Nashville Homicide Detective Abbey Rhodes is caught between a high-profile murder and multiple disappearances in a homeless camp. When the Mayor discovers one of the victims is the stepson of Jonathan Lee Thomas, a wealthy investor in the city’s East Bank Project, he forces Abbey to abandon all other cases. She faithfully follows orders until her best friend, Susan Ripley, goes missing.
Each case triggers Abbey’s PTSD, bringing the past and its secrets crashing around her. She stretches herself to the limit as she learns every life has value. Her investigation jeopardizes the safety of her closest friends, and Abbey must face her guilt when one of them is shot.
Book Details:
Genre: Christian Crime, Christian Mystery Published by: WordCrafts Press Publication Date: July 30, 2025 Number of Pages: 286 (HC) ISBN: 9781967649037 (ISBN10: 1967649030) (HC) Series: Abbey Rhodes Mystery Series, Book 2
Author Bio:
Mitchell S. Karnes is Christian husband, father, and grandfather. He uses his experiences and insights as a minister, counselor, and educator to write and speak on challenging issues and concerns with an ever-growing audience. This is his seventh novel. Mitchell has also published three short stories, a one-act play, and numerous Bible study lessons.
Through two separate battles against Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, God has given Mitchell a new perspective on life that challenges him to create stories not only to entertain audiences but call them to action. Mitchell's mission is to reach and reconcile those who have been disillusioned with God and his church and inspire the church to live out the love of Christ Jesus in a broken and hurting world.
THE LEAST OF THESE is written by Mitchell S Karnes. This is book two in the Abbey Rhodes Mystery series. I’ve read book one and I was super excited to read book two.
Abbey is a Nashville Homicide Detective. She’s pulled off all other cases when a missing person case turns out to be the stepson of Jonathan Lee Thomas, a wealthy investor in the city's East Bank Project. Abbey is torn because some of the others are people that no one cares about.
Readers will see a lot of growth from Abbey in book two. However she still struggles with PTSD. She’s for a lot on her plate and the weight of the job threatens to crash down. This book drew me in right away.
This book is well written. The characters are well developed. I love seeing characters evolve in a series. This author will be one that goes to the top of my TBR with new releases.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.
Giveaway:
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Jailed Army Ranger Dakota Judd is offered a life-altering deal from Jean Steele, an ambitious and attractive Black FBI agent. Infiltrate a White Supremacist prison gang while he’s incarcerated, then embed himself into their militia on the outside. Become the eyes and ears of the FBI. If successful, his record will be expunged and he can live a normal life. If he fails, he’ll wind up dead.
Embedded, the first book in the new Dakota Judd thriller series, features John Lansing’s trademark propulsive, page-turning writing style, with a tough but sympathetic protagonist. Accompanying Dakota are two powerful women: Aunt Billie, his tough-as-nails wingman, a retired female detective who makes sure Dakota stays alive as he rotates back to civilian life where peril awaits, and Jean Steele, Dakota’s FBI handler, who must thwart her romantic impulses towards Dakota, as one false move can cost her a career in the male-dominated FBI.
Book Details:
Genre: Thriller Published by: White Street Press Publication Date: July 8, 2025 Number of Pages: 317 Series: Dakota Judd Thriller Series, Book 1
John Lansing is the author of six thrillers featuring Jack Bertolino—The Devil’s Necktie, Blond Cargo, Dead Is Dead, The Fourth Gunman, 25 to Life, and MIA, the prequel—as well as the true-crime non-fiction book Good Cop Bad Money, written with former NYPD Inspector Glen Morisano. Embedded is John’s first thriller in the Dakota Judd series. He’s been a writer and supervising producer on network television, and the co-executive producer of the ABC series Scoundrels, and co-wrote two MOWs for CBS. The Devil’s Necktie is in development at Andria Litto’s Amuse Entertainment, with Barbara DeFina attached as a producer.A native of Long Island, John now resides in Los Angeles.
Embedded is written by John Lansing. This is book one in the Dakota Judd Thriller series. I’ve read this author before and he’s becoming one of my favorite thriller authors.
Dakota Judd, former Army Ranger is currently in jail. However FBI agent Jean Steele has a proposition for him. Infiltrate a white supremacist group and she will clear his record. However if they make him, he’ll leave in a body bag.
This book grabbed me in as soon as I started reading. I didn’t want to put it down. Dakota may be my favorite Lansing character and I’m thrilled for a new series. Heart pounding suspense, forbidden attraction, danger at every turn. This needs to go to the top of your TBR pile asap.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners In Crime Book Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.
There will be ONE (1) winner, US ONLY, for this tour. The winner will receive a $50 Amazon.comGift Card and a physical copy of EMBEDDED by John Lansing. The winner will be emailed and have 48 hours to respond and verify their US-ONLY mailing address or the prize will be awarded to another.
