Dangerous Habits

Name: Dangerous Habits
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Susan Hunter
ISBN: 9798904110758

Author: Susan Hunter

Series: Leah Nash Mysteries #1

Narrator: Amy Dannenmueller

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Severn River Publishing

Published: 04/10/2026

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Crime

Synopsis

A deadly secret. A relentless reporter. A truth that might be better left buried. In the small town of Himmel, Wisconsin, reporter Leah Nash is scraping by, working again at the local paper that she left a decade ago. But when a torrential storm reveals a gruesome secret - a dead nun from the local school for troubled kids - Leah's quiet life is shattered. Sister Mattea was no ordinary nun. She had deep secrets that no one knew. Secrets that might connect the nun’s suspicious death with the tragic accident that took Leah's sister Lacey’s life at the same school years ago. As Leah delves deeper, she uncovers a web of deceit, corruption, and danger entangling the school's charismatic leaders, wealthy donors, and even her own boss. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes that her sister’s death was no accident, and the nun’s death was no random event. As Leah gets closer to the shocking truth, she becomes the killer’s next target. With every powerful enemy she makes, she doesn’t know who she can trust anymore. As she races against time, she must answer one crucial question: Is she willing to risk her life for a truth that could bring her own world crashing down? In Dangerous Habits, the first book in the Leah Nash Mystery Series, Susan Hunter weaves a complex tale of betrayal, vengeance, and a silence that can't last forever. Great for fans of Lisa Gardner and Karin Slaughter.

About Susan Hunter

Susan Hunter is a charter member of Introverts International (which meets the 12th of Never at an undisclosed location). She has worked as a reporter and managing editor, during which time she received a first place UPI award for investigative reporting and a Michigan Press Association first place award for enterprise/feature reporting. Susan has also taught composition at the college level and written advertising copy, newsletters, press releases, speeches, web copy, academic papers, and memos. Lots and lots of memos. She lives in rural Michigan with her husband, Gary, who is a man of action, not words. During certain times of the day, she can also be found wandering the mean streets of small-town Himmel, Wisconsin, looking for clues, stopping for a meal at the Elite Cafe, dropping off a story lead at the Himmel Times Weekly, or meeting friends for a drink at McClain's Bar and Grill.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cynthia on March 09, 2020

I so enjoyed this first book in the Leah Nash Mystery Series. Author Susan Hunter nails her protagonist with her acerbic first-person narrative, allowing the reader to sit back, hang on, and just enjoy the wild ride. Leah’s small Wisconsin hometown is filled to bursting with characters, most of whom......more

Goodreads review by Darcia on April 13, 2018

I read a whole lot of books each year, and about 75% are within the mystery/suspense/thriller genre. An unfortunate byproduct of reading so many mystery novels is that it's now rare that an author totally surprises me with a twist. Susan Hunter manages to do just that more than once within this book......more

Goodreads review by Susan on January 25, 2019

Giving three stars because the plot line was very good. However, the lead character acts more like a 10-15 year old than a professional in her 30’s. She doesn’t grow up by thhe end of the book either. The last section of the book was over the top with murderers and deaths. How many murderers can one s......more

Goodreads review by Sonnet on August 24, 2016

DNF Oh honey, noooooo. Who would do something like this to a perfectly respectable manuscript? I only managed to read two pages into this book, so my rating is based on the terrible, terrible formatting and layout. I normally would not take so much off for formatting issues but this was so incredibly......more

Goodreads review by Joan on April 07, 2018

Leah Nash is a newspaper reporter in a small town in Wisconsin. Five years ago her younger sister, Lacy, had been in a facility for troubled youth. When Lacy disappeared it was assumed she ran away. When her body was found much later, her fall from a cliff was ruled an accident. Leah receives a puzz......more