Lost Souls

By Lisa Jackson

Book Overview

The suspense is relentless in #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson's gripping thriller featuring the daughter of New Orleans Detective Rick Bentz--a resilient young woman whose two-time survival of a serial killer has left her fascinated by the criminal mind, determined to become a true-crime writer--and drawn her once more into a twisted psychopath's unspeakable crimes . . .

All twenty-seven-year-old Kristi Bentz needs to fulfill her writing dreams is one case that will take her to the top. When she learns that four girls have disappeared from All Saints College in two years, Kristi decides to enroll and re-trace their steps. The once-stodgy Catholic school now boasts edgy professors and provocative classes, and there are whispers of a campus inner-circle whose members engage in dark rituals to which only the elite have access . . .

All four girls were "lost souls"--troubled, vulnerable, with no one to care or come looking for them when they disappeared. The police think they're runaways, but Kristi senses there's something that links them--something terrifying.

As Kristi delves deeper into her investigation, she gets the feeling she's being watched, followed--studied, even. Then the bodies start turning up in ways that frighten even hardened cops like Bentz and his partner, Reuben Montoya. And Kristi realizes she is playing a game with a killer who has selected her for membership in a cult of death from which there will be no escape . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496739108
• ISBN13: 9781496739100
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

good read

I am a huge Lisa Jackson fan and have read all her books and can't wait for the next one to come out. However, I felt this one not quit up to her usual standards. It didn't move along as quick and hold my attention like her previous novels. I found it was still a good read just not one of her best works.

From Judith at J. Kaye's Book Blog

It's been a year and a half since Kristie Bentz's coma. She's ready to go back to All Saints College and has registered for winter classes. Her desire to become a crime writer prompts her interest in the four missing coeds, one of which lived in her very apartment before she went missing. Teaching one of her classes is Jay McKnight, a high school sweetheart she dumped in a previous book. He also has been working in the New Orleans crime lab. They team up to uncover clues that tie the missing women to a dark vampire cult on campus. What they don't realize is the killer knows of Kristie's every move and has from the day she arrived on campus. LOST SOULS is part of the New Orleans series. I highly recommend these books to be read in order. This one is a sequel to one of the previous books. Out of the books I've read, this is my second favorite. HOT BLOODED is the first. Here are the titles: * Hot Blooded (2001) * Cold Blooded (2002) * Shiver (2006) * Absolute Fear (2007) * Almost Dead (2007) * Lost Souls (2008) * Malice (2009)

Loved it!

I loved this book but then again I love most of Lisa Jackson's books. I thought the book was suspenseful and I couldn't put the book down. I definitely would recommend it.

From J. Kaye's Book Blog

With LOST SOULS, I decided to go with audio, just in case there were some dry spots, like in her last book. With this book, there were none. In fact, I think out of all three - SHIVER, ABOSULTE FEAR, and LOST SOULS, this was the best of the best. It wasn't until I read ABOSULTE FEAR, that I realized there were two previous books - HOT BLOODED and COLD BLOODED. I can only speak for the last three. This is a great series to get caught up in!

Lost Souls- A Joyfully Recommended Title

Kristi Bentz has survived being nearly killed twice, by a serial killer. Now she is trying to get on with her life and hopefully attain her goal of becoming a true-crime writer. And even though her dad only wants her safe, in New Orleans with him and her stepmother, Kristi has to move forward. Her first step is to further her education by becoming a student at All Saints College and enrolling in All Saints' English classes. Kristi does not need to tell her Dad that the four students who have gone missing from the college in the last two years, took the same courses and her course load is doing double duty as research for her first novel. Of course life is never easy. Besides the serial killer and her cop father, there is also the ex-boyfriend she left behind many years ago and the dark cult. All of which add to a life that is more interesting than it should be on occasion. I loved Lost Souls. Lost Souls is a fast-paced, intriguing novel that looks at some of the dark aspects of life. I have enjoyed Lisa Jackson's books in the past, but this one to me, was just perfect. I could not put it down. I found her descriptions to be exactly what was needed and as always Ms. Jackson gives the reader all the information they need - while managing to surprise with twists and turns. All the characters are well drawn to the point you feel the urge to hug the `lost souls' and smack the main characters for being idiots. And as for the relationship between Kristi and her father Rick, I just enjoyed how developed it was, and how well they knew each other. Also Ms. Jackson writes excellent, twisted personalities for the leaders of the cult and those they have affected. For all this and more, I am Joyfully Recommending Lost Souls. Emma reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed