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Friday, January 30, 2026

Book Spotlight: Hooked by Caitlin Rother

 














Hooked by Caitlin Rother
Book1: Katrina & Goode Series
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Publication Date: February 1, 2026
Format: Paperback - 397 pages
               Kindle - 392 pages / 6.3 MB
               Audiobook - 12 Hours 58 Minutes
               Barnes & Noble (PB) - 397 pages
ISBN (Paperback): 978-1662532351
ASIN (Kindle): B0F329C7Y3
ASIN (Audiobook): B0FB5GMV4W
Genre: Thriller


Buy The Series: Katrina & Goode
Book 1: Hooked (Publication Date: 2/1/2026)
Book 2: Staged (Publication Date: 6/16/2026)

Buy The Book: Hooked


Book Description:

In this suspenseful thriller by Caitlin Rother, a journalist and cop fight a sexual attraction as they join forces to expose a layered scheme of dark and dangerous secrets.

When investigative reporter Katrina Chopin and surfing homicide detective Ken Goode lock eyes, there’s an immediate attraction. Sparks fly as they bond over cocktails, sharing their common experiences of being orphans and losing loved ones to suicide.

But the next time they meet, it’s from opposing sides of a high-profile case. Two biotech execs, whose company is developing a groundbreaking sexual enhancement drug, turn up dead in the wealthy seaside enclave of La Jolla Farms, where Goode can readily see that the forensic evidence doesn’t add up.

As they work their own angles, sometimes together and sometimes at odds, their growing attraction threatens to cost them their jobs—and their lives. As Katrina and Goode pursue answers behind these mysterious events, a secret stalker taunts Katrina with details of her tragic past, which takes her to the brink of death. But once the duo rips the mask away from this beautiful paradise, the corrupt underbelly behind all that glitters is revealed.



About The Author



New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored 14 books, ranging from narrative non-fiction crime to mystery and memoir. Her newest book is DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case (April 27, 2021). Her backlist includes HUNTING CHARLES MANSONSECRETS, LIES, AND SHOELACESLOVE GONE WRONGDEAD RECKONINGTHEN NO ONE CAN HAVE HER; I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUNAKED ADDICTIONPOISONED LOVE; BODY PARTSTWISTED TRIANGLELOST GIRLSWHERE HOPE BEGINS and MY LIFE, DELETED

A Pulitzer Prize nominee, Rother worked as an investigative reporter at daily newspapers for 19 years before quitting the news biz in 2006 to write books full-time. Her journalism has been published in Cosmopolitan, the Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and The Daily Beast. She has done more than 200 appearances as a crime commentator on TV, radio and podcasts, ranging from "20/20," "People Magazine Investigates," "Nancy Grace," and "Crime Watch Daily," to shows on HLN, Oxygen Network, Investigation Discovery, C-SPAN, XM Radio and PBS affiliates. She also works as a writing-research-promotions coach and consultant.
















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