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Taken Before Dawn: A totally gripping mystery novel packed with suspense (Detective Casey White Book 7) Kindle Edition

by B.R. Spangler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The early morning light illuminates the girl’s ivory skin. Little cuts are carved into her cheeks—one under each eye. But her body is still. The perfectly round wound above her heart has stopped it beating forever…

When Detective Casey White is called to a murder scene on an empty stretch of coastal road, her whole team is in a panic. Could the body be their missing colleague Samantha? The promising investigator was last seen two days ago, going home after an evening of dancing with friends. Her family are beside themselves with worry.

Casey’s relief is short-lived when she sees the short dark hair of another woman. Pauline Rydel has been missing for a week. Devastated that anyone would take this innocent life, and terrified Samantha will be next, the tear-shaped cuts on the victim’s face make Casey’s heart stop. She’s seen these marks before…

On one of her very first cases a murderer known as the Midnight Killer stole young women in the darkest hours, kept them alive for seven days, and abandoned their bodies at dawn. Casey was seconds away from catching him when she made a deadly mistake that’s haunted her ever since. After all these years, is he back?

Knowing every second counts, Casey is pouring over forensics when another body is found. This time, markings on the back of the victim’s neck spell out Casey’s name.

With everyone in this small community scared for their daughters’ lives, Casey must face up to the past in her most personal case yet. But even if she sacrifices herself, will it be too late to save one of her own?

An utterly addictive thriller that fans of Kendra Elliot, Lisa Regan and A.J. Rivers won’t be able to put down!

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“OMG WHAT A BOOK!!!… A real page-turner and rollercoaster… Hooked from the first page… I literally devoured this book in one sitting. Cancel everything and curl up with this fantastic five star read… I LOVED IT!!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Wow! Double wow! Triple wow! This was such an amazing book!… Had me in its claws from the very beginning… My heart and head went through so many emotions here. It was just crazy… I shed a few tears… Loved it. 5 stars.” bforbookreview, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Loved… hooked from page one… I love it!… I laughed, gasped, even cried whilst reading… just so well-written and it had me on edge throughout with anticipation and it didn’t let me down!!!… Really should be rated 5+.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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“Oh wow. What a fantastic book! I was totally hooked… I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. It was full of tension, twists and turns that kept me totally engrossed… I read it in one day as I just couldn’t put it down.” NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B829DQ7Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bookouture (September 23, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1708 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 295 pages
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B.R. Spangler is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author of Mysteries and Crime Thrillers.

A resident of Virginia with a wonderful family, including five cats, two birds and a lizard. During the day, the hours are filled with engineering work. Off hours, time is spent writing, editing, and thinking up the next great story.

With too many stories to write, books are split across pen names, writing crime thrillers, science fiction, horrors, paranormal and contemporary fiction.

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Yikes! A thriller series you need to read!
You certainly can’t say this book isn’t full of suspense! And……….some intense chilling thriller moments!This is the 7th book in the Detective Casey White series. Though you can read the books as stand alone reads, I do recommend you read the books in order. It helps to have the back story to Casey’s life. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series to see where the author is taking Casey and Jericho.Taken Before Dawn starts out with Casey and her team being called out to a murder scene. Once she arrives and takes in the scene, she is worried it relates to a old cold case of hers from 10 years ago. What she finds as she works the case is eye opening and intense.If you are looking for a heart gripping new series to read, you need to pick up B.R.Spangler’s Detective Casey White series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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Another great story in the series. Its hard to read all the gory details about the serial killers but the complexity of the cases make up for. Enough twists and surprises in the plot make it exciting and Interesting.
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Kathleen Hughes
4.0 out of 5 stars An atmospheric thriller!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2022
A case Detective Casey White has thought was solved years earlier comes back to threaten her in Taken before Dawn, seventh in this excellent series by B.R. Spangler. When Casey was a new detective in Pennsylvania, the Midnight Killer kidnapped and tortured young women until he was nearly caught by Casey. Now, a decade later, one of Casey’s team is missing and the body of another woman has just been discovered. Casey knows details of the original crimes that, without any doubt, connect this body to the Midnight Killer. Can she finally find him and bring him to justice? Or will she become his next victim?

An atmospheric Outer Banks location and Casey White’s compelling backstory add to the plot of this series. Now newly reunited with her daughter and about to marry the love her life, she risks it all by her involvement in this case. Although I have loved reading the previous Casey White mysteries, this was a tough read for me. Without spoilers, the basement scenes were off-putting, violent and hard to finish, so 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and B.R. Spangler for this ARC.
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Donna S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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Taken before Dawn has so many twists and turns that keeps you on edge. Just when you think you have it figured out , then comes another twist.
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Joanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing page turner
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2022
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A dead girl dumped on the side of the road then a friend goes missing; is there a connection? Detective Casey White vows to find out. It turns out they are connected and also connected to a cold case from ten years ago that Casey worked when she was a detective in Philadelphia. What she doesn’t know is why the killer or killers is now in the Outer Banks. Casey soon finds out as she is next to be abducted and tortured.
After escaping, Casey must now find her friend before she is killed, and find the killer or killers before there are more killings, and find out why.
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Claudette Henderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Best one yet
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2023
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Plenty of action and suspense. Will continue to follow the authors books. Gives thought to the fact that similar things are happening out there now.
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Julie K
4.0 out of 5 stars Got really good later on!
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2022
Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the copy of Taken Before Dawn. This is the seventh book in a series and while I usually don’t have an issue reading a series out of order this one started rough for me. I’m not sure why I couldn't connect to the writing or the characters, and the story was dark so I skimmed a few passages. I kept reading because I always have hope that a book will turn around and catch my interest and this one did! When they started to zero in on the killer I really enjoyed the writing and the story. It might have just been my mood, so I have not given up on this series yet because the book really ended up being good. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Taken Before Dawn: A totally gripping mystery novel packed with suspense (Detective Casey White Bk.7
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022
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A mystery by B. R. Spangler that has it all.packed in one book. A great team, A serial killer, mayhem, torture, kidnapping, and so much more. A great read and series.
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devona a bridges
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2022
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This had me hooked from start to end! Good twist that I kind of saw coming. I love the relationship between Casey and Jericho. Can't see wait to see where this goes next.
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T. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2022
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The crime scene Detective Casey White is called to makes her blood run cold and not just because of the body discovered by the side of the road. As she looks at the cruelly disfigured victim Casey knows she has seen this before and she knows exactly when.

Heading back to Philadelphi to catch up with her old partner Casey breaks the news that their still anonymous murder suspect, known only as the Midnight Killer, is back and apparently continuing where they left off a decade earlier. With ten years of scientific improvements and the help of the FBI they are both hopeful she can get a result this time.

When Casey and her partner, ex-sheriff Jericho Flynn, learn one of their friends is missing, apparently abducted in a chillingly familiar way, it seems things couldn't get any worse. The killer however has other ideas, there will be horrors to come which neither Casey nor her team could ever imagine, and they are determined to enjoy every one of them.

In the seventh Detective Casey White book the author has seriously raised the bar in a series which has always made compulsive reading. The main protagonists and their elusive prey provide a mystery which twists and turns as it gives the reader hope and despair in equal measure. There are new characters and life changing situations aplenty and it's difficult to know where Casey will go next but I for one will absolutely be along for the ride.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own. This is a brilliant read which I can recommend both highly and unreservedly.
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dee jay
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2024
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good from start to finish
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Madame M
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2023
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I have read seven books in this series and have thoroughly enjoyed everyone of them.
Would highly recommend the whole series, you won’t be disappointed.
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Julie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2022
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Another great Casey white adventure!! Really enjoyed it as I did with last six. Not just the case she is on but he back story of her life is really interesting too. Can't wait until the next installment!!
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Julie
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2022
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Full of twists and turns, brilliant story, excellent characters. As usual a fantastic book from B R Spangler. Looking forward to the next one.
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