A Desperate Place: A McKenna and Riggs Novel

A Desperate Place: A McKenna and Riggs Novel

Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli & Isles and Kathy Reichs, comes an explosive debut thriller about a team of two strong women and a crime that will shake you to your core. Three separate homicides. Three unrelated victims. One grisly secret. When the body of famous actress Niki Francis is unearthed from its shallow grave, the small town of Medford, Oregon is alarmed, but not shook. After all, there should be plenty of motives and suspects--Niki had fame, wealth, looks. The kill was targeted, premeditated, and it's about her celebrity. Or so they thought. Whit McKenna is licking her wounds, working as a reporter for the local Medford rag. Fresh from a harrowing assignment for her previous post at the L. A. Times which cost her her husband, Whit must pull herself together for the sake of her two daughters. The wound has hardly begun to scab when she's called to cover the murder, so she teams up with her best friend, medical examiner Katie Riggs. Then two more victims turn up, completely disconnected from one another, and McKenna loses all hope of a breakthrough. Rather than clarity, the possible suspects and motives become scrambled. But time is running out, and each front page article McKenna writes brings her closer to a killer who will stop at nothing to realize a deadly vision. "A fast paced thriller of a story with enough twists and turns to keep the reader engaged throughout." - Red Carpet Crash "The friendship between the two strong female protagonists rings true...Readers will look forward to their future exploits." - Publishers Weekly "Very well written and hard to put down...Unique and fascinating." - Seattle Book Review "A nonstop thrill ride! Turn the first page and you're hooked!" - Jeffery Deaver, #1 international bestselling author of the Bone Collector. "A winning combination that will leave readers eager for more." - Mystery Scene Magazine "Fast-paced plot...I finished the book in two sittings." - The News-Review Jennifer Greer began her writing career as a police reporter with a degree in journalism and English literature. She studied art and literature in London and traveled the world. She wrote an award winning article on the women and children refugees while reporting from the front lines during the Croatian War. After raising two daughters, she began writing fiction. A Desperate Place was launched by Crooked Lane Books during the pandemic when the stores were closed and still sold over 10,000 copies! Jennifer lives in Oregon with her rescue cat, Henry.