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You Can Scream by Rebecca Zanetti is the fifth Laurel Snow novel set in Washington state. It follows FBI profiler Laurel Snow, her office and Fish and Wildlife officer Huck Rivers. Together, they are dealing with the murder of a prominent scientist and the illegal poaching of a rare Pacific plant. An addictive installment!

Twisted family relationships, sociopaths and conspiracy theories abound in the icy Cascade Mountains of Washington State in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's heart-pounding series about an FBI profiler and her equally brilliant sister on the wrong side of the law.

Laurel’s family was never simple—but her half-sister, Abigail, a brilliant, unpredictable psychopath, just made it lethal. Accused of murdering their father, a man she always called a monster, Abigail claims
self-defense. As the trial unfolds and long-buried family secrets explode into headlines across Washington State, Laurel’s hard-won privacy is shattered. And the nightmare is just beginning.

Even as Abigail’s trial consumes public attention, new dangers close in as the murder of a prominent scientist and the illegal poaching of a rare Pacific plant point to something insidious. Laurel turns to Washington Fish and Wildlife captain Huck Rivers, her partner in work and life, for help. But the deeper they dig, the more the case seems to echo the chaos unraveling Laurel’s world.

With danger tightening around her, Laurel faces an impossible trust Abigail in one crucial, treacherous alliance, or risk losing everything. Her career, her relationships, even her life hang in the balance. The clock is ticking—and if the threat breaks loose, nothing will be fast enough to stop it.

While each of the novels in the Laurel Snow series offers an intriguing case to be solved, the romance and overall series arc have me recommending that you read these in order. Each is addictive and has become one of my favorite FBI thriller series.

Laurel’s sister stands accused of murdering their father. Abigail is Laurel’s half-sister, and the two could be twins. Abigail is brilliant, but she is also an unpredictable psychopath, and if I am honest, she scares me. Figuring out her agenda always intrigues me. Laurel knows her sister is up to no good. When someone tries to shoot her at the courthouse, Huck investigates, but it soon becomes clear Abigail is not the target, and the tale that unfolds is fast-paced and addictive.

Zanetti knows how to pull the reader in and isn’t afraid to twist our hearts. I love Laurel Snow. She is quirky, damaged, intelligent and a tenacious agent. Huck gets Laurel, and their relationship feels genuine even if it got off to an awkward start. Together, they make a great investigative team, and we get to see some advancement on the relationship front. Secondary characters continue to be developed, and I find these threads add depth and a sense of found-family for Laurel.

The case is a real nail-biter, and Zanetti pulled seemingly unrelated threads together into a cohesive tapestry. The tension, stakes and danger kept me reading way past my bedtime. Can Laurel trust Abigail? You’ll need to read You Can Scream to find out.

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About Rebecca Zanetti

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca Zanetti has worked as an art curator, Senate aide, lawyer, college professor, and a hearing examiner - only to culminate it all in stories about Alpha males and the women who claim them. She writes dark paranormals, romantic suspense, and sexy contemporary romances.

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