Drown Her Sorrows, Melinda Leigh
Drown Her Sorrows, Melinda Leigh
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Drown Her Sorrows

Author: Melinda Leigh

Narrator: Christina Traister

Unabridged: 9 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2021


Synopsis

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.Sheriff Bree Taggert is blindsided by a killer’s devious plan in number one Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s novel of escalating shock and suspense.When Sheriff Bree Taggert discovers the body of a young woman floating near the bank of the Scarlet River, a note in her abandoned car suggests suicide. The autopsy reveals a different story. Holly Thorpe was dead long before she dropped off the bridge and hit the water.As Bree and her investigator Matt Flynn delve into the case, secrets in Holly’s personal life complicate their efforts to solve the murder. Holly left behind a volatile marriage, an equally divisive relationship with her sister, and an employer whose intimate involvement with Holly was no secret. Each one has a motive for murder.When Holly’s sister is terrorized by a stalker’s sick prank, and the prime suspect turns up dead, everything Bree was sure of is upended and her case goes off the rails. When the killer strikes close to home, Bree and Matt must race to solve the murders before one of their own becomes the next victim.

About Melinda Leigh

Number one Amazon Charts and number one Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker. Melinda’s debut novel, She Can Run, was nominated for Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers. She’s garnered numerous writing awards, including two RITA nominations. Her other novels include She Can Tell, She Can Scream, She Can Hide, and She Can Kill in the She Can Series; Midnight Exposure, Midnight Sacrifice, Midnight Betrayal, and Midnight Obsession in the Midnight Novels; Hour of Need, Minutes to Kill, and Seconds to Live in the Scarlet Falls series; Say You’re Sorry, Her Last Goodbye, Bones Don’t Lie, What I’ve Done, Secrets Never Die, and Save Your Breath in the Morgan Dane series; and the Bree Taggert novels, Cross Her Heart and See Her Die. She holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate, has taught women’s self-defense, and lives in a messy house with her family and a small herd of rescue pets. For more information, visit www.melindaleigh.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on May 12, 2024

Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh is the third book in the Bree Taggert romantic suspense/police procedural series. Bree has been sheriff in her home county in upstate New York for a few months. The book is set in Grey’s Hollow in Randolph County. An abandoned car is reported to the sheriff’s o......more

Goodreads review by Luffy Sempai on November 10, 2021

Examining Drown Her Sorrows after reading (and thoroughly enjoying) it feels like an autopsy within an autopsy. This is a book that draws inspiration more from shows than other books. It has a movie like quality to it. I went along with the plot despite what I felt about its plausibility. The author......more

Goodreads review by Jonetta on January 10, 2023

the setup… Sheriff Bree Taggert is called to the scene of an abandoned car that’s near Scarlet River and had been sighted there for at least two days. It belongs to Holly Thorpe, a married bookkeeper and Bree soon discovers a body near the riverbank that appears to be the missing woman. At first cons......more

Goodreads review by Rodrigo on July 19, 2024

Me ha gustado bastante, me gusta la forma de escribir de la autora, se lee muy fácil y fluido. Hacen buena pareja los protagonistas. Valoración: 8/10 Sinopsis: Hasta que no consigan detener al asesino, nadie puede sentirse a salvo. Cuando la sheriff Bree Taggert descubre el cuerpo de una joven en el río......more

Goodreads review by Robin on January 24, 2023

When Sheriff Bree Taggert investigates a car abandoned near a bridge, she finds the body of a woman in the water below. At first it is thought to be a suicide, but the autopsy shows that Holly Thorpe was dead long before going into the river. Bree and her investigator, Matt Flynn, interview various......more


Quotes

“Fans of contemporary police procedurals with a strong romance element will be well satisfied.” Publishers WeeklyDrown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh blends a murder mystery, a police procedural, and gripping characters with a tinge of romance. Readers will take a journey with her empathetic main characters…full of suspense, twists, and will keep readers guessing until the very end.” Crimespree Magazine“A propulsive crime novel. Leigh steadily ratchets up the tension until there’s nothing else in your life that matters except finishing this damn book. If your pulse isn’t racing at the end, you must be dead.” —Lee Goldberg, #1 New York Times bestselling author