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Left To Die by Lisa Jackson
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Left To Die (edition 2008)

by Lisa Jackson

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Nothing's More Terrifying...

One by one, the victims are carefully captured, toyed with, then subjected to a slow and agonizing death. Piece by piece, his exquisite plan takes shape. The police can't yet see the beauty in his workâ??but soon, very soon, they will...

Than Being Left Alone...

In the lonely woods around Grizzly Point, Montana, four bodies have been discovered. Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli have been hoping for a career-making case, but this is a nightmare. Even with the FBI involved, Selena and Regan have nothing to go on but a killer's cryptic notes, and the unsettling knowledge that there is much worse to come...

To Die...

When Jillian Rivers opens her eyes, she's trapped in a mangled car. Then a stranger, claiming to be a trail guide named Zane McGregor, pries her free. Though she's grateful, something about him sets Jillian on edge. And if she knew what lay out there in the woods of Montana, she'd be truly terrified. Because someone is waiting...watching...poised to strike and make Jillian the next victim...… (more)

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Title:Left To Die
Authors:Lisa Jackson
Info:Zebra (2008), Paperback, 484 pages
Collections:Your library
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Tags:arc, fiction, thriller, crime

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What a great book. I won the entire series (8 books in all).

This first book tells the story of the Star-Crossed Killer, someone who targets women and causes them to get into a car accident. She is then "rescued" and cared for before being left to die somewhere.

Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli are the detectives who are investigating the killings. During the investigation, there is a random victim who is in a car accident and rescued and cared for but is not part of the killings. This is a parallel story to the killing story.

Great book. It was hard for me to put down. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. ( )
  Cathie_Dyer | Feb 29, 2024 |
This is the first book in the Alvarez & Pescoli serial and I loved it! Jillian Rivers crashes her car in a snowstorm, and Zane McGregor finds her freezing and trapped inside. He takes her back to his cabin, where he does his best to nurse her back to health while not being able to call anyone or take her to a hospital. While this is going on, Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli are trying to solve a series of murders where a woman's empty car is found crashed in the snow, and days later her dead body is found.
The POV changes between multiple characters, and you start to wonder if Jillian is the next victim. Alvarez and Pescoli both have a lot going on in their personal lives along with being female police officers trying to solve this case. There is barely any evidence, other than notes found with the bodies...but they aren't clear notes, and figuring out the puzzle before the next victim is found is near impossible.
As the story unfolds, Zane looks more and more like he could be who they're looking for, and who's to say that he's not?
All in all, a great start to this serial. If you love female characters who have real problems like everyone else but still go to work and get things done, then you'll enjoy these books. I'd recommend if you enjoy Marie Force, Heather Graham, or Karin Slaughter novels. The next book is definitely on my TBR pile! ( )
  SassyCassi | Jun 29, 2023 |
First book in the series is suspenseful and well-written (though longer than your usual suspense book). I liked getting to know the characters, but was a little put off by how bratty the kids of one of the investigators were.

Ends with a cliffhanger. (Though the author terms this a sub-plot in the next book, as it was the basis and subject of most of this book, I considered it the main plot.) ( )
  Gifford_MacShane | Apr 23, 2023 |
This was a nail biter for sure. Just when I thought I figured out who the killer was I was totally wrong! Can't wait to finish Chosen to Die ( )
  Nora57 | Jul 29, 2022 |
Good who done it. Left you guessing. At the end of each book you were left so sure you knew who the killer was (besides one sick sob) ( )
  Scaulkins | Jan 27, 2022 |
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Fiction. Romance. Suspense. HTML:

Nothing's More Terrifying...

One by one, the victims are carefully captured, toyed with, then subjected to a slow and agonizing death. Piece by piece, his exquisite plan takes shape. The police can't yet see the beauty in his workâ??but soon, very soon, they will...

Than Being Left Alone...

In the lonely woods around Grizzly Point, Montana, four bodies have been discovered. Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli have been hoping for a career-making case, but this is a nightmare. Even with the FBI involved, Selena and Regan have nothing to go on but a killer's cryptic notes, and the unsettling knowledge that there is much worse to come...

To Die...

When Jillian Rivers opens her eyes, she's trapped in a mangled car. Then a stranger, claiming to be a trail guide named Zane McGregor, pries her free. Though she's grateful, something about him sets Jillian on edge. And if she knew what lay out there in the woods of Montana, she'd be truly terrified. Because someone is waiting...watching...poised to strike and make Jillian the next victim...

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NOTHING IS MORE TERRIFYING . . .

One by one, the victims are carefully captured, toyed with, then subjected to a slow and agonizing death. Piece by piece, his exquisite plan takes shape. the police can't yet see the beauty of his work, but soon, very soon, they will...

THAN BEING LEFT ALONE . . .

In the lonely woods around Grizzly Falls, Montana, four bodies have been discovered. Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli have been hoping for a career-making case, but this is a nightmare. Even with the FBI involved, Selena and Regan have nothing to go on but a killer's cryptic notes, and the unsettling knowledge that there is much worse to come.

TO DIE...

When Jillian Rivers opens her eyes, she's trapped in a mangled car. Then a stranger, claiming to be a trail guide named Zane MacGregor pries her free. Though she's grateful, something about him sets Jillian on edge. And if she knew what lay out there in the woods of Montana, she'd be truly terrified. Because someone is waiting...watching... poised to strike and make Jillian the next victim...
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