Title: Sins of the Mind, Red River Series
Authors: LJ Garland, Debbie Gould
Published: May 2012, Decadent Publishing
Format: Ebook received from Sizzling PR for reviewm
Seven years ago, Abby Montgomery survived a brutal attack. Now she is ready to put her pain in the past and move on with her life. The problem is, one by one the men in her life are being viciously murdered.
The detective assigned to the case, Ethan Parker, has demons of his own to hide. As the danger gets closer to Abby, so does Ethan. But can they get past his secrets before the killer gets to them? Sometimes the sins of the mind are more depraved than the sins of the heart.
Check out my interview with authors LJ Garland and Debbie Gould HERE
Suspense
books, in general, are not a genre I generally seek out. I find my success rate of enjoying them to be a lot of hit
and miss. Some I have loved, some I
have….not. That brings us to Sins of the Mind. I loved it! This book had so much going on, and it was organized and not
at all hard to follow. It was really terrific.
We start with Ethan who is a detective,
and he is now following a bunch of gruesome murders. And I do mean
gruesome. That aspect brings in a bit of the horror genre to this
story. And of course, the murders turn serial, and the suspense is really
amped up. Everyone is a suspect and no one is safe!
And what do all of these murders have in
common? The girl!! In one way or another she is connected to each
of the men that are brutally murdered.
But is she really connected or is it a coincidence? Abby Montgomery
And that’s why Ethan is so
perfect. *sigh* Of course I loved Ethan. Big strong manly
cop? Absolutely!! I really loved how tough he is. You can
depend on Ethan, and I love that in a male lead.
Now, there are some other characters in
this story who shall remain nameless at this point, to avoid any spoilers, but
they are horrible!! Like I said in the interview with the two authors,
this story definitely is twisted in some parts. And I don’t mean the
story twists, I mean the people are twisted! The murders are so grisly,
you will definitely feel a bit of a shudder after each new body is discovered. But it is written so well, you feel like you
are on the hunt with Ethan. You don’t
get to know who the murderer is while Ethan tries to figure it out. And that was a surprise in itself!
Secrets, oh my goodness, the secrets in
this book. There were some points where I was just fearful that Abby and
Ethan wouldn’t pair up. I was really rooting for them, I think they make
a great pair. But Ethan isn’t completely able to escape his past, and
neither is she. And when the past, present and future all collide it is
definitely a big cluster of a mess!! The drama of their building
infatuation and romance was terrific, and it was slow and steady enough that
you really grew with these characters, and identified with their feelings for
each other. When you get to the climax of the story you will definitely
be on the edge of your seat. I really loved how nothing was as it seemed
in this story, and each new surprise just drew me in closer and closer.
I think fans of suspense and murder
mysteries will really enjoy this book. I am definitely going to check out
the next book in the series!
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