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DEEP DARK
Tracers #10
Laura Griffin
Releasing May 24th, 2016
Pocket Books
A gripping new romantic thriller
from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Laura Griffin...
The moment detective Reed Novak
steps onto the crime scene, he knows the case is going to rock his world. A
beautiful young woman murdered at home. No sign of forced entry. No motive.
She’s obviously not the killer’s first victim, and Reed’s instincts tell him
she won’t be his last. Reed’s first clue comes via a mysterious text that links
to a dating profile, but even more intriguing than the clue is the person who
sent it.
As a white-hat hacker in the Delphi
Center’s cyber investigation unit, Laney Knox sneaks into some of the deepest,
darkest corners of the Internet looking for predators. Laney would prefer to
stay away from Austin PD’s most recent murder case, but she can’t ignore the
chilling similarities between that crime and her own brutal attack years ago.
Laney offers to help the sexy lead detective, but he wants more from her than
just a promising tip—Reed wants her trust. Laney resists, but as their
relationship deepens she’s tempted to reveal the closely guarded secrets that
could make her a key witness…or the killer’s next victim.
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honest review.
Reed Novak, an Austin PD detective looking down the barrel
of middle age, steps into a grisly and unique if brutal murder investigation.
Laney Knox is a white-hat hacker at a cyber investigation
unit. Three years ago, she was attacked in the middle of the night by a masked
man that she knew meant to kill her. When a friend of hers is murdered, she
can’t ignore the similarities of the case with her own prior experience, and so
sends an anonymous tip to the sexy lead detective.
As a recluse, Laney prefers to stay in the shadows, but when
Reed tracks her down, demanding more than the leads she offers, she resists his
advances in order to prevent revealing the secrets that could make her the
serial killer’s next victim.
First of all, this was an absolutely fabulous read. The
technical aspects of computer and forensic science were written beautifully
using great details and interwoven seamlessly into the story.
The characters were realistic, had great depth, and were
easily followed. Told from a multipoint of view, it never became confusing as
far as perspective.
The author did a wonderful job of keeping the attraction
sizzling between the main characters without overdoing it or lag.
The plot and subplots kept one guessing as far as the
identity of the villain while interweaving secondary characters into the
story line. The pacing was great, allowing you to come up for air before being
thrown into the mix again.
This was a fabulous book that I wholeheartedly recommend. I
will definitely follow this author’s work. I’d give the novel five stars.
Reed watched her, and she had that
frustrated look in her eyes again. Every time she started to open up to him, he
did something to tick her off. She shook her head and glanced away.
“Laney?”
“What?”
“I’m a
detective. It’s my job to ask questions. To push.”
She
looked at him again and her expression softened. “No, you’re right.” She
glanced down at her beer bottle and picked at the label. “I’m glad she has
you.”
“Who has
me?”
“April.
You seem--” She paused, like she was searching for the right word.
“--committed.”
He
didn’t answer. It wasn’t really a question, but the way she looked at him gave
him the feeling she wanted a response.
She
drained her beer and plunked down the bottle. “I should get home.” She stood
up.
Reed
stood, too. He left a tip on the table and followed her through the throng of
people. The bar was packed, and the music had gotten louder since they’d first
walked in.
They
stepped into the warm, muggy air. It was dusk now, and a neon Lone Star Light
sign cast a blue-and-red glow over the sidewalk. As they walked in silence, he
thought of what she’d said about her job being meaningful. It was refreshing.
Maybe he’d been a cop too long, but he didn’t know anyone who talked about
things being meaningful anymore. If
they thought about work in those terms, they kept it to themselves.
Maybe he
was jaded.
No, he
definitely was jaded. But it had more
to do with his failed marriage than anything he’d seen on the job.
Reed spotted her little white car and
felt a twinge of regret. He’d enjoyed talking to her, enjoyed being near her.
And he couldn’t remember the last time that had happened with a woman. Having a
beer with Laney had been the highlight of his crap week. Hell, the highlight of
his month.
She
looked around. “Where are you parked?”
“Around
back.”
She
gazed up at him. He couldn’t read her expression.
“Thanks
for the drink,” she said.
“You
bought it.”
He
couldn’t read her tone either. The thrum of music seeped through the thin walls
of the bar as they stood there in the light of the beer sign.
She
stepped closer, and a jolt of heat went through him. She looked up at him with
those bottomless brown eyes, and he knew he was in trouble. It was a bad idea
to involve this girl in his investigation. Whatever useful info she might have
was outweighed by the fact that she was young, and edgy, and he wanted her. And
she must have seen something in his face because her eyes sparked.
She went up on tiptoes and kissed him.
New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author LAURA GRIFFIN started her career in journalism before
venturing into the world of romantic suspense. She is a two-time RITA Award
winner (for the books Scorched and Whisper of Warning) as well as the recipient
of the Daphne du Maurier Award (for Untraceable). Laura currently lives in
Austin, where she is working on her next book.
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