Whisper Creek    by Allison Brennan Order:  USA  Can Minotaur, 2026 (2026) Hardcover, e-Book      Reviewed by Hilary Williamson I've really enjoyed Allison Brennan's long-running series starring FBI Agent/profiler Lucy Kincaid, as well as excellent standalones like North of Nowhere. Here's another outstanding one, Whisper Creek. Ellen McKenna has struggled to run her Cooke County Texas farm after the sudden death of her husband (the Prologue hints that it might not have been an accident and shows an act of sabotage). Seems that someone is buying up local farms and will do whatever it takes to pressure the McKennas (the last holdouts) to sell! Ellen manages, barely, with the help of her elder son Jake, teen daughters Avery and Lyla, and tough Grandma Penny. Young Bobby also does what he can, when not searching for stray cat Cleo. Readers are introduced to robbers, one of whom was badly injured in a local home invasion. They head to another farmhouse and take hostages. Jake finds the old neighbor severely injured in the original invasion and calls for help, but a series of storms has flooded roads and another is imminent. Tension rises as all of these threats develop, and every member of the McKenna family is at risk from one or more of them. Now, Ellen struggles to save her remaining family, as well as their land. This engrossing tale and its well developed and engaging characters kept me on the edge of my seat right to the last page - don't miss Whisper Creek! Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Mystery books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews