Lost Souls - (Bentz/Montoya Novel) by Lisa Jackson (Paperback)

About the Book

"Kristi Bentz wants to write true crime. All she needs is that one case that will take her to the top. She finds it when she enrolls at All Saints College after learning that four girls have disappeared in less than two years. All four girls were "lost souls"--troubled, vulnerable girls with no one to care about them, no one to come looking for them if they disappeared ly person who believes Kristi is her ex-lover, Jay McKnight, a professor on campus. The police think they're runaways, but Kristi senses there's something that links them--something terrifying ... As Kristi gets deeper into her investigation, she gets the feeling she's being watched and followed--studied, even. Then the bodies start turning up, and Kristi realizes she is playing a game with a killer who has selected her for membership in a special club from which there will be no escaping death ..."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

The suspense is relentless in #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson's gripping thriller featuring the daughter of New Orleans Detective Rick Bentz--a resilient young woman whose two-time survival of a serial killer has left her fascinated by the criminal mind...and drawn her once more into a twisted psychopath's unspeakable crimes.

Kristi Bentz wants to write true crime. All she needs is that one case that will take her to the top. She finds it when she enrolls at All Saints College after learning that four girls have disappeared in less than two years.

All four girls were "lost souls"--troubled, vulnerable girls with no one to care about them, no one to come looking for them if they disappeared. The only person who believes Kristi is her ex-lover, Jay McKnight, a professor on campus. The police think they're runaways, but Kristi senses there's something that links them--something terrifying . . .

As Kristi gets deeper into her investigation, she gets the feeling she's being watched and followed--studied, even. Then the bodies start turning up, and Kristi realizes she is playing a game with a killer who has selected her for membership in a special club from which there will be no escaping death . . .

Review Quotes

Praise for Lisa Jackson's New Orleans Series:

"Excitement for series fans looking to revisit Bentz and Montoya's greatest hits while promising something new for the future." --Kirkus Reviews on The Last Sinner

"Immediate and visceral, Jackson's latest is a superlative beach book, guaranteed to keep you glued to your folding chair until the sunlight fades. Especially gripping are Zoe and Chloe's struggle to survive their ordeal, which takes the narrative in surprising directions...Jackson definitely knows how to keep readers riveted." --Mystery Scene on Never Die Alone

"Terrifying...a creepy thriller sure to please Jackson's many fans." --Publishers Weekly on Devious

"A nail-biting tale of dangerous secrets and deadly passions...should prove irresistible to fans of gritty, graphic suspense." --Booklist on Devious

"Filled with twists and secrets at every turn." --The San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Devious

"Explosively riveting... a stunning success." --The Providence Journal on Devious

"Tense...suspenseful...shocking...will leave readers on the edge of their seats." --Booklist on Absolute Fear

"If you love to be scared or you crave a good heart-thumping thriller, look for this one. Shiver is going to make you shudder." --The Delaware Gazette on Shiver

About the Author

Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including Liar, Liar, You Will Pay, After She's Gone, Deserves to Die, Running Scared, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages. She lives with her family and rambunctious dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers can visit her online at LisaJackson.com and find her on Facebook.