#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a sexy thriller where an unruly detective and an ambitious tv show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon—while trying to resist the attraction between them.
Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the actions taken (or not taken) during the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than three years prior. But now, Crisis Point, a long-running true crime television series, is soon to air an episode documenting the unsolved Mellin case. Bowie has been instructed by his unscrupulous boss to keep to himself his grievances and criticisms over the mishandling of the investigation.
Beth Collins, a senior producer on Crisis Point, knows what classifies as a great story and when there’s something more to be told. After working on the show for seven years researching, fact checking, and editing dozens of episodes, Collins is convinced that Crissy Mellin’s disappearance was not an isolated incident. A string of disappearances of teenage girls in nearby areas have only one thing in common: They took place on the night of a blood moon. In a last-ditch effort to find out the truth, Beth leaves New York City for Louisiana to enlist Detective Bowie in helping her figure out what happened to Crissy and find the true culprit before he acts on the next blood moon—in four days’ time.
At the risk of their jobs and lives, Bowie and Collins band together to identify and capture a canny perpetrator, while fighting an irresistible spark between them that threatens to upend everything.
Review:
I have no idea why I always let so much time go between reading books by Sandra Brown–she hasn’t let me down once, and her newest is no exception! She’s just so darn good at what she does 🙂 Beth and John are strong and likable characters, despite their flaws, and it’s easy to root for them, both to solve the mystery and to (finally!) get together. I really enjoyed trying to solve the mystery along with them as the tension ratcheted up–the fact that it’s set next week when there really is going to be a blood moon from 3/13-14 made everything feel even more imminent and urgent–well played, Ms Brown!
Honestly, my only complaint with the whole book is that it took Beth and John a little too long to figure out the next target…it was super obvious to this reader sitting safely on the couch in her vacation rental what was going on… 😉
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.