Stolen Mothers

Nikki Hunt, Book 9

By: Stacy Green

Narrated by: Kate Handford

Children run through the streets in their Halloween costumes, giggling happily, not noticing the blood on the house is real. A baby girl is tucked up asleep in her room. Her mother’s body lies motionless in the front yard, pink petals on the ground beside her…

Arriving in the quiet community of Mulberry Creek, Special Agent Nikki Hunt is shocked that amongst the chaos of costumes and fake, silver spider webs, a new mother called Kiania Watson has lost her life. A blooming rare flower placed carefully in her cold, bound hands. Nikki’s legs go weak: it’s the mark of a serial killer she’s met before.

Nine years ago, Nikki fell in pursuit of a masked man who’d killed a young girl at a cabin in rural Minnesota. Seeing her cradling the bump of her pregnant belly, he’d spared her life. She was told he’d died in a shoot-out days later. But the pink flower only grows at that cabin: it’s a message to Nikki. Nikki’s team are quick to suspect Kiania’s abusive husband. But Nikki finds two further, similar murders in other states. Flowers were left in their palms when they died. Nikki’s heart breaks when she realizes all the victims were mothers to newborn babies.

Digging desperately into old case files, Nikki finds blood on a rock she secured nine years ago, which has never been tested. But not before receiving a desperate call that another woman has just been taken. This twisted killer is playing a deadly game, and Nikki must risk her own life if she has any chance of returning this mother to her child alive…

A dark, twisty and heart-racing thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Lisa Regan and Robert Dugoni will be addicted to the suspense.

©2024 Stacy Green (P)2024 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Critic reviews

“One sensational read! Wow, this one just completely blew me away. If you’re looking for a brand new series to sink your teeth into, then look no further. A must-read!” Once Upon A Time Book Blog

story is way better than narration

The narrator for this needs to learn how to pronounce common words like filet (its not fill-it) & Chi (it's Greek & not chee) & less common like Aram (AR-um, not air-um). Narrator aside I loved this book! It took a step up from the previous & I did not guess the end.

Mispronunciations

I really like this author and the series. I usually love this reader, even though she always mispronounces a word or two. During this performance it was distracting. Are there not "proof listeners"? Chi was "chee", Marquis was "Mar-kwis" and the list goes on. Please do better.

love this series

great story. love the way the writer draws you in and keeps you enthralled. i hope that the writer continues the series.

Another Great Nikki Novel!

This story has you gripped in its suspense throughout the story. The narrator is ALWAYS excellent and knows just how to contribute to the edgy storyline.

Bad mispronunciation

I liked the story but the narrator mispronounced so many words it got on my nerves.
Stacy Green writes great books and I have enjoyed this series.

Love Love This Series!

I have enjoyed every single book in this series and this one I think is maybe my favorite. I love the background of Niki and we learn even more in this book about her past. The narration is spot on and the storyline is so intriguing that it was difficult to stop listening. Looking forward to the next one. Highly recommend.

She does it again!

Stacy does it again with another great story! I love the Nikki Hunt series and this is one of my favorites from the series so far.

Great story,narrator as in all the Nikki Hunt Books

Story is horrible yet believable. As in all of Stacy Greens books the mystery deepens util the unexpected often happens. Great fun summer read.

Mar-quis!

Narrators always get a word or two wrong in audiobooks… but saying Marquis like it’s spelled sent me. 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

Great series! I hate that this is the last book

I love the narrators voice but the mispronunciation of many words through the series grated on my nerves. The storylines were worth it though.