Review: All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles

Author: Catherine Cowles
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication Date:  January 2025

Ridley Sawyer knows what it’s like to miss someone, to feel like a piece of her vanished—because it happened to her the night her twin sister disappeared.

Now, Ridley channels that loss into hope, traveling the country covering cold cases for her true crime podcast. She might not have found justice for her sister but that doesn’t stop her from finding it for others.

Until Sheriff Colter Brooks gets in her way.

Colt knows what it’s like to have reporters descend on his town in the wake of a tragedy, and he’s not about to let a fiery podcaster stir up trouble. It doesn’t matter that her haunting blue eyes tell him there’s more to Ridley’s story or that he can’t stop imagining what it would be like to touch her.

But when Ridley’s cold case turns hot and she’s thrust into the crosshairs, Colt has no choice but to step in. Suddenly, Ridley’s living at his house, drinking his whiskey, and stealing his dog’s affections. But she’s also proving that she’s so much more than his first impression.

All the Missing Pieces is a stand alone romantic suspense involving Ridley, a podcaster who travels around in her van trying to solve cold cases for her podcast.  Years earlier, her twin sister was abducted and never seen again.  Now she is in Colt's town looking for a connection.  She is convinced his siter's attempted kidnapping, is connected to her sister's disappearance..

I really enjoyed this book.  I loved that I was surprised at the solution and resolution to the mystery.  This author definitely has a way of giving out just enough information to keep you guessing. I seem to get surprised every time I read one of her books.  I liked the chemistry between Colt and Ridley.  I loved how he became home and safety for her.  I also really enjoyed the relationship he had with his best friend and his sister.  Speaking of his sister and best friend, I hope there is another book.  I want to see what happens with that teased relationship.  I highly recommend this one.