Special Agent Dean Taggert moved from the FBI's Violent Crimes Unit to the Cyber Action Team (CATs) thinking that he would be investigating internet fraud. But his first big case is the worst he has ever seen. A co-worker has found a secret web site called Satan's Playground. A madman calling himself The Reaper, has murdered eight victims, taped the murders, and is showing them on his web site. He auctions off the means to his upcoming murders to the members of the site.
The investigation leads Dean to a small Virginia town where the first murder took place where he enlists the help of Sheriff Stacey Rhodes and her deputies. They believe the murderer has ties to the little town, and must work fast to uncover the culprit.
This was an interesting beginning to Parrish's Black CATs series. Both Dean and Stacey are strong, well-defined characters. Dean isn't one of those over-protective men who think women are incapable of doing the job. Stacey isn't the usual "victim" waiting to be saved by her hero. It's nice to have characters with depth who truly like each other.
The mystery itself is dark, but not too gross for the squeamish (me). There are several suspects and I found myself changing my mind about who the villain was. Of course, I never guessed the right person. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
The investigation leads Dean to a small Virginia town where the first murder took place where he enlists the help of Sheriff Stacey Rhodes and her deputies. They believe the murderer has ties to the little town, and must work fast to uncover the culprit.
This was an interesting beginning to Parrish's Black CATs series. Both Dean and Stacey are strong, well-defined characters. Dean isn't one of those over-protective men who think women are incapable of doing the job. Stacey isn't the usual "victim" waiting to be saved by her hero. It's nice to have characters with depth who truly like each other.
The mystery itself is dark, but not too gross for the squeamish (me). There are several suspects and I found myself changing my mind about who the villain was. Of course, I never guessed the right person. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
This grabbed me from the start and I had difficulty putting it down. The killer isn't guessed and was a surprise. I enjoyed 2 strong leads that complemented each other.
An okay Read, I guess. Not nearly as good as I'd hoped after reading about it in RT magazine, though. And reading this was not an experience I'd like to relive. But having read truly bad books before, I can't call this horrible.
It's supposedly romantic suspense, but reads more like a suspense with romantic elements... though said elements aren't terribly romantic... There are a few sex scenes, and they're okay too... not great, but not awful either.
And the suspense while plentiful, was dull... dull, dull, DULL.
No edge of your seat, can't wait to see what happpens next action here....It was so slow moving I had to push myself to finish it! I couldn't bring myself to care about neither the killer getting caught nor the H and h getting together. or about the secondary character's who's points of view are littered throughout the story, but don't serve any real purpose.
and while I've never read one, I think this may read a bit like a police procedural....A very slow one. The story was a bit more realistic then I usually see though. And the heroine was capable and intelligent... and didn't lose her focus or her smarts as soon as she meets the Hero, so that's always nice...
But I can't say this is worth a whole credit.
And the blurb about the author, says LP writes romantic comedies... Frankly, I can't see it. I may try one (a long time from now) just to see if it's any better, but I'm not expecting much, especially, if this is anything to go by.
It's supposedly romantic suspense, but reads more like a suspense with romantic elements... though said elements aren't terribly romantic... There are a few sex scenes, and they're okay too... not great, but not awful either.
And the suspense while plentiful, was dull... dull, dull, DULL.
No edge of your seat, can't wait to see what happpens next action here....It was so slow moving I had to push myself to finish it! I couldn't bring myself to care about neither the killer getting caught nor the H and h getting together. or about the secondary character's who's points of view are littered throughout the story, but don't serve any real purpose.
and while I've never read one, I think this may read a bit like a police procedural....A very slow one. The story was a bit more realistic then I usually see though. And the heroine was capable and intelligent... and didn't lose her focus or her smarts as soon as she meets the Hero, so that's always nice...
But I can't say this is worth a whole credit.
And the blurb about the author, says LP writes romantic comedies... Frankly, I can't see it. I may try one (a long time from now) just to see if it's any better, but I'm not expecting much, especially, if this is anything to go by.
