The Winter Girls

Agent Tori Hunter, Book 2

By: Roger Stelljes

Narrated by: Kate Handford

Gazing out the cabin window at the raging blizzard, fear suddenly floods through her as she feels a stranger’s hand clamp across her mouth. No one can hear her stifled screams as she is dragged from the couch by the fire out into the snow.

When 17-year-old Savannah Devenish vanishes from her family’s remote vacation cabin in Minnesota, FBI Agent Tori Hunter races along treacherous icy roads to be first on the scene. Savannah’s parents are frantic with worry for their beautiful, carefree girl. Haunted by memories of her own missing sister, Tori vows to do whatever it takes to reunite this family.

When the police uncover that Savannah’s father, Jacob, was having an affair, they suspect his involvement, but Tori is convinced his despair is genuine. Her close relationship with the chief detective means the team won’t listen, so Tori strikes off alone, persuading Savannah’s distraught best friends to share their secrets. It seems this "good girl" was sneaking out to parties to meet up with a mysterious man....

Then another teenager is snatched from the street, snowy footprints and a discarded hot chocolate cup the last trace of her. The girls are the same age, strikingly pale and blonde. Is a twisted collector stealing them away? And what chance is there that they are being kept alive?

With a deadly snowstorm closing in, Tori battles the elements - and her own team - as she follows the trail to an abandoned cabin by a frozen lake. In the basement are bedrooms filled with clothes for teenage girls. Tori was too late to save her own missing sister 20 years ago, but can she find these girls before they disappear forever?

An utterly addictive and twisty crime thriller that will have your heart in your mouth.

©2021 Roger Stelljes (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Riveting

The storyline is great and plot thickens as you go. Braddock and Tori my a fantastic team.

Awesome

Another great listen. LOVE the narration. The character development is believable. The plot was a hard topic, but very gripping. Just really enjoying this series. Can’t wait to start the next book. Highly recommend

Excellent mystery

I am a fan of this author and this series so I was not disappointed in this newest thriller. I love the relationship between Tory and Will as well as the other characters. The narrator is terrific and I enjoyed her interpretation of the many characters. I will be watching closely for the next thriller in this series.

Good if you ignore the dialogue

The plots are good - but not as twisty as advertised. The dialogue between the characters often leaves a lot to be desired - especially the female characters - truly cringey. The narrator is okay but brutalizes some pretty easy words. Not the best book, but not the worst either.

The Winter Girls

I enjoyed it. There was more to the story then I even expected. I can't wait to see what happens next! I recommend The Winter Girls and the other previous books in this series!

A can't sop

This series is the kind you can't put down. so much going on that leads to an intense ending. Love the mystery and romance.

great book!!!

my husband and I love this series. we will be listening through till the end for sure!

EXCELLENT MYSTERY!!

Roger Stelljes is a superb writer and story teller. I love the length of the stories that I get for my credit. R. Stelljes does such a magnificent job of building the characters throughout the story. I also love Kate Handford's voice. She does a wonderful job of narration. This is definitely a series that needs to be listened to starting with Book 1. I highly recommend this series.

Hunter and Braddock are on the case again!

I was wondering what would happen in the second book after we learned at the end of the first book that Tori resigned from the FBI. Never fear— there’s always something in MM that needs to be investigated! This time, two girls are abducted into what at first appears to be a sex trafficking ring but there’s something else going on that Tori discovers in her attempts to find the missing girls. This was another solid installment in the series and I’m looking forward to listening to the third one in the upcoming days!

Tori

Good story plots, kept my interests to where I didn’t want to put it down.