Her First Mistake

Noelle Marshall, Book 1

De: Kendra Elliot

Narrado por: Stephanie Németh-Parker

When a very personal cold case murder is reopened, a detective’s secrets come to light in a novel of shocking twists and suspense by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

Thirteen years ago, Assemblyman Derrick Bell was murdered in his home by an intruder. His wife, Noelle Marshall, was left for dead. The crime was unsolved, but it wasn’t forgotten.

Today the FBI is tackling a fresh perspective on the case and looking to Noelle, now a detective for the Deschutes County sheriff’s office, for new clues. It is reopening everything Noelle thought was behind her. Memories of her escape from a traumatic childhood. A marriage that wasn’t the perfect love story she’d been promised. And a husband whose charm and privilege hid a dark side. But Noelle has been hiding something too: a secret about the night Derrick died that she has never told anyone.

As past and present and leads and misleads collide, one thing is frighteningly clear. Derrick’s murder wasn’t just unsolved. It’s unfinished. And only the truth—no matter the risk—can save the next victim.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“This will satisfy…”—Publishers Weekly

“As in any good thriller, the narration, the dialogue and the action draw us deeper and deeper into the life of the main character.”—Bookreporter

“Cold cases inevitably provide great fodder for crime thrillers, and Kendra Elliot proves remarkably adept at mining that trope with her latest sizzler of a story, Her First Mistake.”—Jon Land, BookTrib

Can’t wait for the next book

Love anything Kendra Elliot! I was so excited for this book and a new series. I thought it was a great book and I can’t wait to see what’s next for this series.

Deceit

Story of love, friendship, how drugs change people, murder, how one can doubt themselves, and most of all deceit of someone you think you can trust.

New Series

This is a wonderful start to a new series with old friends. Stephanie Nemeth-Parker was absolutely phenomenal in her narration. She portrayed this wide variety of characters perfectly. It was a joy to listen to her narration.

Her First Mistake

This was a very good book. It kept me guessing and was really hard to put don

excellent story

I lived every minute of this book. The narrator was fantastic as always and the twists and turn were unexpected. I may reread to see if I missed some forshadowing.loved it!