Two hikers go missing along the Appalachian Trail, leaving only a bloodstained forest behind them, and when another hiker collapses on someone’s porch in New Hampshire, murdered by crossbow, the local police realize they have a serial killer on their hands––and need to call in the FBI.
FBI Agent Tara Mills is young, brilliant and new to the force. With a promising career in front of her, she faces the ultimate test when she is assigned the case. It soon proves to be more challenging than she ever could have imagined––an impossible riddle that leaves even her seasoned partner stumped.
Meanwhile, something about the case stirs a darkness within her––a tortured past that even her long-term boyfriend doesn’t fully understand. As nightmares consume her, she only hopes that her past will not come back to ruin her once again.
As more hikers go missing, and with her job on the line, Tara finds herself on a race against time as she combs through the forest’s trails. Peeling back each layer, she soon realizes that she is up against a true diabolical mastermind. And just when she thinks she has it all figured out, her instincts lead her to the most shocking truth of all.
ONE LAST STEP (A Tara Mills Mystery—Book One) is the debut novel in a new FBI mystery series by debut author Sarah Sutton.
Tara Mills is a bright and shiny new agent at the FBI when she gets assigned a high profile case with a veteran agent as her partner. Hikers are going missing and being murdered on the Appalachian Trail and they have to catch whoever is doing it. In a massive search area. With virtually no leads. This case sounds dead before it even starts. But the agents persevere.
This story is not bad, but it’s also not great. There are times when it gets bogged down in Tara’s traumatic past. We get it. She’s got issues and is taking steps to heal. We do not need beat over the head with that information. I almost gave up halfway through the book because of the repetition. More case solving and less wallowing, please.
The dialogue in some areas is stilted and plot points are sometimes too convenient. However, it’s a decent plot overall. Especially the ending. Though there was one glaring mistake that really should be rectified regarding Tara’s cell phone. Overall though this is a decent read by a debut author. I’m willing to take a chance on book 2, to see if the writing improves.
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