The next grave


The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot

December 10th, 2024KimberlyReview5 Comments

10thDec

We are back with another novel in the Columbia River passionate suspense mystery series. In The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot, Detective Evan Bolton is searching the murder of a retired detective and a missing persons case. He’ll need the aid of canine specialist Rowan Wolff and her dog Thor to solve this one. A gripping mystery that will keep you up past your bedtime.

The Next Grave
by Kendra Elliot
Series: Columbia River #6
Genres: Mystery, Romantic Suspense
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Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an alarming novel of suspense by a Wall Avenue Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.

Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation. His friend and mentor, retired detective Rod McLeod, has been murdered, his body left in the trunk of a junkyard wagon. When McLeod’s daughter and grandson abruptly vanish, Evan knows it’s not a coincidence. Search and rescue canine specialist Rowan Wolff agrees as she and her dog, Thor, track the

The Next Grave

A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.

Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an alarming novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.

Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation. His friend and mentor, retired detective Rod McLeod, has been murdered, his body left in the trunk of a junkyard car. When McLeod’s daughter and grandson abruptly vanish, Evan knows it’s not a coincidence. Search and rescue canine specialist Rowan Wolff agrees as she and her dog, Thor, track the missing family.

The two cases converge in a puzzling twist. Evan discovers that McLeod has been reinvestigating old crimes—solved but not forgotten. Evan takes them on, one by one, and a disturbing suspicion forms that someone in law enforcement has something to hide and would do anything to keep those secrets buried.

But Evan and Rowan’s time is slipping away. They have to find the killer now. Before someone else disappears. Before someone else dies.

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The Next Grave (Columbia River, #6)

Release date: Dec 10, 2024

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A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.

Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an aA Wall Street Journal bestselling series.

Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an alarming novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.

Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation. His friend and mentor, retired detective Rod McLeod, has been murdered, his body left in the trunk of a junkyard car. When McLeod’s daughter and grandson abruptly vanish, Evan knows it’s not a coincidence. Search and rescue canine specialist Rowan Wolff agrees as she and her dog, Thor, track the missing family.

The two cases converge in a puzzling twist. Evan dis

It’s been a while since I’ve read a crime thriller, so I was excited to be approved for Next Grave. Thanks to Netgalley for gifting me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve always been a fan of police procedurals and crime thrillers ever since I read Patricia Cornwall’s Dr Scarpetta series as a teenager.

Before I started this, I realised this book is number 6 in a book series. So if you are interested in reading the whole lot, I would recommend starting from number 1. However, this can be read as a standalone, and I didn’t feel disadvantaged not having read her previous titles.


Next Grave focuses on Detective Evan Bolton and his girlfriend, Rowan, who is also the owner and trainer for search and rescue dog, Thor.

It all starts when the body of retired Detective Rod McLeod is discovered in a car boot in the middle of a junkyard. Nobody realised he was missing, and concerns rise after Evan remembers the unanswered voicemail he received from Rod’s daughter, Sophia, who it turns out is also missing. Upon this discovery, they find blood smears throughout Sophia’s house, and the worst is assumed. Thus begins the clock to

the next grave

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