Lacey Campbell is a forensic odontologist who gets called to a crime scene where some bones have been discovered. Along with the bones, they find a cop's badge ... and a necklace.... an item that Lacey knows very well. It belonged to a college roommate who had been kidnapped 11 years before but her body had never been found.
Lacey was a witness to the abduction and her information had led the police to the man responsible. He was tried, convicted, and died in prison.
Other people start to die.. and not naturally. They were all a part of the kidnapper's trial ... prosecutor and witnesses. Lacey testified against him in court .. making her the next probable victim.
Jack Harper, an ex-cop and now a businessman, is called in when he's informed that the bones were found on property belonging to his company.
I liked the whole premise, even though it wasn't all that hard to figure out why bodies are showing up, murdered in the same way as the others had been found years earlier
Lacey and Jack are extremely likeable. Secondary characters are Michael, a reporter who is a friend to Lacey .. but wishes there was more. Add two funny homicide detectives who act more like an old married couple rather than partners.
There is also Alex, friend of Jack's.. tall, dark, handsome and broodingly quiet. I mention him because he has his own story in CHILLED .... the 2nd book of the series.
I gave it 5 stars. It's a nice easy read, but has a lot of action. I like the back-stories so that you understand why they are the way they are. Just a general good read.
Lacey was a witness to the abduction and her information had led the police to the man responsible. He was tried, convicted, and died in prison.
Other people start to die.. and not naturally. They were all a part of the kidnapper's trial ... prosecutor and witnesses. Lacey testified against him in court .. making her the next probable victim.
Jack Harper, an ex-cop and now a businessman, is called in when he's informed that the bones were found on property belonging to his company.
I liked the whole premise, even though it wasn't all that hard to figure out why bodies are showing up, murdered in the same way as the others had been found years earlier
Lacey and Jack are extremely likeable. Secondary characters are Michael, a reporter who is a friend to Lacey .. but wishes there was more. Add two funny homicide detectives who act more like an old married couple rather than partners.
There is also Alex, friend of Jack's.. tall, dark, handsome and broodingly quiet. I mention him because he has his own story in CHILLED .... the 2nd book of the series.
I gave it 5 stars. It's a nice easy read, but has a lot of action. I like the back-stories so that you understand why they are the way they are. Just a general good read.
Over a decade ago, Lacey Campbell escaped from a serial killer. Her best friend, Suzanne, wasn't so lucky. Her body was never found. Now Lacey is working in forensic dentistry and has been called in to help identify a murder victim. She is shocked when she realizes that the skeleton that was found in a crawl space is Suzanne. Her body was found in a building owned by ex-cop Jack Harper. He believes someone planted the body there to make him look guilty. As the killer sends messages to Lacey telling her that he is coming for her, Jack appoints himself her bodyguard. He isn't about to let anything happen to Lacey.
This is Kendra Elliot's debut novel and the first book in her Bone Secrets series. The story took a few chapters to capture my interest. There were a handful of characters that had a point-of-view in the story. It took me a little while to get used to the head-hopping. The suspense story was interesting, even though there were some instances of TSTL behavior by both the heroine and the cops. I heard the next book in the series is better and I look forward to it. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
This is Kendra Elliot's debut novel and the first book in her Bone Secrets series. The story took a few chapters to capture my interest. There were a handful of characters that had a point-of-view in the story. It took me a little while to get used to the head-hopping. The suspense story was interesting, even though there were some instances of TSTL behavior by both the heroine and the cops. I heard the next book in the series is better and I look forward to it. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
A critic wrote âA page-turning blend of romance thrills and danger!â Well, I found the blend was a little bit off. The suspense / thriller part of the story was really good, and there were some interesting twists along the way. The romance of two of the main characters, however, didn't âblend' very well in parts, and really distracted from the story. The suspense would be building up the trajectory, only to be cut short while the characters throbbed and melted for each other in romance-novel-style writing. I'm not saying that it was bad to have the characters in a romance, but a bit toned down approach to the writing would have blended better.
