Author Carolyn Arnold, International Best Selling Author
Author Carolyn Arnold, International Best Selling Author

Black Orchid Girls

Detective Amanda Steele Series #4

Black Orchid Girls by Carolyn Arnold, preteen lake will trees in the background spread of orchids bottom front.


4.6 out of 5
Based on 1332 Amazon.com
ratings and reviews.

$3.99 USD e-book

Buy Now

A completely nail-biting and gripping crime thriller.

The first rays of sun filter through the tall trees, casting a faint light on the girl lying at the water’s edge. Her tears have frozen on her pale face, a black orchid rests against her cold white skin.

When hikers find the body of a beautiful young girl on the banks of the Potomac River, Detective Amanda Steele is shaken and confused. What is the significance of the delicate flower resting on the girl’s torso? A sign of affection, or a twisted killer’s calling card?

The girl is Chloe Somner, a local nineteen-year-old ecology student well-known to the park rangers and loved by all her classmates. Searching Chloe’s home, Amanda can’t work out who could have tempted her to the water in the early hours of the morning, but a long night hunting through cold cases gives her a possible lead: twenty years ago another local girl was murdered, a red rose left on her body. But why would this killer strike again now?

Focused on the past, the last thing Amanda expects is the news that Chloe’s roommate has been found dead, another black orchid left. Terrified that more innocent victims will follow, can Amanda uncover the significance of the flowers and stop this cold-hearted killer before he returns for the next orchid girl…?

A totally compulsive crime thriller! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.

Click the links below to buy Black Orchid Girls in the format you prefer.

e-book
Amazon kindleunlimited

Audiobook
Amazon | Audible | Apple

Paperback – 5.06 x 7.81 inches
Amazon | Barnes & NobleBooks-a-Million | Bookshop.org | AbeBooks

Audiobook Sample

​Listen to a sample of Black Orchid Girls narrated by Lisa Rost-Welling.

Black Orchid Girls by Carolyn Arnold, preteen lake will trees in the background spread of orchids bottom front.


4.6 out of 5
Based on 1332 Amazon.com
ratings and reviews.

$3.99 USD e-book

Buy Now

Audiobook Sample

​Listen to a sample of Black Orchid Girls narrated by Lisa Rost-Welling.

Readers love Black Orchid Girls:

“An exciting, intriguing, tense mystery that kept me unable to put the book down. There were so many suspects, and even surprises at the end. To say too much more would be spoilers, and this was a very good story that needs to be read from start to finish.”

The Reading Café

“Arnold delivered a suspenseful, fast-paced tale that keeps the reader on their toes from start to finish. It features characters with whom readers can relate. Fans of police procedurals, mysteries and thrillers should read this series.”

NetGalley Review

“Another twisty mystery with an explosive ending you won’t see coming! Wow!”

NetGalley reviewer

“Compelling and enthralling and one that grips you from start to finish, this quite simply is a book that you will not want to put down. This will inspire anyone into further world of reading and that is a rare magical quality for a book.”

NetGalley Review

Black Orchid Girls drew me in from the first page as it started out with a bang…. The descriptions were so vividly written that I had no problem picturing each and every scene in my head.”

The Avid Reader

“This was an absolutely cracking piece of crime fiction, superbly delivered and the ending is surprising. I’m keen to devour book five.”

NetGalley Review

“Carolyn Arnold is a master at penning police procedurals that keep me on my toes, flipping pages, unable to quit reading until the last page is read. Black Orchid Girls was a quick, easy read, filled with heart in my throat suspense and edge of my seat moments that made it unputdownable.”

Fundinmental

“The unveiling of the culprit pulls the reader in, gently revealing layer by layer, until you’re left with the raw reality that someone committed such heinous crimes. Arnold slays with her ability to set the scene with the perfect characters who make it come to life before your very eyes. All five senses were on high alert with this book. FANTASTIC series!”

Lynchburg Mama

Book Details for Black Orchid Girls

Author: Carolyn Arnold
Series: Detective Amanda Steele Series, Book 4
Genres: Hard-Boiled, Mystery, Crime Thrillers, Police Procedural, Organized Crime Thrillers, Serial Killer Thrillers, Murder Thrillers
Publisher: Bookouture
Year: 2022

ASIN: B09HMWKZ6L

Other Books in the Detective Amanda Steele Series

The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold, a dark stormy sky over a clearing in the woods with a dirt two rut laneway
The Little Grave

A gripping, page-turning thriller full of mystery and suspense.

Stolen Daughters by Carolyn Arnold, a barn at the end of a dirt laneway under a red fiery sky.
Stolen Daughters

An unputdownable, pulse-pounding mystery.

The Silent Witness by Carolyn Arnold, a red cottage on a lake under a teal sky.
The Silent Witness

A completely gripping and addictive crime thriller.

Black Orchid Girls by Carolyn Arnold, preteen lake will trees in the background spread of orchids bottom front.
Black Orchid Girls

A completely nail-biting and gripping crime thriller.

Her Frozen Cry by Carolyn Arnold, a cabin in a field surrounded by trees under a stormy blue sunset sky.
Her Frozen Cry

A totally pulse-pounding crime thriller.

Last Seen Alive by Carolyn Arnold, a little white church at the end of a dirt lane with a white picket fence.
Last Seen Alive

An utterly gripping and unputdownable crime thriller.

Her Final Breath by Carolyn Arnold, a red barn in a field as the sun sets in shades of blue, pink, purple, and yellow.
Her Final Breath

An addictive and totally gripping crime thriller.

Taken Girls by Carolyn Arnold, an old schoolhouse with red doors with the sun setting in shades of teal, and pink.
Taken Girls

A completely gripping and addictive crime thriller.

Her Last Words by Carolyn Arnold, an old homestead with a blue door, broken picket fence surrounded by tall brown grass. The sky is shades of blue and has a setting sun in shades of pink and yellow.
Her Last Words

A gripping and utterly addictive crime thriller.

Missing Before Daylight by Carolyn Arnold, an old cabin with a light on in the window, overgrown grass on the side of a dirt road, under a fiery early morning sky.
Missing Before Daylight

An utterly gripping crime thriller.

The Wildfire Girl by Carolyn Arnold, a homestead house with a light on in the upper window, behind long grass, under a fiery sky. Book 11 in series.
The Wildfire Girl

A totally addictive and unputdownable crime thriller.

Her Deadly Rose by Carolyn Arnold, a white two story house with a light on in window under the porch overhang, with long grass around it. Roses line the bottom, with a fiery sky.
Her Deadly Rose

A totally gripping and unputdownable crime thriller.

Hidden Angels by Carolyn Arnold, a white church, with long grass around it, and a blue to red to yellow fiery sky.
Hidden Angels

A completely addictive and pulse-pounding crime thriller

Author Carolyn Arnold, International Best Selling Author

Black Orchid Girls

Detective Amanda Steele Series #4

Black Orchid Girls by Carolyn Arnold, preteen lake will trees in the background spread of orchids bottom front.

A completely nail-biting and gripping crime thriller.


4.6 out of 5
Based on 1332 Amazon.com
ratings and reviews.

$3.99 USD e-book

Buy Now

The first rays of sun filter through the tall trees, casting a faint light on the girl lying at the water’s edge. Her tears have frozen on her pale face, a black orchid rests against her cold white skin.

When hikers find the body of a beautiful young girl on the banks of the Potomac River, Detective Amanda Steele is shaken and confused. What is the significance of the delicate flower resting on the girl’s torso? A sign of affection, or a twisted killer’s calling card?

The girl is Chloe Somner, a local nineteen-year-old ecology student well-known to the park rangers and loved by all her classmates. Searching Chloe’s home, Amanda can’t work out who could have tempted her to the water in the early hours of the morning, but a long night hunting through cold cases gives her a possible lead: twenty years ago another local girl was murdered, a red rose left on her body. But why would this killer strike again now?

Focused on the past, the last thing Amanda expects is the news that Chloe’s roommate has been found dead, another black orchid left. Terrified that more innocent victims will follow, can Amanda uncover the significance of the flowers and stop this cold-hearted killer before he returns for the next orchid girl…?

A totally compulsive crime thriller! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine.

Click the links below to buy Black Orchid Girls in the format you prefer.

e-book
Amazon kindleunlimited
Barnes & Noble
Apple
Kobo
Google Play

Audiobook
Amazon
Audible
Apple

Paperback – 5.06 x 7.81 inches
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Bookshop.org
AbeBooks

Audiobook Sample

​Listen to a sample of Black Orchid Girls narrated by Lisa Rost-Welling.

Readers love Black Orchid Girls:

“An exciting, intriguing, tense mystery that kept me unable to put the book down. There were so many suspects, and even surprises at the end. To say too much more would be spoilers, and this was a very good story that needs to be read from start to finish.”

The Reading Café

“Compelling and enthralling and one that grips you from start to finish, this quite simply is a book that you will not want to put down. This will inspire anyone into further world of reading and that is a rare magical quality for a book.”

NetGalley Review

“Carolyn Arnold is a master at penning police procedurals that keep me on my toes, flipping pages, unable to quit reading until the last page is read. Black Orchid Girls was a quick, easy read, filled with heart in my throat suspense and edge of my seat moments that made it unputdownable.”

Fundinmental

“Arnold delivered a suspenseful, fast-paced tale that keeps the reader on their toes from start to finish. It features characters with whom readers can relate. Fans of police procedurals, mysteries and thrillers should read this series.”

NetGalley Review

Black Orchid Girls drew me in from the first page as it started out with a bang…. The descriptions were so vividly written that I had no problem picturing each and every scene in my head.”

The Avid Reader

“Another twisty mystery with an explosive ending you won’t see coming! Wow!”

NetGalley reviewer

“This was an absolutely cracking piece of crime fiction, superbly delivered and the ending is surprising. I’m keen to devour book five.”

NetGalley Review

“The unveiling of the culprit pulls the reader in, gently revealing layer by layer, until you’re left with the raw reality that someone committed such heinous crimes. Arnold slays with her ability to set the scene with the perfect characters who make it come to life before your very eyes. All five senses were on high alert with this book. FANTASTIC series!”

Lynchburg Mama

Book Details for
Black Orchid Girls

Author: Carolyn Arnold
Series: Detective Amanda Steele Series, Book 4
Genres: Hard-Boiled, Mystery, Crime Thrillers, Police Procedural, Organized Crime Thrillers, Serial Killer Thrillers, Murder Thrillers
Publisher: Bookouture
Year: 2022

ASIN: B09HMWKZ6L

Other Books in the Detective Amanda Steele Series

The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold, a dark stormy sky over a clearing in the woods with a dirt two rut laneway
The Little Grave

A gripping, page-turning thriller full of mystery and suspense.

Stolen Daughters by Carolyn Arnold, a barn at the end of a dirt laneway under a red fiery sky.
Stolen Daughters

An unputdownable, pulse-pounding mystery.

The Silent Witness by Carolyn Arnold, a red cottage on a lake under a teal sky.
The Silent Witness

A completely gripping and addictive crime thriller.

Black Orchid Girls by Carolyn Arnold, preteen lake will trees in the background spread of orchids bottom front.
Black Orchid Girls

A completely nail-biting and gripping crime thriller.

Her Frozen Cry by Carolyn Arnold, a cabin in a field surrounded by trees under a stormy blue sunset sky.
Her Frozen Cry

A totally pulse-pounding crime thriller.

Last Seen Alive by Carolyn Arnold, a little white church at the end of a dirt lane with a white picket fence.
Last Seen Alive

An utterly gripping and unputdownable crime thriller.

Her Final Breath by Carolyn Arnold, a red barn in a field as the sun sets in shades of blue, pink, purple, and yellow.
Her Final Breath

An addictive and totally gripping crime thriller.

Taken Girls by Carolyn Arnold, an old schoolhouse with red doors with the sun setting in shades of teal, and pink.
Taken Girls

A completely gripping and addictive crime thriller.

Her Last Words by Carolyn Arnold, an old homestead with a blue door, broken picket fence surrounded by tall brown grass. The sky is shades of blue and has a setting sun in shades of pink and yellow.
Her Last Words

A gripping and utterly addictive crime thriller.

Missing Before Daylight by Carolyn Arnold, an old cabin with a light on in the window, overgrown grass on the side of a dirt road, under a fiery early morning sky.
Missing Before Daylight

An utterly gripping crime thriller.

The Wildfire Girl by Carolyn Arnold, a homestead house with a light on in the upper window, behind long grass, under a fiery sky. Book 11 in series.
The Wildfire Girl

A totally addictive and unputdownable crime thriller.

Her Deadly Rose by Carolyn Arnold, a white two story house with a light on in window under the porch overhang, with long grass around it. Roses line the bottom, with a fiery sky.
Her Deadly Rose

A totally gripping and unputdownable crime thriller.

Hidden Angels by Carolyn Arnold, a white church, with long grass around it, and a blue to red to yellow fiery sky.
Hidden Angels

A completely addictive and pulse-pounding crime thriller

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