A mass murder has just taken place and a killer is on the loose...but just WHO the killer is takes some time to unravel. There is a crime to solve and a drug trafficking ring to shut down. The book is well-written and captured my interest right away.
I DO have to confess one gripe...Sandra Brown, who I believe started out primarily as a romance novelist, crossed over into suspense thriller novels...and has tried to shove romance into them. In the case of this book, the romance piece did not work for me at all. I found it totally implausible, unlikely and awkward. For me, it simply didn't fit, didn't belong and detracted from the story. It just didn't need to be there. It would have been a much better read without it.
That being said, the romance portion was minimal (almost like it was wedged in there gratuitously), so I sort of laughed and groaned when it came up, ignored it and moved on.
I enjoyed the book and it gets the stamp of "above beach read" status. Sandra Brown, age 64 (give or take), who looks a bit like Mary Tyler Moore, has written over 70 books. I previously reviewed her book "Rainwater", which I thoroughly enjoyed.
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