The Reaping

· Steinbeck and Reed Book 2 · Brilliance Audio · Narrated by James Daniels
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By-the-book forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck and rogue BCA agent Van Reed must catch a cold-case killer who’s returned to abduct a small town’s children one by one in this heart-stopping novel from the Edgar Award–nominated author of Unspeakable Things.

In 1998 an Alku, Minnesota, family of five was brutally murdered in their sleep. The event shook the insulated community but, without any solid leads, was relegated to the cold case files, where it moldered for twenty-five years. Until today.

Agent Harry Steinbeck hoped never to return to the northland, a place that holds terrible memories of his sister’s abduction. But when a recent homicide is connected to Alku’s unsolved mass murder, he and cold case agent Evangeline Reed have no choice but to investigate.

The case grows impossibly darker as, one by one, the children of Alku begin disappearing. And Harry and Van can’t shake the sensation that someone is watching every move they make.

As an elusive killer’s trail leads to a truth more sinister than either imagined, Harry knows there’s only one way to crack this case: he must finally face the secrets of his own past—even if doing so will cost him everything.

© 2024 by Jess Lourey. ℗ 2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

By-the-book forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck and rogue BCA agent Van Reed must catch a cold-case killer who’s returned to abduct a small town’s children one by one in this heart-stopping novel from the Edgar Award–nominated author of Unspeakable Things. In 1998 an Alku, Minnesota, family of fiv...

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Jess Lourey is the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Quarry Girls, Litani, Bloodline, Unspeakable Things, The Catalain Book of Secrets, the Reed and Steinbeck thrillers, the Salem's Cipher thrillers, and the Murder by Month mysteries, among many other works, including short stories, young adult fiction, and nonfiction. Winner of the Anthony, Minnesota Book, and Thriller Awards, Jess is also an Edgar, Agatha, and Lefty Award-nominated author; TEDx presenter; and recipient of The Loft's Excellence in Teaching fellowship. Check out her TEDx Talk for the true story behind her debut novel, May Day. She lives in Minneapolis with a rotating batch of foster kittens (and occasional foster puppies, but those goobers are a lot of work). For more information, visit www.jessicalourey.com. James Daniels is a Chicago actor who has worked with such companies as Steppenwolf and TimeLine. He has narrated several audiobooks and was a 2004 Audie Award finalist for The Last Detective. James swing dances, plays slide guitar and wrote a historical romance, THE VIKING'S BRIDE, with his wife (and fellow audiobook narrator) Aasne Vigesaa.
Jess Lourey is the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Quarry Girls, Litani, Bloodline, Unspeakable Things, The Catalain Book of Secrets, the Reed and Steinbeck thrillers, the Salem's Cipher thrillers, and the Murder by Month mysteries, among many other works, including short stories, young a...

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