Trailbreaker

Prairie Nightingale, Book 2

By: Ruthie Knox, Annie Mare

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Suspicions that a serial killer is terrorizing a pristine tourist spot draw a single mom and budding private investigator into a twisting and deepening mystery of secrets and murder.

Single mom and newly minted private investigator Prairie Nightingale has opened the doors of her Green Bay, Wisconsin, agency and is ready for work. She and her crew aren’t quite prepared for their first client, though: Bernie Dubicki, a notorious online journalist and not-altogether-reliable provocateur, who claims the idyllic vacation destination of nearby Door County is home to a serial killer.

She’s pinpointed four seemingly unrelated deaths that haven’t raised suspicions for anyone else. But when a college student vanishes, Bernie’s sizable retainer convinces Prairie to help connect the dots. And trusted, flirty FBI agent Foster Rosemare thinks Bernie might be onto something. Prairie never expected her first investigation to be so big—like Dateline big—but she does have an inquiring mind and a knack for seeing things no one else can.

In this case she’ll have to look deep—not only into the secrets of strangers, but into Door County’s woods—to solve a mystery decades in the making.

©2026 by Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Give me more

I absolutely love this series. The characters are incredibly likable. Plot isn’t too heavy but has enough depth to keep it interesting. There’s just the right touch of mystery, humor, and romance. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and truly hope the authors continue the series.

Fantastic!

I enjoyed the second book of Prairie Nightingale every bit as much if not more than the first one. I love how all the details are woven together throughtout the investigation. The characters are excellent and this had all the elements of a great story: humor, romance, mystery. I can't wait for book number three! And I really loved the narrator for this audio version.

good but

When you stop and think why the book is a let down, it is because there was no interaction with the people the book was about. The people who were taken and killed and the people who caused it all to happen we don't interact with. There are a few lines and that is it. The emotion comes from Prairie. While it is a nice book about Prairie, it just wasn't what I was looking for in a book.

the first one was better

I was so excited when I learned the second book is coming out. and then I was very disappointed.