Detective Madison Knight Series

“Madison is a relatable heroine and a brilliant detective. She’s not perfect, but she is smart and determined.”

“Her dedication to her job, her belief in her profession that cops were to protect and serve, her loyalty, her self-righteousness, her need for justice, everything caught my attention. There are very few characters with whom I can fall in love at first word, and she was one of them.” 

“Madison Knight is an intriguing protagonist. She’s independent, strong, capable, intelligent, and overall, a very realistic character.”

“Madison [Knight] can play with the best in this genre–Alexandra Cooper, Temperance Brennan, Alexandra Copper, Aimee LeDuc, Lindsey Boxer…. If those names are familiar to you, pick up one of her books. I think you’ll come back for more!”

 “Madison is a relatable heroine and a brilliant detective. She’s not perfect, but she is smart and determined.”

“Madison Knight is a true renaissance woman—sharp, talented, and unbeatable.”

“I watch a lot of cop shows on television and no one can match my love for Jack Ryan/Tom Clancy, but Arnold has written one of the best female cops that I’ve ever read. And yes, I love Eve Dallas and her yummy Roarke, but I connected with Madison on a more personal level… Madison is just one of those characters that will stay with you.”

“Madison Knight is a tough, sassy, and intelligent detective. She is a straight shooter and takes no crap.”

“Madison needs to work harder than the rest as she is a female in a male-dominated world. But she is very good at what she does… She is dedicated and really cares… It is a breath of fresh air when you have a kick a** female as a lead.”

“Because of the strong, intelligent, gutsy Madison Knight, this series is my favorite…”

“Arnold had me hooked from the very first page of Ties That Bind and the reason for that was Madison Knight. Madison is an unconventional and feisty heroine and from her first appearance, grumpily eating a chocolate bar for breakfast, I adored her.”

“Madison is a detective in the major crimes division; she is an extremely tough no nonsense cop. She doesn’t care if she comes across as rude or abrupt; her main focus is finding the killer, even if she has so many obstacles along the way, including her own boss.”

“Madison, is particularly headstrong and gung-ho and this makes for exciting fiction…”

“Detective Madison Knight is tenacious about solving her cases, and no one is going to stand in her way, not even her boss. Madison is a force to be reckoned with.”

“Carolyn Arnold isn’t afraid to make her main character, Madison Knight flawed, but she does so without creating a weak character, but rather a stronger, more human heroine with real-life issues that go beyond her detective work.”

“Madison is smart, feisty and strong-willed.”

“Madison. She is an excellently crafted persona who isn’t flawless or ideal. She makes mistakes, she regrets making those mistakes, and tries her best to correct them. Not only this, her commitment issues made her relationship with Troy, her boyfriend, difficult, leading to more turmoil to an already long list of issues. Madison’s equation with her mother is another addition to a hard but realistic life of this character.”

“Detective Madison Knight of Stiles PD, is a feisty, forceful, think-outside-the-box, driven woman.”

“What I like about the Detective Madison Knight series is how the female lead is not only a tough, go-getting officer she is also a woman with a big heart.”

“Madison is a beautiful, strong-willed woman who is successful and is constantly proving herself against the male brass in her field. She gets a gut feeling and follows it like a bloodhound, relentless to finding justice… I loved Madison as a character, she is not afraid to speak her mind or follow a hunch, she is empowering to women and a total chocoholic.”

“It’s hard to be a successful woman in a man’s world.  Madison is a stubborn, head strong, determined detective.”

“Madison is a wonderful character that I think many readers will want to follow.”

“Madison is a fun and interesting main character… She’s what you’d expect from a female cop: tough, tom-boyish, sarcastic, fearless and intensely emotional and dedicated when it comes to her job. And yet she has a vulnerability that Carolyn does a beautiful job of illustrating just when you need to see Madison’s softer side. She’s lonely, as much as she refuses to admit it, and has deep regrets about her family that she can’t shake. Put together with her tough-as-nails persona, it gives Madison the genuineness required of a principal character, and made it very enjoyable to walk beside her throughout the book.”

“Madison Knight is a cop that does it her way, and won’t let anything or anyone get in the way of that.”

“Madison is a kickass detective who was fearless, strong-willed and tenacious. She followed all possible leads as she was committed to solving this case. She confronted everything head on. I loved how the author portrayed both her personal and professional life. It shows her struggling to gain approval from her mom who does not approve of her career choice. This showed that there is a sensitive side to her kickass detective who was fearless, strong-willed and tenacious. She followed all possible leads as she was committed to solving this case.” —taken from her review of In the Line of Duty