Snow Creek - Gregg Olsen

Snow Creek

By Gregg Olsen

  • Release Date: 2019-11-18
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 1,070 Ratings

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OMG!!...I was simply blown away by this… I couldn't look away…even when I wanted to. The story took me by my throat making me gasp every few chapters…Wow!!’ Shalini’s Books and Reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Footprints were scattered about like fallen leaves. She looked down into the ravine, and once more her lungs filled with fear. A body lay silent and unmoving in the bushes.

When Ruth Turner walks into the Sheriff’s office in Jefferson County’s Port Townsend claiming her sister Ida Wheaton has been missing for over a month, Detective Megan Carpenter’s instincts tell her that she needs to do more than just file a report.

Racing over to Ida’s secluded farmhouse in the hills above Snow Creek, Megan finds Ida’s teenage children alone and frightened. She can’t help but notice there’s no TV. No video games. Nothing of the outside world. Something about the Wheaton family doesn’t add up and triggers a painful childhood memory for Megan – when one day, in a flash, both her parents were gone.

Then the body of a woman is discovered in an abandoned pickup truck close to the Wheatons’ home and Megan’s convinced the cases are connected.

If she has any chance of catching the killer, Megan must first unravel the secrets of the isolated Snow Creek community. But Megan has dark secrets of her own…

Hidden in the back of her closet is a box of tapes containing every single recording of her therapy sessions over thirteen years ago. Can she finally confront the past she’s spent years trying to block out? And will reliving her own painful story help her solve the complex case unravelling in the hills above Snow Creek before another innocent life is lost?

 From the Number One, New York Times, Wall Street JournalUSA Today and Amazon Chart bestselling author comes an absolutely heart-stopping and completely unputdownable crime series, introducing Detective Megan Carpenter.

Read what everyone is saying about Snow Creek:

Holy cr*p what a complete stunner of a read this is it had everything, sensational, creepy, addictive with a stunningly complex plot from beginning to end and I loved. loved, loved it !!...So this is going to rate as one my best reads of the year.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

OMG! Wow. I loved this book!! …it was amazing! I can’t wait to read more! It kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t put it down. Loved, loved, loved it!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Brilliant! I do believe this is the best book by this author to date. The book is dark, intense, and makes you say oh he##. The storyline flows and the characters are intriguing. I read this in one sitting and can't wait for more.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wow, I absolutely loved this book! Gregg Olsen is an amazing author. Snow Creek is definitely one of the best books I have read this year. I read it every chance I had. I really liked Detective Megan Carpenter, she is a strong and intelligent woman and a cracking police officer. Can't wait for the next book in this series… thrilling and creepy and it grabs your attention right away. Highly recommended’. Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A great and creepy story perfect for winter. I’d love to read more from this author. Fantastic and well written, highly recommended.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I love, love, love Detective Megan Carpenter, a tough, thorough, no-nonsense type of detective even though she is dealing with a lot of issues in her personal life.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

If you want first class, character driven crime fiction this is also the book and author for you as Mr Olsen is one of the best writers in this genre at present.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

  • Snow Creek

    5
    By River Quest
    Great book! Unexpected twists and turns which keep you guessing and stunning surprises. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
  • Interesting beginning

    4
    By Xyapple
    Keep me on my toes and would like to continue reading the following series.
  • It Was Just A Nightmare Waiting To Happen

    5
    By llbmb
    Sensational gripping thriller murders mystery that kept you reading until late at night. Past memories haunted the policewoman as she was trying to solve the current ones. Twisted minds of young people who plotted for revenge to their families and friends. It was just nightmare waiting to happen. Highly recommend this to readers who love a great mystery.
  • good, but confusing

    3
    By avianna mumm
    the book was really good. kept you hooked and was never boring. for me personally, i was very confused with the constant back and forth between the different characters POVs. didn’t quite understand until chapter 47 when it’s explained in a more clearer picture.
  • Two Thumbs Up

    5
    By Gduke523
    Interesting delivery. Appreciate that the writer doesn’t make a lot of the usual procedural missteps without the protagonist admitting that they missed a step.
  • Inviting

    5
    By Bonnie Prancer
    Read the encouraging book in just one day. The reader can follow all the presented story. This books invites you to look at changes in your lifestyle to have a positive influence on life and friendship encouragements.
  • I loved the twists and turns

    3
    By lisanno
    I was so surprised by how much I loved this book in the end, especially considering in the beginning I was not feeling it. My reasoning was shallow I’ll admit “ a guy writing a lesbian couple? Okay sure.” But it turned into such a great book to speed through in a day. I will say some parts I found myself skipping over because it was over descriptive in some areas I didn’t really enjoy. But besides that I love it.
  • Never put it down great twists

    5
    By fozbuzz
    Never put it down till I finished great twists
  • I hate it

    1
    By Leona040797
    It wasn’t good at all. I don’t know why it has five stars. I could tell right away that the detective wasn’t right!
  • Couldn’t stop reading it!

    4
    By rdhcschultz
    This book was great EXCEPT for the very abrupt ending! I’m reading along at top speed and BAM the book is done. Very disappointed with just that.