Her Last Wish (A Rachel Gift FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1)

Blake Pierce

Sep 2021 · A Rachel Gift FBI Suspense Thriller Book 1 · Blake Pierce

About this ebook

FBI Special Agent Rachel Gift is among the FBI’s most brilliant agents at hunting down serial killers. She plans on doing this forever—until she discovers she has months left to live. Determined to go down fighting, and to keep her diagnosis a secret, Rachel faces her own mortality while trying to save other’s lives. But how long can she go until she collapses under the weight of it all?

“A MASTERPIECE OF THRILLER AND MYSTERY. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.”

--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)

HER LAST WISH (A Rachel Gift FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) is the debut novel in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews.

FBI Agent Rachel Gift, 33, unparalleled for her ability to enter the minds of serial killers, is a rising star in the Behavioral Crimes Unit—until a routine doctor visit reveals she has but a few months left to live.

Not wishing to burden others with her pain, Rachel decides, agonizing as it is, not to tell anyone—not even her boss, her partner, her husband, or her seven-year-old daughter. She wants to go down fighting, and to take as many serial killers with her as she can.

A serial killer strikes in the Virginia area, targeting women who seek fertility treatments. As Rachel enters his sick and twisted mind, she struggles to understand his motive, or the connection between the victims.

Worse, the case strikes too close to home, bringing up memories of her own fertility treatments, and her failed mission to have a second child. As she seeks insight from a diabolical, jailed serial killer, she immediately realizes it’s a mistake. Can he see right through her?

Can Rachel keep her secret and keep her deteriorating health at bay long enough to finish the job? Can she fulfill her own bucket list before she dies? And can she keep herself from descending down the dark hole of her own traumatic past?

A riveting and chilling crime thriller featuring a brilliant and flailing FBI agent, the RACHEL GIFT series is an unputdownable mystery, packed with suspense, twists and shocking secrets, propelled by a page-turning pace that will keep you bleary-eyed late into the night.

 

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Ratings and reviews

I feel it's really a good book to read.Everytime I read a page it gave me more excitement to explore more pages .I simply couldn't stop myself from reading it.I loved this book. It's a complete package of mystery, murders, love, fate of life ,fearetc.At the end Still wondering whether Rachel will reveal her secret of tumour to Peter and Paige.Summarising it up, I loved it very much.

Review- Her Last Wish by Blake Pierce. I am a fan of Blake Pierce and have read many of her series. In fact, I am a huge fan of her Adele Sharp series. I am always looking forward to the start of a new series. In book 1, Her Last Wish, of the newest FBI Thriller series, we meet Rachel Gift. In the beginning, I enjoyed the dialogue between Rachel and her husband, finding it fun while giving us a glimpse into her everyday life. We learn she has a husband and six-year-old daughter whom she loves, and she works for the FBI out of Virginia. We also learn she is competitive and is very athletic. We are provided with a very quick snapshot of her life before everything changes. While I appreciate the speed at which Pierce pulls us in, I found the speed of such a drastic and life changing diagnosis to be a little too abrupt to be believable. Following Gift’s diagnosis, the character stopped evolving for me and I found it difficult to connect with her at all. As the story progressed, I was pulled in briefly a time or two. The pace plodded along in a methodical way but wasn’t what I’ve come to expect. Once I learned the motivation for the killings, I was again disappointed. I found it to be contrived and not quite believable. Overall, I found the difficulties facing Rachel Gift with her diagnosis to be unimaginable. I didn't find her response to her diagnosis or her actions following it to be relatable and that changed my opinion of her character. Even given the above, I may have given this book a higher rating if it didn’t have other issues. The deciding factor for my rating was that there were numerous spelling errors, typos, and grammatical errors in this book which distracted me while reading. They pulled me right out of what I was reading, and I had to go back to re-read passages to ensure I understood what was being said. As Pierce seems to be releasing a new book every month or so, I am hoping this is because she was rushing to finish this book rather than this becoming a new standard. I have noticed more and more problems with editing over the last few books though it will not keep me from reading more from her. I will be interested to see where Pierce takes this series and will read the next simply because I really want to like it.

HER LAST WISH is a debut novel by bestselling author, Blake Pierce. FBI Agent Rachel Gift, 33, has the ability to enter the minds of serial killers and is a rising star in the Behavioral Crimes Unit. While blazing through the FBI’s obstacle course, trying to break her record as well as set a new course record, she collapses near the end of the course. Concerned about her collapse, Rachel has a routine doctor visit only to find she has but a few months left to live. Not wishing to burden others with her pain, Rachel decides, not to tell anyone, her boss, her partner, her husband, or even her seven-year-old daughter. She wants to go down fighting. A serial killer strikes in the Virginia area, targeting women who seek fertility treatments. As Rachel enters his sick and twisted mind, she struggles to understand his motive, or the connection between the victims. A riveting crime thriller featuring a brilliant and floundering FBI agent, this series is a new Pierce mystery you will not put down! It is packed with twists, turns and appalling secrets. This a fast-paced page-turning masterpiece! It kept me reading until dawn when I completed the last sentence! This debut mystery thriller is a MUST READ!!!!

About the author

Blake Pierce is the USA Today bestselling author of the RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seventeen books. Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising fourteen books; of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising six books; of the KERI LOCKE mystery series, comprising five books; of the MAKING OF RILEY PAIGE mystery series, comprising six books; of the KATE WISE mystery series, comprising seven books; of the CHLOE FINE psychological suspense mystery, comprising six books; of the JESSE HUNT psychological suspense thriller series, comprising fifteen books (and counting); of the AU PAIR psychological suspense thriller series, comprising three books; of the ZOE PRIME mystery series, comprising six books; of the ADELE SHARP mystery series, comprising ten books (and counting); of the EUROPEAN VOYAGE cozy mystery series, comprising six books (and counting); of the new LAURA FROST FBI suspense thriller, comprising three books (and counting); of the new ELLA DARK FBI suspense thriller, comprising six books (and counting); of the new A YEAR IN EUROPE cozy mystery series, comprising three books (and counting); and of the new AVA GOLD mystery series, comprising three books (and counting).

ONCE GONE (a Riley Paige Mystery--Book #1), BEFORE HE KILLS (A Mackenzie White Mystery—Book 1), CAUSE TO KILL (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 1), A TRACE OF DEATH (A Keri Locke Mystery—Book 1), WATCHING (The Making of Riley Paige—Book 1), NEXT DOOR (A Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery—Book 1), THE PERFECT WIFE (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book One), and IF SHE KNEW (A Kate Wise Mystery—Book 1) are each available as a free download on Google Play!

An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.