Seconds to Live, Melinda Leigh
Seconds to Live, Melinda Leigh
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Seconds to Live

Author: Melinda Leigh

Narrator: Cris Dukehart

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/28/2016


Synopsis

A Wall Street Journal bestsellerWildlife biologist Mac Barrett avoided his hometown of Scarlet Falls for years—too many bad memories. But when he receives the news that his father is dying, he rushes home only to discover he’s too late. Shaken, Mac retreats to his remote cabin seeking peace and solace. Instead, he crashes his jeep to narrowly avoid running over the naked body of a woman lying in the road. Even more disturbing, when he regains consciousness, the body is gone.Police detective Stella Dane wants to believe Mac, even if his story about the vanishing body seems far-fetched. But when Mac’s description matches the missing woman she’s been searching for, it raises a disturbing question: How does a dead body disappear?Mac and Stella will have to work together to find the answer and catch a psychotic kidnapper—and quickly. The killer has a deadly message to send, and the case is about to become personal…2016 Golden Leaf Award Winner

About Melinda Leigh

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh abandoned her career in banking to raise her kids and never looked back. She started writing as a hobby, but soon she found her true calling creating characters and stories. Her debut novel, She Can Run, was a #1 Kindle bestseller in Romantic Suspense, a 2011 Best Book Finalist in The Romance Reviews, and a nominee for the 2012 International Thriller Award for Best First Book. She is also a three-time Daphne du Maurier Award finalist and the winner of the Golden Leaf Award. When she isn’t writing, Melinda is an avid martial artist: she holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate and teaches women’s self-defense. She lives in a messy house with her husband, two teenagers, a couple of dogs, and two rescue cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonetta on September 16, 2020

Wildlife biologist Mac Barrett is working in the jungles of Brazil when he gets the call to return to Scarlet Falls as his father’s health has deteriorated. He’s attacked before he makes it home but manages to get there despite his serious injuries. However, they take a toll after visiting his fathe......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on June 12, 2016

Seconds To Live by Melinda Leigh has once again pulled me into the lives of the Barrett family of Scarlet Falls and I just don’t want it to end. Romantic suspense in this author’s hands never fails to entertain! This is the third Scarlet Falls book and focuses on the youngest of the family, PhD wildl......more

Goodreads review by Mei on July 19, 2016

...Stella’s boss... I wanted to make you smile now, because when you start reading this book, you’ll not be smiling.... The murderer was really creepy and completely crazy! Until almost the end I didn’t get who it was!!! I thought it was everybody else, but not the right one! LOL This actually happened......more

Goodreads review by Robin on September 08, 2020

After two days of exhaustive travel, Wildlife Biologist Mac Barrett hurries home only to be told his father has died. Grief stricken, Mac wants to be alone. While driving to his cabin in a storm, he swerves to avoid a naked woman laying on the road and crashes into a tree. After extracting himself f......more

Goodreads review by Linda on June 16, 2016

Police Detective Stella Dane is investigating the murder of a young woman whose body was found in an alley. It’s obvious she was tortured before taking an overdose of heroine. What’s worse is that Stella knows the victim personally. And then a second abduction and another body found, much in the same......more