LAPD Detective Kara Quinn is on an enforced vacation in her home town
of Liberty Lake. She’s bored and wants to cut the downtime short.
That changes when she finds the body of a nurse on her morning jog.
She knows immediately that this is murder and also knows that the
police in Liberty Lake are unequipped to handle it. She needs to find
a way to get involved.
Mathias Costa’s
newly developed Mobile Response Team is almost ready for it’s first
case. Even though arrangements are not perfect, Costa jumps at the
chance to assist the Liberty Lake police. As more details emerge it
starts to look like a case from three years ago. Catherine, an FBI
profiler was assigned to that case, but now she’s on leave
recovering from the devastating death of her sister. Costa must
convince her to come back for this case. She’s the only one who can
put the pieces together.
This is my favorite
kind of police procedural. The emphasis is on looking for clues and
putting the pieces together. I thought the author did an excellent
job bringing in new facts to keeps the tension high.
Costa and Kara are
well developed characters. Both their flaws and their strengths are
on display. Their interaction makes the story more than just chasing
clues. I also liked Catherine, the profiler. She seemed very
talented, and I wanted to know more about her past with Costa and the
case that forced her into retirement. I also liked the fact that the
serial killer had chapters devoted to his view. It made the story
more believable.
This is the first
book in a new series. I’m looking forward to the next installment.
I received this book
from Harlequin for this review.
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