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The Girl Who Wants: A Fast-Paced Mystery Thriller - Kindle Unlimited Suspense, Secrets and Twists (The Shee McQueen Mystery Thriller Series) Paperback – September 4, 2020

by Amy Vansant (Author)

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"Think Stephanie Plum goes to Florida. With Jack Reacher. Highly recommended.” — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Carmen Amato, bestselling author of the Detective Emilia Cruz police series and 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency.

A wildly entertaining, wholly unique tour de force of action, psychological drama, and wit from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.

Shee wants a home.

Shee McQueen grew up skip tracing and hunting military criminals with her father, Mick, until someone put a bounty on her head, forcing her underground. Resurfacing years later, she returns to her family’s hotel in Jupiter Beach, FL, to find Mick in a coma, shot in the head by an unknown sniper.

"Loved! This book was hard to put down! Anyone who likes Patterson’s books will like this one! It will keep you on the edge of your seat till the end!" ~ Cathy M. Rose ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Shee wants answers.

The Loggerhead Inn has everything Shee could want in a beach hotel---sea turtle wall art, a tiny Yorkshire terrier mascot who thinks she’s a pit bull, and her father’s staff of deadly, damaged military veterans, looking to redeem their troubled souls by helping others. Not to mention--- Hold on...

How did Mason Connelly, the SEAL she fell for decades ago, just appear in the lobby? Why did he have to show up now demanding answers to secrets long buried?

Shee wants it all back.

But someone wants her dead.

From the moment Shee McQueen appears, The Girl Who Wants straps the reader into a twisting roller-coaster ride of heart-stopping action, snappy dialog and intrigue. Shee’s quest to recover the life and loves she’s lost brings a depth of emotion rare in such page-turning suspense. The unique female lead's funny, irreverent and all-too-human asides will have you rooting for her — and her whole pack of wild, wonderful misfit friends — until the breathless end.

Fans of Liane Moriarty, Carl Hiaasen, Donald E. Westlake, Janet Evanovich, James Patterson and John Grisham will love this exhilarating page-turner.

What Readers Are Saying About Amy Vansant and The Shee McQueen Series:

"Great book. I could not put it down until finished with THE END. Highly recommended!" ~ AZ Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Unputdownable. Wonderful characters. Love the angle with disabled veterans! Interesting... Suspenseful... Very well put together. A few heart-wrenching parts. I want more!!" ~ A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Fantastic story that's a real page-turner. Fast-paced, quirky characters, with humour and drama throughout the book. Well deserved 5 stars." ~ D.Y.Danis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"This is the first book I have read by author Vansant and was pleased with my selection. The story has more twists and turns than an Ozark back road. Shee is such a mysterious protagonist and I had to wonder if Mason was ever going to show his SEAL skills. Both held their character traits well and made an interesting interactive couple to watch. Amy has a great sense of humor which the reader will see immediately in chapter one. I so enjoyed Shee's falling overboard after being shot and seeing tiny turtles. Sorry Shee. I know it hurt. I highly recommend this page-turner. Your fingers will have calluses." ~ Zoe J ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08HGLNJXJ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (September 4, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 394 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8672299136
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.89 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,958,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #43,638 in Women Sleuths (Books)
- #68,004 in Suspense Thrillers

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USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant has written over 30 books, including the fun, thrilling Shee McQueen series, the rollicking, twisty Pineapple Port Mysteries, and the action-packed Kilty urban fantasies. Throw in a couple of romances and a YA fantasy for her nieces...

Amy specializes in fun, exciting reads with plenty of laughs and action -- she tried to write serious books, but they always ended up full of jokes, so she gave up.

Amy lives in Jupiter, Florida, with her muse/husband and a goony Bordoodle named Archer.

http://www.amyvansant.com/

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Ms. E

She has become one of my TOP FAV’S

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024

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I have now fell in love with this author!! This book did not disappoint. I was intrigued from the beginning with the marvelous details and hilarious puns that you can relate too!!! This book and author will stay in my personal library. I’m so excited to read the other series and books

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Petula

'The Girl Who Wants' makes you laugh, cry, & sigh...

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022

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Titled as "fast-paced," I already agreed by the time I was part of way into the second chapter. I was pleased to be reading a quick read as many books nowadays seem to drag along.

You definitely don't have to worry about that with this book, but you may have to worry about trying to keep up as the book jumps between the perspectives of various characters without warning. For me, this caused a lot of rereading that I'm not sure I can blame completely on the author, Amy Vansant. But, it is the reason I rated this four stars.

Another thing that got me a little hung up was the characters' names. Although I found them interesting, and the story behind each welcome additions to the book, I didn't appreciate getting stuck on them each time they crossed my eyes.

The best parts about this book is Vansant is a fabulous storyteller and her fight and shootout scenes as well as conversations are believable and interesting. Reading them is like watching a good movie.

If you read this book you will be pleased. It's a quick, interesting, and exciting read that's filled with love, murder and murder attempts, humor, comrades, family ties, and characters who you grow to love, and will be ready to follow into the next book.

7 people found this helpful

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MauiGirl

Exciting Page-turner!

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024

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I guess I’m reading backwards since I read all the Pineapple Port series first and have already been introduced to some of this book’s characters. Even having read things a bit out of order, THIS book kept me on the edge of my seat! Shee McQueen is an amazing and strong woman, even if she carries a lot of baggage, and the author did a fantastic job fleshing out Mason’s character - enough that you wish you could meet him in real life, even if just to shake his hand.
One request for the author…ok, make that two requests…1) Brings us more Pineapple Port and Shee McQueen books please. 2) Perhaps another series with Shee, Mason, Mick, Charlotte, Declan and Seamus build an agency in which they all work together.
Bravo Ms. Vansant! I cannot wait to read more of your works!

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023

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I loved the characters, the storyline, the intrigue, the style of writing. It was just really great! At first I didn’t realize it was a series and when it ended I was so angry that it didn’t resolve. But now I’m excited…

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AZ Reader

Great 1st book in a new series!

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020

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Enter Shee McQueen, a skillful skip-tracer, something she learned at her daddy’s knee, but now she’s flying under the radar, out of contact with everyone, including her dad. That soon changes when a sniper puts him in a coma and Shee returns the Florida beach hotel her father uses to house retired Military personnel. Trust Amy VanSant to fill out the story with quirky characters; the hotel doorman has verbal aphasia, the gardener has sniper skills, and the housekeeper wears throwing knives in her garter. The only exception is the hotel manager, and she’s a con artist.

Determined to get to the bottom of why someone is bent on killing her and her father will either be the end of Shee or her beginning. The book is witty, fast-paced, and peppered with wildly eccentric, and yet believable characters in a cracking good mystery... oh, and a great love story that almost doesn’t happen.

Great book. I could not put it down until finished with THE END. Highly recommended!

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Thomas

A good start to a new series.

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022

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Shee McQueen grew up with her dad as a Navy bounty hunter.
They were out to capture Naval servicemen who were AWOL.
It was all good until someone decided to put a price on Shifra's
head sending her into hiding for the last 20+ years.
She's back home now because someone has shot her now elderly
father, and she's looking for revenge.

Pro's:
Developed characters, a strong plotline, and plenty of action.

Con's:
It was a little confusing at times to keep up with the correct timeframe
as memories would pop up from different times in the characters' lives.
It wouldn't have been so difficult, but it wasn't in a continuous timeline.
It would jump from the present to anywhere from three weeks up to twenty-seven years back, sometimes a few years back, and then even farther back
before returning to the current timeframe.

Overall, it was a really good book and I'm looking forward to the next in the series.

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Amazon Customer

description very misleading

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023

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This story was really rough for the first half.. If it were rewritten to undo the overly complicated story into a smoother tale to lead up to the last half, the book would be so much better. I am not interested in trudging through another book from this author

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JESSICA

Didn't see it coming!

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024

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The book was jam-packed with action, but you also got to know the characters. I enjoyed every twist and turn.

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di115

excellent read

Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2022

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This was an excellent read. Shee has a lot of history both with her father and her boyfriend Mason. You want to keep turning the pages to find out what is going to happen next. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to all. I will definitely be getting the other Shee McQueen Mystery Series books.

Kindle Customer

New characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2021

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Nice to have some new character's to follow, well written and not too far fetched. Look forward to the next book.

CJ

Sort of Cozy but with some violence mixed in

Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2021

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While this does not meet the normal definition for a cozy in many ways it reads like one just with some violent stuff. Does have a dipsy female lead check; some older 'mentors' check; a love interest check; Murders check.