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First Chance

by Kasey Lansdale

A cold case in Hopeful, Texas

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A cold case in Hopeful, Texas

Chance Kirby opens a private-investigation agency in Hopeful, Texas, hoping to build a life beyond her family’s shadow. Her first major case is far removed from routine disputes: the unsolved murder of a teenage girl, with no leads to start from. As Chance investigates alongside her adopted sister Tia and police chief Isabella Lopez, she begins to connect the crime to a wider pattern and a predator who may have escaped notice for decades. The setup combines a woman-led detective story with a small-town setting and a cold-case investigation whose implications grow beyond the original murder.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy mysteries led by a private investigator.
  • Those interested in cold cases and investigations involving unsolved crimes.
  • Readers looking for a small-town Texas setting and a women-sleuth mystery.

Themes

Starting over and independenceCold-case investigationFamily tiesPatterns of crime and accountability

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Book overview

First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.

Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.

With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.

To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead ... or risk becoming the next target.

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