Her Dying Secret
She gently opens the woman’s tightly clenched fist, uncurling each finger to reveal a square of folded paper hidden in her palm. Scrawled in thick crayon, beside a child’s crooked drawing of a red flower, is one word that sends a shiver through the evening mist: HELP
It was supposed to be a routine road accident recovery, but the moment Detective Josie Quinn sees the passenger—pale and painfully thin, a sharp tool lodged in her stomach—it’s clear she was the victim of something far more sinister, and likely dead before the crash. Watching the driver taken away in an ambulance, questions spin through Josie’s mind. Where were these two women going? Was the driver trying to save a life, or hide a body? And—most heartbreaking of all—is there a child in danger, crying out for help with no reply?
Josie quickly identifies the crash survivor as Mira Summers, a singleton and animal-lover on her way home from nearby stables. Mira swears she doesn’t know who the woman in the car beside her is, or how she was injured. And when she’s diagnosed with concussion and memory loss, Josie is forced to back down.
But the discovery of Mira’s prints on the child’s drawing is all the proof Josie needs that Mira knows more than she’s letting on, and a witness saw Mira meeting with a man with a gnarled diamond-shaped tattoo at the stables. In a race against the clock to track down this elusive man, Josie faces danger from the most unexpected places. Pushed to her limit, can she stay alive long enough to catch the killer and save the life of an innocent child?
An absolutely gripping and truly unputdownable crime thriller that will have you racing through pages until the final jaw-dropping twist hits you like a train. From an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.
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Lisa Regan
Lisa Regan’s journey as a writer began in the quiet corners of her childhood home, where she developed a fascination for stories that linger long after the last page is turned. Born and raised in the United States, Regan’s love for crime fiction and psychological suspense runs deep. Over the years, she honed her craft with an unwavering commitment to creating characters who aren’t just caught in dark situations—but who thrive within them, testing their resilience in the most gut-wrenching ways.
Detective Josie Quinn
In the heart of Lisa Regan's Detective Josie Quinn series, there lies a woman who’s as relentless as she is empathetic, a detective whose fight for justice is driven not just by duty, but by a personal quest for redemption. Josie Quinn isn’t your typical detective. With a past full of secrets and scars, she’s determined to solve cases that not only test her intellect but challenge her emotional limits. Each case she faces pulls her deeper into a world of danger and deception, but it’s her vulnerability, her humanity, that makes her more than just a crime solver—she’s a beacon of hope for those who’ve been overlooked, discarded, or lost.
Detective Josie Quinn consists of twenty-four books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

