Awesome Series Conclusion -- Dead End

The Kaely Quinn Profiler series is my favorite of all I've read by Nancy Mehl, and the third book, Dead End, is a thrilling conclusion to the series. 

Kaely Quinn is one of the most fascinating characters I've run across. She is an FBI agent and profiler who uses some pretty unorthodox methods to find out "who-dun-it" in difficult cases. In response to a question about how she came up with Kaely and her quirky methods, author Nancy Mehl replied, "I actually dreamt about her." Well, I'm glad she had that dream because I very much enjoyed the stories that came about as a result. 

This is a series that definitely needs to be read in order:  Mind Games, Fire Storm, and Dead End. There are things that probably wouldn't make a lot of sense in the final book without the background from the others. But it is certainly worth reading all three to enjoy Kaely's journey and the awesome way things are wrapped up as the series concludes.

Thanks to the author and her publisher, Bethany House, for providing the book. I am happy to share my own thoughts in this review.

About the Book

When a body is discovered in a field in Iowa, the police uncover fourteen additional corpses, some from twenty years ago, others from the recent past. The remains point to a serial killer with an MO the authorities have seen before--Ed Oliphant, a man who has been in prison for more than twenty years . . . and is FBI Special Agent Kaely Quinn's father. After several failed attempts to discover if Ed has been training someone to be a copycat killer, the police turn to Kaely in St. Louis for help.

Kaely promised herself she would never step foot in her hometown or set eyes on her father again. She's always refused to confront her past, but if she wants to prevent any more deaths, she must come face-to-face with the man she's hated for years.

As more bodies are discovered, Kaely races against time and her own inner turmoil to uncover the killer. Will this most personal case yet cost Kaely her identity and perhaps even her life?

About the Author

Nancy Mehl (www.nancymehl.com) is the author of more than thirty-five books and a Christy Award and Carol Award finalist as well as the winner of an ACFW Book of the Year award. Her short story, Chasing Shadows, was in the USA Today bestselling Summer of Suspense anthology. Nancy writes from her home in Missouri, where she lives with her husband, Norman, and their puggle, Watson.