Where There's Smoke: A Coldren County Novel

· A Coldren County Novel Book 2 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker
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Following the USA Today bestselling series debut, No Rest for the Wicked, Rachel Louise Adams returns with Where There’s Smoke.

A lot has happened in Dolores Hawthorne’s life since the events of last Halloween. She’s divorced, traded being a forensic pathologist for a job as a medical examiner, and now lives in small-town Wisconsin, close—but not too close—to her family.

Dolores doesn’t have much in the way of work, but that all changes when a body is found at the local slaughterhouse. Benedict Marcy owned Marcy’s Meats, and is affectionately called Mr. Mercy across the region. This high-profile case quickly catches the attention of Dolores’s friends at the FBI.

From the very beginning, this case is full of contradictions and surprises, and the team quickly learns someone is willing to go to extreme lengths to stop them from finding out the truth behind Benedict Marcy’s murder.

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Following the USA Today bestselling series debut, No Rest for the Wicked, Rachel Louise Adams returns with Where There’s Smoke. A lot has happened in Dolores Hawthorne’s life since the events of last Halloween. She’s divorced, traded being a forensic pathologist for a job as a medical examiner, ...

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Kristina Anderson
October 23, 2026
Where There's Smoke by Rachel Louise Adams returns readers to Coldren County, where dark secrets fuel a fast-moving, unpredictable mystery. Vivid prose, an uncozy setting, and compelling medical examiner Dolores kept me engaged. Themes of justice, trauma, and family deepen the story, while Ash and Josie could use more development. Detailed forensic and slaughterhouse scenes may unsettle some readers. A layered, suspenseful read with dangerous secrets still smoldering beneath the surface. Intrigu
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RACHEL LOUISE ADAMS was raised in a small town in Brittany by a French father and a North American mother. After studying literature at university, she wrote her PhD thesis on American fast food and meat eating. When she isn’t writing or reading, she can be found advocating for animal rights and spending time with her fiancé, her friends, and her two cats.
RACHEL LOUISE ADAMS was raised in a small town in Brittany by a French father and a North American mother. After studying literature at university, she wrote her PhD thesis on American fast food and meat eating. When she isn’t writing or reading, she can be found advocating for animal rights and ...

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