Blurb:
Deep into the Dark
features up-and-coming LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan
Sam Easton - a true survivor - is home from
Afghanistan, trying to rebuild a life in his hometown of LA. Separated from his
wife, bartending and therapy sessions are what occupy his days and nights. When
friend and colleague Melody Traeger is beaten by her boyfriend, she turns to
Sam for help. When the boyfriend turns up dead the next day, a hard case like
Sam is the perfect suspect.
But LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan, whose brother
recently died serving overseas, is sympathetic to Sam's troubles, and can't
quite see him as a killer. She's more interested in the secrets Melody might be
keeping and the developments in another murder case on the other side of town.
My review:
Deep into the Dark blew me away! I had no expectations from
this author as I’d not read anything by her. (That will change.) I was a bit
confused as this was billed as a new series featuring Detective Margaret Nolan
but the story deals more with Sam and Melody than Detective Nolan. AND IT
WORKS! We deal with the twisted mind of the killer, Sam’s PTSD and Melody’s
self-esteem issues as well as several murders and then you have Detective Nolan
holding her own against her older more set in his ways mentor and partner. The
story, a well crafted murder spree takes us on twists and turns and throws a
few red herrings at us but comes to a satisfying conclusion. I will be picking
up the next installment and will be checking out the authors’ backlist.
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