Series:
Lost Girls (Book 2)
He'll have to trust a woman who knows too much
To solve his biggest homicide case yet
LAPD detective Denver Holt doesn't know what to make of
true crime blogger Ashlynn Hughes -- no matter how attracted he is to her. The
stubborn writer has inside information that can help him crack his biggest
homicide case yet. But as anonymous tips carry them further into danger, Denver
wonders if he can keep a target off Ashlynn's back…or if she'll be silenced for
good.
Good book that sucked me in from the start and kept me
hooked to the end. Ashlynn is the sister of murdered crime blogger Sean Hughes
(
The Bait) and is determined to keep his blog going. She receives a tip about a
submerged car with a body in the trunk and investigates. When she finds the car
where her tipster said it would be, she calls the cops. LAPD detective Denver
Holt is the one who is sent to investigate.
Denver wants to make the Homicide/Robbery division. He's
not too happy to be stuck looking into a submerged car or dealing with the pushy
woman who discovered it. But when her insistence that he check the trunk turns
up a dead body, he has a lot of questions. Something about her story doesn't
add up. When he is assigned to investigate the case, she's the first one on his
list to interview.
Denver was not happy to discover that Ashlynn is not only
a true crime blogger but the sister of Sean Hughes. He and Sean had a history,
and he believes Ashlynn is cut from the same cloth. But he also can't help
worrying about her safety. Denver follows her when she goes to meet her contact
and is there to save her when she is attacked. At that point, they decided it
would be best if they worked together. Neither expected the attraction that
flared between them. Denver was protective of Ashlynn and frequently frustrated
by her fearlessness. They grew closer as they worked together. I liked how
Denver began to respect Ashlynn's capabilities and understand what motivated
her. I also liked how Ashlynn started to see her actions through Denver's eyes and
think about their effects. I enjoyed how Denver caused Ashlynn to think about
her future. Though there are no big declarations at the end, there is a clear
intention to see where their relationship goes.
The suspense in the story was excellent. Most of their
leads came from tips from Ashlynn's blog. Her determination and fearlessness make
her take chances while investigating those tips. As she and Denver get deeper
into the investigation, Ashlynn's actions put a target on her back. There were multiple
twists in this story that kept me guessing as to who the murderer was. The
final confrontation kept me glued to the pages until it was all over.
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