FBI Special Agent Jordan Gray and her FBI partner Matt Riley,
are called in urgently one night by their boss, Assistant Director Susan
Mitchell, to investigate the rape and near murder of her pregnant partner, Julie
Keppler. Jordan and Matt are asked to work the case off the clock as a favor to
Susan. To do this, they have to get the cooperation of the detective in charge
of the case.
Detective Rebecca Foxx, is not too happy about the involvement
of the FBI. But she knows she needs all the help she can get with tracking down
the person responsible for not only Julie’s attack, but the rape and murder of
several other victims. There appears to be a pattern to the attacks. Each victim
has been pregnant and seemingly all the victims are lesbians. Is this a hate
crime? The perpetrator attacks the victims, rapes them, kills them and takes
their babies. He has to be stopped. So far this unsub (unknown subject) has
evaded capture, but will he be smart enough to outwit the FBI and the Chicago
Police Department?
Jordan and Rebecca and their partners begin their
investigation in earnest to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt gets
underway, more women are murdered. Suddenly the unsub appears to change his M.O,
(Modus Operandi). He is not only attacking lesbians anymore, but also married
women. Why has the perpetrator changed his tactics?
Just as the FBI and Chicago P.D think they are making
progress, so they find themselves back to square one. Will they ever catch the
perpetrator of these horrendous crimes?
During the course of their investigation, it becomes apparent
to Jordan and Rebecca that they have a strong attraction towards each other.
Jordan, who in the past has been quite a player, would like to act on it. But
Rebecca is very career minded and fights her feelings. Will Rebecca
relent?
This is a wonderfully well written murder, mystery, romance
with so many twists and turns and ups and downs it was hard to figure out who
the murderer was and why they were committing the atrocities on unsuspecting
pregnant women.
Right from the very first page I was hooked on this story and
I stayed hooked, right through to the last page. Be advised, don’t start this
book until you have plenty of time to read right through and finish it. I
couldn’t put the book down. I simply could not figure out who the murderer was.
When I finally found out, I was flabbergasted. Such a total shock.
I love the two main characters, Jordan and Rebecca. They work
well and play well together. They are both multidimensional and along with the
rest of the characters in the story, play their parts to perfection in
furthering the story along at a nice pace.
As well as the complex murder mystery, at the heart of the
book is a steamy, red hot, sizzling romance, with all the ups and downs of real
life getting in the way.
I’ve read all of Syd Parker’s books. This is her first murder
mystery, I have to say, she’s exceeded all my expectations. I’ve loved her
romance books from the outset, but this book simply has to be her best ever yet.
But then, I say that about each of her books. Seriously, I would recommend this
to all lesbian fiction mystery lovers. A great plot and excellent
dialogue.