The 1st Victim

A Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska Story, featuring an excerpt of The 9th Girl (A Pengu in Special from Dutton)

Author Tami Hoag
Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska return to investigate the death of a Jane Doe in this short story from #1 New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag.

New Year’s Day is a time for new beginnings, but Minneapolis homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are focused on endings: specifically, the tragic end of their latest murder victim, an unidentified young woman discovered on the side of the freeway. Believed to be the victim of a serial killer, Kovac and Liska are determined to do the girl the small justice of returning her body to her family as they investigate her case, but it is no simple task matching the broken corpse to any of the scores of missing persons reports, especially when no one seems to be looking for her.

Meanwhile, recent widow Jeannie Reiser is frantic when she is unable to get in touch with her daughter, Rose, who, as an eighteen-year-old, is a legal adult rather than a missing child in the eyes of the law. Jeannie’s desperate attempts to get the police to believe her child is in trouble lead her closer and closer to an evil even Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska may be unable to stop.

Includes an excerpt of Tami Hoag’s The 9th Girl
Praise for Tami Hoag

“One of the most intense suspense writers around.”—Chicago Tribune 

“One of the hottest names in the suspense game.”—People 

“Ms. Hoag knows how to take her readers on a frightening ride.”—New York Journal of Books 

“Hard to put down.”—The Washington Post 

“A snappy, scary thriller.”—Entertainment Weekly 

“A chilling thriller with a romantic chaser.”—New York Daily News 

“Leave[s] the reader panting and turning the pages as fast as possible.”—The Boston Globe 

“[A] no-holds-barred, page-turning thriller.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer 

“Slick and satisfying.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer 

“An exciting page-turner.”—The Kansas City Star
© Jan Cobb
Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times bestseller list with Night Sins, and each of her books since has been a bestseller. She lives in California. View titles by Tami Hoag

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Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska return to investigate the death of a Jane Doe in this short story from #1 New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag.

New Year’s Day is a time for new beginnings, but Minneapolis homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are focused on endings: specifically, the tragic end of their latest murder victim, an unidentified young woman discovered on the side of the freeway. Believed to be the victim of a serial killer, Kovac and Liska are determined to do the girl the small justice of returning her body to her family as they investigate her case, but it is no simple task matching the broken corpse to any of the scores of missing persons reports, especially when no one seems to be looking for her.

Meanwhile, recent widow Jeannie Reiser is frantic when she is unable to get in touch with her daughter, Rose, who, as an eighteen-year-old, is a legal adult rather than a missing child in the eyes of the law. Jeannie’s desperate attempts to get the police to believe her child is in trouble lead her closer and closer to an evil even Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska may be unable to stop.

Includes an excerpt of Tami Hoag’s The 9th Girl

Reviews

Praise for Tami Hoag

“One of the most intense suspense writers around.”—Chicago Tribune 

“One of the hottest names in the suspense game.”—People 

“Ms. Hoag knows how to take her readers on a frightening ride.”—New York Journal of Books 

“Hard to put down.”—The Washington Post 

“A snappy, scary thriller.”—Entertainment Weekly 

“A chilling thriller with a romantic chaser.”—New York Daily News 

“Leave[s] the reader panting and turning the pages as fast as possible.”—The Boston Globe 

“[A] no-holds-barred, page-turning thriller.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer 

“Slick and satisfying.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer 

“An exciting page-turner.”—The Kansas City Star

Author

© Jan Cobb
Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times bestseller list with Night Sins, and each of her books since has been a bestseller. She lives in California. View titles by Tami Hoag