This is the second book in Mr. Murphy’s Charlene Taylor series. I read this right after reading the first one, Kiss & Tell, to see if his characters and tone carried over. I was not disappointed.
This tale picks right up after the
first book, after Detective Taylor has come off of her previous three cases as
well as dealing with her father’s death, her mandated time off. She decided to
go see her sister, Jane, in Colorado. While there, she meets Matt, a Fed, and
they end up working together on this baby case. Admittedly, the Feds were
hesitant to let an LAPD detective on their turf, but due to circumstances, they
felt Charlene could be a big help to them. As per her usual, Charlene found
herself immersed in this case.
This book contains what I would expect
in a police procedural – a case that is never-ending and seems to be
unsolvable; a love interest (adding interest to the tale); families that are
disrupted because of the particular crime; a carryover case from years prior;
red herrings that lead the reader down one path only to find they are veering
off onto another; an ending that makes the reader go “huh, there’s a twist for
ya.” As well as a final sentence that lends to another story in book three.
Again, Mr. Murphy is one to watch through
his writing career. To quote Steve Berry, “Murphy has the touch.”
I am curious now to read his Calvin Watters series.
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