Blessing of the Lost Girls: A Brady and Walker Family Novel

Federal investigator Dan Pardee, Brandon Walker's son-in-law, is tracing the bloody path of a serial killer across the Southwest in this intense thriller. The killer, Charles Milton, abducts, murders, and disposes of his victims while leaving no evidence of his crimes. Rosa Rios, a young woman of Apache descent, vanished three years ago, and human remains, a homicide victim burned beyond recognition, have been confirmed to be hers. With Sheriff Joanna Brady's help, Dan is determined to reopen the case and bring long-awaited justice to Rosas family.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 26 October 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Federal investigator Dan Pardee, Brandon Walker's son-in-law, encounters Sheriff Joanna Brady in this thrilling novel as he follows the bloody trail of a merciless serial killer across the Southwest. Driven by an uncontrollable compulsion, the man known as Charles Milton targets young women on the rodeo circuit. He selects those he perceives as the most vulnerable, often wandering alone and distracted, before striking. For years, he has been methodical in his crimes, abducting, murdering, and disposing of his victims without leaving any trace of evidence or their identities behind. Indigenous women have become his primary targets, aware of law enforcement's past disregard for their disappearances.

Recently, Dan Pardee, a field officer with the newly established Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force, has been assigned a cold case. Rosa Rios, a young woman of Apache descent and a former rodeo star, disappeared three years ago. Human remains, a homicide victim burned beyond recognition, were discovered in Cochise County around the time of her disappearance. They have now been confirmed to be Rosa. With Sheriff Joanna Brady's assistance, Dan is determined to reopen the case and bring long-awaited justice to Rosa's family. As the orphaned son of a murdered indigenous woman, he feels an even greater personal obligation to capture this killer.

Joanna's daughter Jennifer also takes a personal interest in the case, having known Rosa from her own amateur rodeo days. Now a criminal justice major, she is unofficially joining the investigation. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes evident that Rosa was just one victim of a serial killer. Jennifer and Dan realize they are running out of time to catch the elusive culprit before more lives are lost.

Weight: 454g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063010109