Sandra Brown Follow

This book was intense and absolutely unputdownable! I couldn’t stop when life tried to interfere so I utilized the text to speech format and continued gobbling this up as quickly as possible.

Bowie and Beth were both characters that were relatable given that their emotions felt realistic and their flaws genuine. Things were not easy for them in any way as they began to work together on a case that had so many twists and turns, I wasn’t sure what to expect. This storyline could have been plucked right off of a current podcast and in the same manner, kept me glued until the end.

Beth Collins has come to Auclair, Louisiana from New York City to try and talk to Detective John Bowie about a three year old case that has haunted him all this time. The TV network that Beth works for is going to air a new episode about the case and they want to talk to John, who flat out refuses, although his boss Tom Barker has no issues with talking to them and spinning the evidence and information the way he wants even John has called him out about it several times, which has caused John nothing but trouble all this time. Beth has some new ideas about who actually has some new ideas about what might have happened the night three years ago when the young girl went missing and it ties with other missing girls in the surrounding townships. No one wants to listen to her, especially John, but after some events happen that point to her being on the right track, John finally starts looking at the case differently. What follows shows what happens when a few corrupt cops only care about themselves and not the citizens they are to protect and how the the ones who do care are good at weeding out the bad.
(Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy)

This was a perfect summer read!

I loved the way this pulled me into the deep emotional issue Zack faced deciding whether or not to continue life support in a situation he should have never been put in. While this is filled with lots of drama from the “villain” as well as another problem Zack was facing, for me it was truly about The Decision. So many variables at play in making that ultimate decision. I couldn’t help but put myself in his place and found myself going from one frame of mind to another. Despite his relationship with his ex, it would be a decision wrought with pretty much every emotion known to man.

I loved watching Zack and Kate come together and fall in love despite the rocky path they were traveling. Zack had enough alpha in him to make my heart smile although I admit, I would have loved to have seen more. I’m used to heroines that are lawyers being a bit too tough and go get ‘em, but Kate was not. She was dedicated to her job and determined to do what needed to be done but did not trample on anyone along the way.

This was fast paced and not really a mystery other than I never knew what the bad guy was going to do next. And what he did was quite a surprise. This was not the type of story to keep me on the edge of my seat although when I got to the “surprise by the villain” part, I was certainly doing so. However, it was a smooth read I found extremely enjoyable.