Book Review
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
Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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.
My Book Review:
In Hooked, the first book in the Katrina & Goode series, author Caitlin Rother weaves a suspenseful thriller that will keep the readers turning the pages.
When father and daughter biotech executives Simon and Victoria Fontaine are found dead in their home in the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla Farms, homicide detective Ken Goode and investigative reporter Katrina Chopin work in tandem the suspicious death case investigation.
Hooked is a riveting thriller that easily draws the reader into this fascinating and multi-layered story. This thriller is an adrenaline rush as Ken and Katrina simultaneously work the suspicious death case of the father and daughter. There are a lot of scenarios and potential suspects, it's like putting the puzzle pieces together to the solve the case. I really enjoyed the alternating third person narrative chapters following Ken and Katrina as they worked the case with danger around every corner, while having a subtle romantic connection brewing under the surface added into the mix. The surprising twists and turns throughout the story kept me on my toes as I kept trying to figure out who the murderer was from all the potential suspects and the reason why the murders occurred. This is a great start to a new thriller series, I can't wait to read what adventures await Katrina and Ken in Staged, book two of the Katrina & Goode series that will be published on June 16, 2026.
Hooked is a riveting and fast-paced thriller that definitely hooks the reader from the start.
RATING: 5 STARS
RATING: 5 STARS
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 MANSON; SECRETS, LIES, AND SHOELACES; LOVE GONE WRONG; DEAD RECKONING; THEN NO ONE CAN HAVE HER; I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU; NAKED ADDICTION; POISONED LOVE; BODY PARTS; TWISTED TRIANGLE; LOST GIRLS; WHERE 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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