Friday, July 30, 2021

First Line Friday #11-Woman in Shadow

Happy Friday! I hope you are having a great day and looking forward to a relaxing weekend! I am excited to be in VA this weekend with some longtime friends 😀
Welcome back to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books!! I will also be linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. This week I am sharing from Woman in Shadow by Carrie Stuart Parks


 Targhee Falls, Idaho

"Why are those dogs barking?" I pointed across the wooden picnic table toward two obviously upset canines yelping nearby.

About the book (from Goodreads): 

Award-winning author Carrie Stuart Parks combines her expertise as a forensic artist with her talent for crafting a gripping story in this page-turning web of light and shadow.

A woman off the grid.

Darby Graham thinks she’s on a much-needed vacation in remote Idaho to relax. But before she even arrives at the ranch, an earthquake strikes. Then a barn on the edge of town is engulfed in flames and strange problems at the ranch begin to escalate, and Darby finds herself immersed in a chilling mystery.

A town on fire.

More fires erupt around town, and a serial arsonist sends taunting letters to the press after each. As a forensic linguist, this is Darby’s area of expertise . . . but the scars her work has caused her are also the reason she’s trying to escape her life.

A growing darkness.

As the shadows continue moving in, pieces of the town around her come into sharper focus. To make it out alive, Darby must decide if she can trust the one man who sees her clearly.

Praise for Woman in Shadow:

“Unique, witty, and hilarious, Carrie's voice shines throughout Woman in Shadow. The perfect mix of intrigue, mystery and danger, this is most definitely a book for my keeper shelf.” —Dani Pettrey, bestselling author of the Coastal Guardians series


Full-length, stand-alone suspense novel
Award-winning, bestselling author
Also by Carrie Stuart Parks: Relative Silence, Fragments of Fear, Formula of Deception, and A Cry from the Dust

Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Have you read this book? What did you think?

Your turn! Grab the book nearest you and post the first line in the comments!

 Hoarding Books 

 

28 comments:

  1. Sounds like a book full of suspense. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “NOT A HAPPY FAMILY”

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  2. I haven't read Woman in the Shadow but now it's on my TBR, it sounds excellent!
    Cora | https://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, it is SOOOOO good :) I hope you enjoy it!

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  3. Woman in the Shadow sound exciting and interesting. That first line doesn't really let you know what you're in for, but it is interesting and I would read further.

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    1. It is SOOOO good, I am almost finished with it and can't wait to see how it ends :) The first lines don't tell you a lot, but the dogs are integral to the story.

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  4. This book sounds super intriguing and I love the cover as well! I also like how the opening puts you straight into the scene. I hope you enjoy this one and have a lovely weekend :)
    Juli @ A Universe in Words

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    1. It is soooo good!! Thank you for stopping by!

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  5. Woman in Shadows sounds like a really good read! Will take a look.

    Have a good weekend!

    Elza Reads

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    1. It is soooooo good! I hope you get a chance to read it :)

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  6. I've got this one on my TBR list! :)

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    1. Oh good!!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I am! I am thinking 5 stars unless it doesn't end well :)

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  7. Sounds exciting. Enjoy. By the way, the link you provided on Book Beginnings linky isn't a good link. My Friday quotes and review

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    1. It is very exciting. Thank you for telling me about the link, not sure what happened so added a new link.

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  8. I haven't read this one yet. Sounds good!

    My First Line Friday post is from Love and the Silver Lining by Tammy L. Gray. https://daniellegrandinetti.com/2021/07/30/first-line-friday-love-and-the-silver-lining/

    Happy Friday!

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    1. It is SOOOO good! I can't wait to get my hands on Love and the Silver Lining!

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  9. I haven't read this one, but it sounds like the kind of suspense I would like.

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    1. It is wonderful! I hope you get a chance to enjoy it :)

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  10. Happy Friday!
    I'm currently reading The Ace of Hearts by Ashtyn Newbold. It's pretty good! I'm on chapter 8, so I'll share from there.
    "Bridget's room was near Alice's, tucked on the second floor among all the newly decorated ones."
    Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂❤📚

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    1. I have not heard of that book, but glad you are enjoying it!! I am having a wonderful weekend and I hope you are as well :)

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  11. Sounds full of excitement and suspense!
    Visiting from Book Beginnings

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    1. It is very exciting and suspenseful, thanks for stopping by!

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  12. I definitely want to read this one. It sounds like a good one. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)

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    1. It is great! I am having a wonderful weekend and hope you are as well!

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  13. My first line comes from The Nature of Small Birds by Susie Finkbeiner.
    No matter how the world has changed over the course of my life, somehow crayons still smell the same way they did when I was a kid.

    Woman in Shadow was a fantastic book!

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    1. I love that first line, I hope you enjoy the book! I am loving Woman in Shadow and can't wait to see how it ends :)

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  14. I loved Woman in Shadow! Carrie Stuart Parks is an incredible author 😊

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    1. Yes, she is! I picked up another book by her that I had not heard of over the weekend (My July no add update post). I loved Woman in Shadow and hope to write my review tonight!

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