Cross your Heart is book 2 in the Jess Bishop series and what a totally brilliant read it is!

Kierney has woven this thrilling tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat hanging on to every word. This book was intense, dark, heartbreaking and so emotional.

If you want to read a book with a strong fiesty female lead this is perfect. I loved this book, it was great and I have no hesitation in highly recommendibg it and giving it 5 stars.

Excuse this very short review of this book, I am having some eye trouble and don’t feel up to writing more, but I did want you to know about this amazing book.

This is the sequel to the Detective Jessie Bishop series and it was even better then the first book! Another serial killer is out there and Jessie is back on duty to catch the killer. I loved that I didn't figure out who the killer was until the end .which usually for me I figure it out early in the book. This book has a lot of suspense and really great characters. I know when I'm really into a book when I invest my emotions into the characters and this book definitely has me invested especially when I was bawling at the end . Great book. Highly recommend and I REALLY look forward to the next in the series.

Fast paced and intelligent! Jess Bishop is a great character and I really enjoyed reading this book. She is not perfect, she has a lot of flaws but she is very determined and tries to do the best she can.

This book kept me up at night, telling myself just a little longer until I finished it. Can highly recommend this book!

OMG I just loved this second book in the series. I grew to love Jess in the first book and she really shows more personality in book #2.

Three young girls are missing and Jess thinks the cases are linked. Her team don't believe her which astounds her. When a fourth child is taken the race is on to find why the cases are connected and what is the link to the cotton candy and sand....

I thought Jess's personality really developed in book 2. It was good to see Jamieson back (I'd still like to see them get back together in book #3 maybe?) and I liked how Jess realised at last she needs help to get her life on track. Brilliant read would recommend highly.

This was the second in the Detective Jess Bishop books, and whilst (I assume!) there were constant references to the previous book in so much as what had happened to Jessie's hand, it did not stop it being read as a standalone book. There was lots of action in this book rather than pages of descriptions and I like that about a detective thriller as it keeps the pace moving and my interest levels high! Jess was certainly messed up with her injury and her personal life but she was determined to work all the hours she could to catch this serial killer before he took any more children's lives and I really warmed to her character despite all her flaws. It feels like there is so much more that can be developed with her character and I will look forward to further books in this series, especially to see how she copes without her best (only) friend Lindsay.

Apologies, requested in error, therefore not read. I did not realise that this book is set in the US and prefer not to read American English

Cross Your Heart (Detective Jess Bishop Book 2) by Kierney Scott
Although physically and emotionally damaged, FBI Special Agent Jess Bishop is relentless in her pursuit of a child serial killer in Cross Your Heart, the second in Kierney Scott’s new crime series. This
This book is very well written, smooth to read and impossible to put down. The heroine and supporting characters are well developed and credible. There are some villains we despise while another makes us as sad as the victims and their stories. Although parts of the book are very grim, it ends on a hopeful note. I look forward to reading the first book in the series and the rest to come.


Disclosure: I received a review copy of Cross Your Heart for free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Cross Your Heart, Kierney Scott

Special Agent Jessica Bishop is back, or steal a phrase from my favourite TV show, "Very Special Agent" Jessica Bishop is back. My God is she "Special"

I love quirky characters in books. There is so much similarity out there today amongst fictional crime fighters, and it's the quirky ones that stand out.

Bishop stands out in a great way. Psychologically she has problems, in this book these problems are confounded as she is still recovering from injuries she sustained during her last investigation. Her mental health is on even more of a knife edge after injuring her friend and FBI partner Jameson during the same investigation.

They are thrown back into work when they are cleared for duty days after each other and re-join their old team.

Bishop thinks she has identified a serial killer who is praying on vulnerable children. At first, she is not taken seriously, but as the body count rises everybody begins to realise she's onto something.

Partnered with a member of the team that is more interested in hitting on women and avoiding conflict, than actually doing any work, Bishop finds work infuriating. Jameson wants to help but she is keeping him at arms-length.

Her head is completely scrambled and she is fighting inner demons as she tries to find the killer, with an ineffectual partner.

From the very start of this book I was immediately gripped by the story of Bishops internal fights, as much as I was with the story of the crime. Both stories are brilliant but for me it's the fight Bishop is having with herself that makes this book stand out.

There is no down time in this book. It is full on from page 1 to the full stop on the last sentence. I didn't see the end coming, partially because I was so engrossed I didn't realise I was coming to the end. The story is full of twists and turns, none of which are predictable, but all of which make sense.

This book can be read as a stand-alone novel, but I would highly recommend reading Now You See Me the first book in the series.

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Jess Bishop is emerging as one of the great characters of modern crime fiction, and to get the best from her, you need to know her story.

I loved this book, I loved the first one, I really can't wait for the 3rd.

Pages: 242
Published by: Bookouture
Publishing date: 25th April 2018

I absolutely devoured this! I love Jess I really do, when I read the last book I loved her and I love her more. This book was gripping, exciting and full of twists. Perfect read for anyone.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of Cross Your Heart, the second novel to feature FBI Special Agent Jessica Bishop.

After the events of Forget Me Not Jess has been on sick leave. Ever the agent she has been looking at unsolved cases on the Eastern Seaboard and thinks she has found a link between the deaths of three young girls. Once back at work her team aren't convinced until dying Ava Marsden is snatched from the hospital with clues left to suggest the same perpetrator.

I thoroughly enjoyed Cross Your Heart which is a fast moving read with a damaged protagonist. The novel opens with Jess handcuffed and trapped then moves back to 9 days previously and progresses linearly to the opening point. I hesitate to say there are plenty of twists as the novel moves forward logically to an unexpected conclusion but there is plenty of action/events to propel it there and a decided sense of panic and tension as Jess seeks the perpetrator.

There is plenty to admire about Jess Bishop. She is a dogged, tenacious investigator with that indefinable ability to tie things together and see the bigger picture. On the other hand she is a psychological mess with some high risk behavioural patterns and a large dollop of self hate which she has made no move to resolve. To be honest I find her tiresome at times and would prefer a more balanced investigator so that Ms Scott could spend more time on the investigation and less on Jess's woes. Maybe in future novels.

I like the humour between Jess and her less than PC partner, Special Agent Alex Chan. I'm not sure that his behaviour would be acceptable in these #MeToo times but it seems realistic and made me smile.

Cross Your Heart is a good read which I have no hesitation in recommending.

WOW WOW WOW! This was one awesome book full of twists, turns, and heart pounding moments. I am so thankful I was introduced to this book by NetGalley because it was exactly everything I love in a book.
Jessie reminded me of Olivia Benson (SVU) except a lot more damaged but her need to do anything to save a victim mirrored Detective Benson in my mind. I also pictured Criminal Minds a lot during this book.
Jessie is awesome. She’s broken, she has secrets, she has a past. But she’s one hell of a Detective. I want to know more about her!
This was one intense, adrenaline pumping kind of book!
Thank you to #NetGalley, the publisher and the author for my early ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Get this book APRIL 25th!!!

Wow! What a fabulous book. I read this in 24 hours because I could not put it down. While Jessica is on medical leave for a work related injury, she investigates the cold cases of 3 young girls found murdered. Shortly after returning to work, a young girl is abducted from a hospital, and the killer's signature is left on her bed. Jessica and her team have no lack of suspects. Jessica's personality is more likeable in this book although her childhood trauma continues to trouble her. The ending blew me away, it was so unexpected. I look forward to the next book in the series. Thank you NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

I loved the first book in this series by Kierney Scott and this second book did NOT disappoint!
I I loved it!
The main character Jessica is so likeable.....I can’t wait for the next book!
I am rooting for her, can’t wait to see what’s in store for her and Jamison.
I am a big fan of this author!