Never Say Die
“Never Say Die is a gripping thriller involving a pattern of missing girls and dead teenagers that’s confounded police for years. I loved watching Det. Rory Scott investigate this case while knowing the answers might point back to her own family. The terrifying villain kept me on the edge of my seat. All the stars for Doench and Never Say Die.”
—Joshua Moehling, USA Today bestselling author of the Ben Packard series
Detective Rory Scott was in college when six-year-old Savannah Armitage vanished and the body of a missing teen was found nearby in a shallow grave. The case went unsolved, but Rory’s stepfather was convicted in the court of public opinion. When Rory’s mother refused to leave her husband, Rory broke familial ties.
Six years later, Rory has built a life with her girlfriend Cade. When another child disappears and the unidentified body of a missing teen is found nearby, Rory knows it’s more than a coincidence. She steps in as the lead investigator, determined to find the killer and bring home the missing girls. As media swarms law enforcement for details, the state steps in, and a rookie special agent yanks Rory’s case.
In a renegade move, Rory teams up with Savannah’s mother, a woman still desperate to find her daughter alive. When the investigation leads to the two people Rory most wants to avoid—her own mother and stepfather—Rory must face the fallout of her estrangement.
As Rory’s personal and professional lives converge, it’s a race against time to find the connection between the cases and bring the killer to justice.
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“Every six years one girl goes missing and another girl dies. Two women whose lives have been destroyed, a detective and a mother, are determined to stop this insidious serial killer. The latest propulsive thriller by Meredith Doench delivers on every level. Small town secrets, desperate heroism, and suspense that builds to an explosive climax. I could not put this book down!”
—Mindy Mejia, USA Today bestselling author of To Catch a Storm and The Whisper Place
“NEVER SAY DIE careens through the gritty Midwest at breakneck speed as it plunges the reader into a parent’s worst nightmare: a missing child. With equal parts heart and terror, Doench explores what one mother will do to find her daughter, and what one cop will do to keep her own past hidden. It’s a novel about the bonds of love and the bounds of the law, and is Doench at the top of her game.”
—Erin Flanagan, Edgar-winning author of Come With Me