The Silent Dolls: An absolutely gripping mystery thriller: 1 (Detective Ellie Reeves)

Silent tears trickle down her cheeks as she curls inside the tiny cave-like space. She lies on her side darkness all around her rubbing her fingers over the little wooden doll hed carved. He told her to be quiet not to cry or scream. Not to be a baby. Her throat was raw her eyes swollen shut. She wanted her mommy and daddy. She wanted to go home.When Penny Matthews a seven-year-old girl with blonde curls and a gap-toothed smile goes missing in the Appalachian mountains Detective Ellie Reeves is called straight to the scene. According to Pennys parents their daughter vanished after a picnic by the creek. All thats left behind is a pink friendship bracelet etched with Penny.Ellie knows all too well that the mountains endless miles of dark forest and winding rivers are the perfect place for a criminal to hide. Racing against the rapidly setting sun and a brutal winter storm on the horizon she searches desperately for Penny.Special Agent Derrick Fox is determined to join the hunt. His younger sister Kim disappeared in the same area twenty-five years ago--on the day he was meant to be watching her. Hes certain the cases are linked and that over a dozen girls have vanished in the last decade. Ellie refuses to believe that their tight-knit mountain community could be home to a deadly criminal but even she cant deny the similarities in the cases. And when they discover the remains of a small body buried with a carved wooden doll its clear theyre up against a deadly serial killer preying on innocent little girls.As the temperature plunges Pennys life hangs in the balance. Most people who get lost in the woods never make it out alive. Can Ellie and Derrick defy the odds and find out the truth about all the stolen girls? Or will the mountain and its twisted killer claim another victim?Readers absolutely love Rita Herron: Too amazing for me to put into words! Best book Ive read EVER. Im so overwhelmed with 100 different emotions and even though its now 4:00 a.m. and my 5 year old wakes up in 4 hours I want to read this book again. Im too filled with butterflies to sleep this book JUST GOT BETTER and better with each PAGE! I honestly cant put into words how incredible this book is!! I want to give everyone a copy for Christmas NO one should miss out on this book! Im so grateful to the author for this gift. Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Wow a breathtaking ride from start to finish! Well written with superb character development. The plot had many so many twists and turns it kept me on my toes the entire time!! Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐