy’s lifeless body is discovered dumped on a busy highway near a patch of forest, Beth is devastated. And as more girls go missing, she fears the murderer is escalating. A breakthrough finally comes when she finds a name written in blood next to one of the bodies. Beth knows she’s close to catching the killer and is determined to stop any more lives from being taken—even if it means serving her own form of justice. Will she be able to resist the urge to take a life herself? Or will she become the killer’s next victim?

My Thoughts

Beth has returned in her third book and it’s fast becoming a great series for me to read as it tends to be both from the good and bad guys point of view and at the same time.

Beth Katz is an interesting character and has become a favourite of mine as she has two nature’s.  She feels like she has an angel on one shoulder pushing her to be good and the devil on the other shoulder telling her to do bad things.

Beth’s past makes her so much more attractive the same with her abilities.  She doesn’t take crap from anyone and never will.  She is able to defend herself and doesn’t need or want help.  Yes she has a reckless flair to her as well which only makes me like her more.

I love seeing Wolfe and Emily in these books as it gives me chills to see them more.  They are both amazing characters from the original series by this author.  I do wish they would give them their own series.

Beth and her past you find out more about and I think it’s great to really see and understand more about why she is the way that she is.  The fact that she talks to Wolfe about it makes it even better as she is playing with fire.

I really want so many more of these books and can’t wait to read the 4th one.