Helpful Score: 1
Former Prosecutor Morgan Dane and her three young daughters have returned to her hometown of Scarlet Falls, following the death of her husband while serving our country in Iraq.
Now that she's near family and old friends, and with the promise of working with the District Attorney, she feels she's finally ready to put her grief aside and start her life again.
All goes well until her teenage babysitter is found murdered. The accused is her neighbor's son, Nick, who is just a few years older than the sitter. Nick was a frequent visitor in Morgan's home, entertaining her daughters, playing chess or checkers with her father. Nick's father begs for help for him and Morgan agrees. Deep down, Morgan just cannot accept that Nick could murder anyone.
Her decision turns her neighbors and friends against her and she loses the lucrative job before she even begins putting together a defense for Nick. Needing an investigator, she turns to her friend Lane Kruger, an ex-cop turned private eye. Morgan and Lance are going to have to battle the community, the cops, the DA.
As they systematically interview and question the girl's friends and family, they learn that just about every teenager in town knows something they aren't sharing. Meanwhile more evidence is stacking up against Nick.
Never a dull moment in this book! I really enjoyed how law enforcement worked with a private eye... just a touch of distrust on both sides, especially as the police looked in one direction only and never considered anyone else a suspect. There's an attraction between Morgan and Lance, she's a bit hesitant, he's determined not to scare her away.
There's a little bit of everything here .... a sadistic killer, a young murder victim who argued with her grandparents the very last time they saw her, a young man accused of a brutal crime, who only wants to continue helping his father with a landscaping business, a friend of the victim who seems to be in hiding... but from what?
Many thanks to the author / Montlake Romance / Netgalley for the digital copy of this romantic suspense. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Now that she's near family and old friends, and with the promise of working with the District Attorney, she feels she's finally ready to put her grief aside and start her life again.
All goes well until her teenage babysitter is found murdered. The accused is her neighbor's son, Nick, who is just a few years older than the sitter. Nick was a frequent visitor in Morgan's home, entertaining her daughters, playing chess or checkers with her father. Nick's father begs for help for him and Morgan agrees. Deep down, Morgan just cannot accept that Nick could murder anyone.
Her decision turns her neighbors and friends against her and she loses the lucrative job before she even begins putting together a defense for Nick. Needing an investigator, she turns to her friend Lane Kruger, an ex-cop turned private eye. Morgan and Lance are going to have to battle the community, the cops, the DA.
As they systematically interview and question the girl's friends and family, they learn that just about every teenager in town knows something they aren't sharing. Meanwhile more evidence is stacking up against Nick.
Never a dull moment in this book! I really enjoyed how law enforcement worked with a private eye... just a touch of distrust on both sides, especially as the police looked in one direction only and never considered anyone else a suspect. There's an attraction between Morgan and Lance, she's a bit hesitant, he's determined not to scare her away.
There's a little bit of everything here .... a sadistic killer, a young murder victim who argued with her grandparents the very last time they saw her, a young man accused of a brutal crime, who only wants to continue helping his father with a landscaping business, a friend of the victim who seems to be in hiding... but from what?
Many thanks to the author / Montlake Romance / Netgalley for the digital copy of this romantic suspense. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Helpful Score: 1
Ok book. Story moves along pretty good. No actual set up for the killer, just someone in the story. I give it a C-
Morgan Dane is a widow, living with her grandfather, and has three young daughters. It's been two years since the death of her husband. Morgan is finally ready to move on with her life and accepts a job with the local District Attorney's office. When Morgan finds out that her children's babysitter, Tessa Palmer, has disappeared, Morgan enlists her friend, Private Investigator Lance Kruger, to help find her. Tess is found, brutally murdered. It doesn't take long for the local police to arrest Tessa's boyfriend, Nick Zabrowski, who happens to be Morgan's neighbor. Morgan has known Nick for a couple of years and does not believe he would kill anyone. She immediately volunteers to be his attorney, even though it could jeopardize her new job.
This is the first book in the Morgan Dane series. The story starts with Tessa's murder which hooks the reader right at the start. Morgan is determined to find evidence that clears Nick. She and Lance sift through the evidence and interview the witnesses. Lance is also looking for another missing teenager who may have ties to this murder.
I liked the mystery and I enjoyed the burgeoning romance between Morgan and Lance. They've been friends for a long time. Lance has wanted to ask Morgan out for a long time; but believes there is too much baggage between them for a romance to work. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
This is the first book in the Morgan Dane series. The story starts with Tessa's murder which hooks the reader right at the start. Morgan is determined to find evidence that clears Nick. She and Lance sift through the evidence and interview the witnesses. Lance is also looking for another missing teenager who may have ties to this murder.
I liked the mystery and I enjoyed the burgeoning romance between Morgan and Lance. They've been friends for a long time. Lance has wanted to ask Morgan out for a long time; but believes there is too much baggage between them for a romance to work. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
Morgan Dane (Stella's sister from Scarlett Falls trilogy which should be read first) is trying to get back on her feet after a two year hiatus from her soldier husband being killed. Her teenage neighbor Nick is accused of a heinous crime and Morgan jumps ship from the prosecution job she's trained for to go on the defense. She gets help from her high school sweetheart Lance (also from Scarlett Falls trilogy) and his partner Sharp investigating possible leads. The township closes ranks and is out for Morgan's blood and along the way there's someone that's not happy with her that will go to great lengths to stop the investigation. Fast paced & twisty. Looking forward to next in series
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I checked on AMAZON for what reviewers thought before getting this book since it had only 2 mixed reviews on here as of 8/1/17.....and 71% of readers gave it 5 STARS! So I ordered a copy.....soooo glad I did. Started a bit slow...but once it got into the main storyline I was hooked & couldn't put this book down! One of the best books I have read in the past few months. Highly recommend this book!
