I’m honestly not even sure where to set art with my review here. I requested the arc of this book because I really love Gregg Olson’s writing- but will say until now I’ve only ever read his true crime books. However, it still stands that Gregg Olson is a very good story teller. 

This is also the first book I’ve read in the Megan Carpenter series, in fact I didn’t realize it was a series until I got into the book. 

Megan, the main character, is also the point of view for the book and is witty as hell. About the only thing I enjoyed about her character was this aspect. I get that she’s been through some stuff and she’s supposed to be unreachable for other people, however I don’t feel that wall around the character should extend out to the audience of the book. This book gets four stars because as a whole the plot is great, the writing is great, but the main character is not. I almost cannot imagine reading two books before this one with a character to unapproachable.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Gregg Olson for a copy of this book in advance in exchange for an honest review

Megan still doesn't know who is writing the threatening emails. She still wants contact with her brother Hayden, but could it be that he is behind the threats? But there is no time to dwell on her problems. When a body is discovered, brutally murdered and impossible to identify, Megan's past and present collide and she can only hope to survive.
This series is really addicting and I like Megan more with each book. I hope that someday she gets the peace of mind she deserves.

This is the third book in the Detective Megan Carpenter series by Gregg Olsen.

Detective Megan Carpenter, from Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is called to the scene when a brutalised and tortured body is found. Upon arrival, she discovers two things; the victim is a woman known to her as Monique Delmont who helped Megan when she was in danger years ago; the killer has left a calling card in the form of two old photographs of Megan, aged 16...

With Deputy Ronnie Marsh as her sidekick, Megan begins to unravel the clues that will lead them to the killer. However, having Ronnie by her side the task is a little less clear-cut and far more high-risk for those around her than she could ever have expected.

The characters are compelling as well as memorable and Megan is definitely someone to cheer for. Her character feels genuine, though flawed and I like her for her determination and gutsiness. The supporting characters are all well-rounded, their relationships very believable. In this police thriller, Megan is constantly battling the consequences of her actions. Dark Falls is a fast-paced, action packed, page turner and the chapters told from the killer’s perspective ratchet up the tension. Gregg Olsen's writing skill shines through as he deftly negotiates a guileful storyline around a gruesome crime investigation. Although Dark Falls is the third instalment in the series, it was easily read as a standalone. Full of little gems that refine a solid plot, the story grabbed me and held on till the very end. I have been inspired to read the series opener, Snow Creek, as well as excitedly anticipating book four.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Bookouture via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

Unfortunately I struggled with this as it's the third in the series and can't really be read as a standalone.

I enjoyed this police procedural / psychological thriller set in the north-western corner of Washington State, in the USA. However, I have no doubt that my reading experience of Silent Ridge would have been enhanced, had I first read the first two books in Gregg Olsen's Megan Carpenter series, Snow Creek and Water's Edge.
Detective Megan Carpenter is a dedicated and intuitive investigator, but she has an incredibly dark and tangled past, which is unknown to her collegues and virtually all her friends. She's living under an assumed name after she and her family had been targeted by a serial killer.
Megan's past and present collide when photographs of her at work and as a high school student are found at a gruesome crime scene. The victim is a woman Megan had taken into her confidence and whose daughter had previously been murdered by the same serial killer who stalked Megan.
Megan is an understandably prickly character and a significant part of the narrative consists of her efforts to keep one step ahead of her boss, the sheriff, her probationer colleague Ronnie, her boyfriend and anyone else who knows her, whilst also appearing to investigate the crime through normal channels.
While the plot was intriguing, I felt that Megan's frequent reminiscence over past events often seemed to halt the flow of the narrative. I found the character of Megan difficult to warm to, but loved the vivacious and keen Ronnie!
This was a solid Pacific Northwest thriller, but I believe this to be a series which readers would be best to tackle in series order. I intend to return to book 1 and re-read from there.
My thanks to Gregg Olsen, publisher Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this title.

Megan Carpenter has literally run for her life, has her life finally caught up? This is an extraordinary series which each book can be read as a stand alone. Olsen has an imagination like none other. The writing is exceptional with greatly developed characters. You will feel like this book is a part of your life and you don't want it to be! Must read for lovers of suspense/thrillers. Enjoy!

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.

This is the third Megan Carpenter book and the second in the series I’ve read.  Megan is a no nonsense loner police detective in the Jefferson Sherriff’s Department. She’s running from her past.  The latest murder she’s investigating is way to close to that hidden past.  

I really enjoy the series.  There is an interesting case in each book in the series. There is good character development in each book and in the series. The story in this book was deep in the back story of Megan, but I think there is enough background if you haven’t read the book.  I’d recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.

This is the 3rd book in the Detective Megan Carpenter series by Gregg Olsen although my introduction. This was a good introduction to the characters for me but I feel I need to read more of the series to get truly into Megan Carpenter. Megan Carpenter is certainly a troubled soul and I am pretty sure will grow on me.

The body of a severely brutalised woman is left for Detective Megan Carpenter to discover and she is shocked when she recognises her. Monique Delmont helped Megan when she was in danger two years ago. At the scene the killer leaves two photographs of a school girl Megan.

This is a quick read and the characters are strong with plenty to develop so I fully expect to read more of this series in the future.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Bookouture for supplying a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Detective Megan Carpenter is on the run from her past. However, her past has been catching up with her, her entire life. This is evident in this, the third book of the Megan Carpenter series, though the first I've read. Megan's troubled childhood, her highly dysfunctional parents, have haunted her all her days, and continues to torment her. 

The reader, always one step ahead of Megan, has a look into the mind of the killer; a sadistic, gruesome, torturing serial murderer. So we know that Megan has no idea who the killer is. 

The action is propulsive, honing into the kill so to speak; as driving as the driven Megan. A thriller based on a police investigation that is very much personal to the protagonist detective. Recommended. 

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

This review also appears in Goodreads, netgalley.com and https://thereadersvault.blogspot.com/?m=1

One bath wall is a mural of a brilliant-yellow sunflower. The theme carries over to the shower curtains, but the yellow vinyl is spattered with red blotches. Propped against the mirror is a South Kitsap High School photo of a teenaged girl.

I enjoy the first two books in this series very much. This one was good, but not quite as good as the previous two. It lacked something. It seemed to get a bit repetitive when talking about Monique Delmont's daughter and what happened to her. Every time she was mentioned the author added who she was and what happened to her. That would be something you would not forget so ease up on the reminders there. The book was excellent though, with the exception of the person of interest here. I still do not know who she is other than Alex's lover maybe. I know where she was from and why she did what she did but still that ending just seemed a bit rushed. It was not as well played out as the closure in the first two books. That disappointed me. As for reading about Megan's history that didn't bother me in the least. I learned some things in this book that was not mentioned in the first two. I thought this book was good but not as good as SNOW CREEK or WATER'S EDGE. Those too were absolutely unputdownable for me. I'm afraid this one just fell a tad short. 
Megan is still working with Ronnie, who you met in book 2. Ronnie is a very likable character and a very good cop. I really liked her. I really liked Megan also. The characters in this book were all likable with the exception of the one after Megan/Riley who's name I don't even remember ever knowing. That was a bit disconcerting for me. But it is what it is. Apparently the author thought that would add mystery to the story and it did to a point. But it's always a good thing to find out who did what to whom. At least to me it is. 
This book was well written to a point. It keeps you wanting to know who is doing what and why. You will find out part of that. The why part. It's the who that floored me. Though you know basically who she is you don't learn her name. I didn't like that. I didn't appreciate that. 
The scenes in this book are great. You feel like you are walking through the woods. Like you are creeping inside Megan's home with gun drawn. Like you are being dragged behind the trailer. It's a good story just missing something that I can't quite put my finger on. Almost but not quite. 

Those are my thoughts of this book. I would say it's well written and it is. Just missing something. 

Thank you to #NetGalley, #GreggOlsen, #Bookouture for this ARC. This is my own thoughts about this book.

I'm giving it a 3.5/5 stars. I wish I could give it more but I was left wondering too much with this one. Read for yourself and decide though. It's pretty good but....

Silent Ridge by Gregg Olsen 
I give this book 4.5 stars 
They say your past can come back to haunt you. For Detective Megan Carpenter, her past might just come back to kill her.
When she arrives at the home of a woman whose body has been brutalized, Megan is shocked to discover that she knows the victim.And the killer has left a disturbing calling card… 
With the help of her new partner, Deputy Ronnie Marsh, Megan begins to unravel the clues that will lead them to the killer.
Can she get to him before he finds her? And will she pay the ultimate price for trying to keep her terrifying past buried?

This brilliant crime, thriller can be read as a standalone or as the 3rd book in the series.
Wow,this addictive page turner kept me up well into the night as the tension gradually builds up towards a terrifyingly dangerous climax! Told partly through the killer,Megan in the present and also again through audio tapes (this is my favourite bit as we learn so much more about Megan’s complex character and her dark past) l love Gregg Olsen and his rule breaking  Detective Megan Carpenter and this action packed series just keeps on getting better and better as it unfolds,l can’t wait for the next instalment!
With thanks to Gregg,Bookouture and Netgalley for my chance to read and review this book

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview Silent Ridge by Gregg Olsen.  
Olsen writes several series books, and I have read one in this series.
Solid and good writing.
3. stars.

Sheriff’s detective Megan Carpenter ( real name Rylee) is called to a murder scene by Sheriff Gray. Monique Delmont is dead. She had helped Megan when she was in danger years despite her daughter being murdered by Megan’s biological  father and policeman Alex Rader.
Megan had killed Alex but believes his brother Michael is as evil as he was and may be responsible for Monique’s death.
Megan has to investigate what happened now and twenty years ago without people finding out about her past.
Megan’s relationship with her deputy Ronnie Marsh is strong and a key part of the book though Megan is a complicated and not always likeable character with a lot of baggage.
Although I am a massive Gregg Olsen fan this is not one of my favourite books of his.
It is an enjoyable, fast paced read hurtling towards an action packed finale. 4 Stars ⭐️.
Thanks to #Bookouture and #NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in return for a fair review.

Book three in the Megan Carpenter series left me just a little bit disappointed as I enjoyed the first two very much.  It is not a stand alone. There were some beautiful descriptive passages and the fast pace left me intrigued as we knew the killer and wondered how Megan would finally catch up with her past. Time for Megan to move on from her past and I hope the next book sees her take a different route. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

Silent Ridge is book 3 in the Megan Carpenter series and I do recommend reading the others first.  I think it gives you a better grip on the cast of characters and their history.  I did enjoy this suspenseful thriller.

A dark gritty thriller which kept me reading into the night. The characters are interesting and the plot is well thought out and cleverly written. This is a compelling read and a really good series. 

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

This is book 3 in the series. An enjoyable series and one that must read be read in order; you will be lost if you don’t have the backstory. I read the last two and it still took me a while to remember where the last one left off and this one begins.

This is my go-to genre and I’ve read a lot of books by this author. I liked book 2 better. This one was okay for me. Overall, it’s a decent read and a decent series. Not spectacular but still worth reading.

3.5/5 rounded to a 4 for the star system.

Thank you #netgalley and #bookouture for the eARC.

Dark Falls made me cringe with fear! Once I started reading it, I just couldn't put it down. By the time I finished, I was out of breath! Gregg Olsen's books have a tendency to do that.

Megan and Ronnie are the dynamic duo of partners. They are fearless and relentless. The story was so unexpected in that the crime was so vicious, so scary! Reminded me of Chris Carter's hardcore crime books! And I definitely had nightmares...this book is not for the faint of heart.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book! Intense!

I tried to get into this book, but could not finish it in it's entirety. I tend to avoid books that are part of a series, but sometimes it is hard to tell by the cover. I felt like I would have been better equipped to read the third book in a series if I had read the first two, and it makes it hard to keep up with what is going on. I did not consider this book to be a good standalone, too many other underlying factors which I was obviously unaware. 
I am a fan of Gregg Olsen and I will definitely give this author another chance (I have "If You Tell" hardcover edition in my TBR pile, that will not change. I am pretty sure I have read a few of his others, but this book fell short of really getting me involved in the story.
A big pet peeve was a discrepancy I noticed with what I did read and I quote "She is a short woman and her toes barely touch the tub". A few chapters later "Sherriff Gray has her Washington driver's license and she was five feet ten inches". Both of these were to describe the victim. As a 5'4" person, five feet ten inches does not sound short to me and it instantly put off my interest in this book. Thank you NetGalley for another free sample read for an honest review.

Thank you net gallery for this fantastic  chance to read this book. It was very interesting.  Love the way Gregg writes.