Title: First Sign of Danger
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: Haven’s Rock (Sequel series to Rockton)
Note: I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Summary: Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter of life as parents to their six-month-old baby. Their family is hidden away in the sanctuary town of Haven’s Rock where they can live safe and private lives. But when they encounter hikers too close to the borders of Haven’s Rock, they realize they’re in danger of being exposed. 

When they find one of the hikers dead the next day, they realize that their paranoia was justified, but they’re no closer to finding out who these people were and what they were doing in the vicinity of Haven’s Rock. Only by tracing the hikers’ movements, as well as examining the recent behavior of their closest neighbors, the workers of a secretive mining camp, will they be able to figure out where the threat is coming from and shut it down. Otherwise, the lives of everyone in Haven’s Rock—and their safe, secure new existence—are at risk.

My Thoughts:

Characters

The characters in Kelley Armstrong’s books are always standouts for me and the strength that Dalton and Casey began with only continues to grow and solidify. April is quickly becoming a fave as well. Casey remains a total badass, even as a mom and I love her all the more for it.

As always there is a background cast of characters who I adore, such as Will, Kenny and others.

Setting

I am so sad to hear we will soon be saying goodbye to the Yukon as this is the second last book in the series (who knows maybe we’ll get another sequel series). It remains equally beautiful and dangerous to those arrogant enough to venture without the proper preparedness required. And sadly, someone keeps finding bodies (ahem, Casey, ahem), which could really put a cramp in the whole situation

The plot

This book was exactly the mystery I was looking for and then some, with a little bit of thriller thrown in for good measure. There are so many twists and turns every time I thought I had something figured out I ended up being wrong.

It’s a pleasure to read a book and not be able to figure out what’s happening until you get hit with that moment of clarity and realize there were clues you missed all along.