Billed as book 1 in the Bone Secrets series, and what an opener.
Looking online there are 5 books in this series, so far, and I can’t wait to get stuck into the next one.
Forensic Odontologist Lacey Campbell is young and at the beginnings of her career. A lecturer at her local Dental School, and occasional forensic consultant, she is called to a scene where a collection of bones have been discovered.
She quickly realises she knows the victim. The last time she had seen the girl she had been taken by a serial killer, and became his last victim.
The bones are found in a building belonging to a medically retired cop, Jack Harper.
Jack had once dated another victim of the killer, and when his ex cop partner is found tortured to death, links start to fall in place. That cop had been one of the officers to catch the killer.
An uneasy alliance forms as Lacey and Jack start to work on their own theories.
Both come under suspicion by the officers investigating the current killings.
But what is the link?
Can Lacey really trust Jack?
A great story. I don’t know where the series will go next, which characters will return, but there’s enough interesting subplots in this book to open many avenues.
Lacey is young, hot, and hot blooded. Her character is a really enjoyable read.
The relationship with Jack is steamy. They are both passionate about finding this killer, and that passion boils over into a will-they-won’t-they scenario.
Jack is a business owner who owns many properties. He was a cop for a short time, until an arrest went wrong and he got injured. He had returned for a short while but found it wasn’t right for him so joined his father’s business.
Then there’s Lacey’s friend Michael, a no nonsense journalist who she once dated but is now best friends with.
Set in the coastal state Oregon there is loads of potential for crimes to investigate, big cities, isolated towns, seaports, the list could be endless
So let’s see where it goes next.
Pages: 373. Publisher: Montlake Romance (Don’t know why, it’s definitely a crime thriller)
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