Stranger Danger

A Lauren Beck Crime Novel Book 3

Fiction - Thriller - General
Kindle Edition
Reviewed on 04/05/2023
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Author Biography


Real life doesn’t always offer a satisfying outcome, but Donna Huston Murray’s mysteries do. STRANGER DANGER, the third in her female sleuth, crime/thriller series was awarded the Global Book Awards’ Silver Medal for thrillers and became a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. The first two novels in the series received Honorable Mentions in genre fiction from Writer’s Digest..

Her Ginger Barnes cozy whodunits feature an amateur sleuth much like herself, a DIY headmaster's wife with a troubling interest in crime. The eighth, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, became a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. Donna has also been inducted into her high school’s Lifetime Achievement Award Hall of Fame.

When she isn’t plotting mayhem, Murray assumes she can fix anything until proven wrong, calls trash-picking recycling, and, even though she should know better by now, got a new puppy. Check her socials and you’ll understand.

    Book Review

Reviewed by Amy Raines for Readers' Favorite

Stranger Danger by Donna Huston Murray is the third installment in the Lauren Beck Crime series. Lauren Beck, a former police officer, surprises her father with an unexpected visit. But, instead of a warm welcome and an introduction to his new wife, Lauren is attacked by an unknown assailant. After an uncomfortable visit to the police station, her father returns home, but the visit is far from the family get-together it should have been; instead, her father’s wife is missing, and the clues point to a string of abductions that seem to be connected. Although she is technically not a police officer anymore, she follows Ana’s trail to determine if she was abducted like the other girls or has walked out on her father.

I loved this investigative thriller about a former police officer that can’t stay away from a case, especially when it involves her family. The investigation is expertly detailed as Lauren connects the dots of abductions while she quietly investigates the disappearance of her stepmother. The best part is how Chief Jack Jenkins doesn’t try to stop Lauren from investigating, even though she’s not supposed to be involved. I highly recommend Stranger Danger to anyone who loves a jam-packed thriller full of action and unexpected twists. I hope to read more by Donna Huston Murray very soon!