'The 1st Victim' by Tami Hoag is a short novella that introduces the Doc Holiday serial killer case, which is continued in the full-length novel 'The Ninth Girl'. The story revolves around veteran homicide detectives Kovac and Liska who investigate the murder of a young girl found dead on the side of the road. As they delve deeper into the investigation, a pattern emerges, hinting at a potential serial killer targeting young women across the country on specific holidays. The narrative also intertwines with the story of a mother desperately seeking help to find her missing daughter, creating a suspenseful and engaging plot that sets the stage for the upcoming book in the series.
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Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska return to investigate the death of a Jane Doe in this short story from #1 New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag.
New Year's Day is a time for new beginnings, but Minneapolis homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are focused on endings: specifically, the tragic end of their latest murder victim, an unidentified young woman discovered on the side of the freeway. Believed to be the victim of a serial killer, Kovac and Liska are determined to do the girl the small justice of returning her body to her family as they investigate her case, but it is no simple task matching the broken corpse to any of the scores of missing persons reports, especially when no one seems to be looking for her.
Meanwhile, recent widow Jeannie Reiser is frantic when she is unable to get in touch with her daughter, Rose, who, as an eighteen-year-old, is a legal adult rather than a missing child in the eyes of the law. Jeannie's desperate attempts to get the police to believe her child is in trouble lead her closer and closer to an evil even Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska may be unable to stop.
Includes an excerpt of Tami Hoag's The 9th Girl .
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Pretty fast passed story and keeps you engaged and interested throughout the book… love this series though I didn’t read them in order it was still as good since they are separate cases.
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