Review of Accused

Title: Accused

Author: Janice Cantore

Series: Pacific Coast Justice

 

Chapters: 41

Pages: 399

Genre:  Mystery, Suspense, Christian Suspense,

Rating: 4 ½ stars

Accused is the first book the Pacific Coast Justice Detective Carly Edwards is a cop who has been removed from patrol and put in Juvenile. All she wants to do is get back to patrol when a murder rocks the small community.

I enjoyed the suspense and mystery of the novel with just a little bit of romance, cannot wait to read the second book in this series. As a Criminal Justice major I just love mysteries and suspense that involve law enforcement. Even though Accused is a suspense novel it does have a little bit of everything for everyone.

Review of A Killer Among us

Title: A Killer Among Us

Author: Lynette Eason

Series:   Woman of Justice

Chapters: 45

Pages: 345

Genre: Christian Suspense

Rating: 5 stars

     A Killer Among Us is the third book in the women of Justice series. This book focuses on Kit Kenyon Jamie’s(Don’t look behind) twin sister. Noah Lambert is trying to get use to having a female partner. They are hunting a serial killer that is killing a select group of people law school students. Either Kit or Noah are a target though they don’t know which one.

     I enjoyed reading the book, but unlike the first two books I was still guessing til the very end who the bad guy was. With the first two I figured it out half way through. This one I found out when everyone else did. I am looking forward to Lynette’s next book. 

Review of Don't Look Back

Title: Don’t Look Back

Author: Lynette Eason

Series:   Women of Justice Book 2

Chapters: 37 plus epilogue

Pages:327

Genre: Christian Suspense with a hint of romance

Rating: 5 stars

     Don’t Look Back is the second book in the woman of Justice series. Jamie Cash is a forensic anthropologist who survived a kidnapping and attempted murder has finally got her life back, and living for God. Dakota Richards is an FBI agent that is running from God even though he wouldn’t admit it. You first meet Jamie and Dakota in Too Close to home. Jamie is Samantha’s younger sister. You don’t have to read the books in order but to understand what’s going on and not have anything given a way it’s best to read them in order. 

     Jamie is working as a forensic anthropologist for a South Carolina police department when the team discovers bones of a murder victim. Which lead Jamie and the team to realize that her attacker is back, and Dakota will do whatever it takes to protect Jamie. It will become a race to find the killer before Jamie becomes his next victim. Will Jamie be able to let go of the past and have a future with Dakota? What kind of surprises in store for the sisters?

     I really enjoyed the book I am looking forward to the third book in the women of justice series and Lynette’s next book. I liked how the bad guys name wasn’t given to the end of the book. He had a nickname “Hero” because he seriously thought he was the hero to the girls he attacked. Unlike the first book I figured out who was the bad guy before the book stated it. But still enjoyed the book. 

Review of Too Close to Home

Title: Too Close to Home

Author: Lynette Eason

Series:   Women of Justice book 1

Chapters: 33 Plus Epilogue

Pages: 332

Genre: Christian Suspense

Rating:  5 stars

     Connor Wolfe is a homicide decetive assigned a case of missing teenage girls, one of whom’ body turns up. There’s really nothing to link the girls other than the fact that they all have access to a computer. That’s where FBI special agent Samantha Cash comes in. She’s a computer expert or as Connor calls her the first time he meets her a computer geek.

     Together they work together to find the missing girls and solve the case while fighting their feelings for each other. Samantha’s faith is strong and Connor’s is all but gone. Too Samantha it seems like he blames God for taking his wife. Then something happens with the case, it hits home, and what could have destroyed Connor faith brings him back to where he needs to be.

     I enjoyed the book, but then again I am a huge fan of suspense. I loved that Lynette kept you guessing about who the bad guy was the whole time. The epilogue was a teaser for the next book. Which is the story of Jamie Samantha’s sister.

     Even though it was a bit of a love story, it was secondary the novel mostly focused on the crime and the working to solve it. So I would call the book Christian suspense and mystery with just a hint of romance.