Silent Ridge: A gripping crime thriller and mystery

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4.7
11 reviews
Ebook
350
Pages

About this ebook

One bath wall is a mural of a brilliant-yellow sunflower. The theme carries over to the shower curtains, but the yellow vinyl is spattered with red blotches. Propped against the mirror is a South Kitsap High School photo of a teenaged girl.


Detective Megan Carpenter is no stranger to horrifying crime scenes, but when she arrives at the home of a woman whose body has been brutalized, Megan is shocked to discover that she knows the victim. Monique Delmont helped Megan when she was in danger years ago. And the killer has left a disturbing calling card… two laminated photographs of a sixteen-year-old high school girl – Megan.


Someone is taunting her in the worst way possible and Megan is convinced she knows who is responsible. She just has to find him.


With the help of her new partner, Deputy Ronnie Marsh, Megan begins to unravel the clues that will lead them to the killer including links to three female murder cases from nearly twenty years ago – one of which was Monique’s daughter.


But to protect those closest to her, Megan must continue to hide the dark truth of her past, even if that means lying to her team about her connection to Monique.


When two photographs of a teenage Megan are found at her boyfriend’s place in Snow Creek, she knows the killer is circling and ready to strike again.


Can she get to him before he finds her? And will she pay the ultimate price for trying to keep her terrifying past buried?


An addictive edge-of-your-seat crime thriller from the Number One, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon Chart bestselling author.

 

Read what everyone is saying about Silent Ridge:

 

The best one yet. Megan is a strong, no nonsense woman. I definitely wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of her! … a disturbing story that will make you hold your breath and I kept thinking about it when I wasn't reading it. Gregg Olsen has excelled himself with this book.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘The opening scenes grab you, pull you into the mystery … The book moves quickly with action and tension. I found myself reading at any free moment I had! I had to figure out what was going to happen.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


I love Megan…a great series that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up constantly and I love it.’ B for Book Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This outing just grabbed me and carried me right through to the end in just a few hours. I could not put it down. The plot, the characters, Megan...the whole story was excellent.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘This is a series that’s getting more and more compulsive with each book …I found it impossible to put down …Highly recommended and a five star read I loved every page…’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Readers love the Detective Megan Carpenter series:


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

 

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, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘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, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

‘I'm simply blown away! I couldn't stop reading! This is dark and intense and you can't put it down! Great creepy thriller.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

I loved the main character Megan and found her believable with her little quirks and attitude and while reading you hear her listen to tapes and realise there’s a second story unfolding about her past that is equally compelling. An engaging action-packed crime thriller that kept me turning the pages and guessing right to the end.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

‘I love Megan Carpenter!!... Megan is tough, flawed, so so so smart, and wickedly funny. The mystery is solid and strong... It's a wonderful book that I could not put down.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

‘Megan is one ballsy detective…I love this character and this author's storytelling which kept me reading late into the night. This series just keeps getting better and better and has definitely left me wanting moreA well deserved five stars and a fantastic addition to a gripping and very addictive series.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ratings and reviews

4.7
11 reviews
Marnie Harrison
December 7, 2020
For Detective Megan Carpenter, the lies she has been desperate to keep hidden all these years threaten to be exposed when she becomes the focus of a killer with ties to her past… “Can she get to him before he finds her? And will she pay the ultimate price for trying to keep her terrifying past buried?” – Blurb Gregg Olsen pulls you in to this dark and gritty crime thriller and takes you along for the ride. As always, his writing just brings everything to life so vividly and he does a great job at holding you hostage until the final page. Megan is such a complex and fascinating character. Normally brash and tough as nails, while we still see these things, I did enjoy seeing her drop her guard a little and showing us her vulnerable side, when it is revealed that she knows the murder victim. As the third instalment in the series, Silent Ridge in my opinion, is the best one yet! Whilst it can be read as a standalone, I do encourage you to read this series from the beginning. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Silent Ridge is an addictive crime thriller mystery. The plot is fresh, the characterisation is strong and the narrative is sharp. Gregg Olsen definitely knows how to weave a tale and I look forward to seeing where he takes the series next.
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DJ Sakata
December 7, 2020
I was more than a bit conflicted during perusal and again in deciding my rating of this brilliantly contrived and multi-layered tale. It was my first outing with the talented scribe known as Gregg Olsen and I found his pen to be chillingly brilliant and his characters to be compelling and somewhat enigmatic. Mr. Olsen’s twisted serial killer has put a knot in my neck and kept my shoulders in my ears. His latest tautly written missive gripped my attention and pinned me in place, keeping me tense while periodically grinding my teeth throughout perusal as I had great difficulty with the unreliability of his main character. Megan was a sharp and astute detective but deeply paranoid and a consummate liar. She lied about something every time she opened her mouth. Some subterfuge was understandable, but she seemed to have an overriding need for massive deception that got in her way and put others in peril. Maybe had I read the first two books in the series I would have had a better grip on the underlying issues and wouldn’t have struggled with my personal distaste for her predilection for falsehood. And since I have no other complaints and nothing but respect for Mr. Olsen’s cunning craftsmanship, expert pacing, and shrewd placement of snark and humorous observations and musings, I chose to let go of what my friend Shalini calls her “niggles” and rave of his absorbing yet darkly disturbing storytelling skills. This bears further research on my part so I have added his listing to my TBR.
Sherry Rehbock
December 5, 2020
This is the third Megan Carpenter book and the second in the series I’ve read. Megan is a no nonsense loner police detective in the Jefferson Sherriff’s Department. She’s running from her past. The latest murder she’s investigating is way to close to that hidden past. I really enjoy the series. There is an interesting case in each book in the series. There is good character development in each book and in the series. The story in this book was deep in the back story of Megan, but I think there is enough background if you haven’t read the book. I’d recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.

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