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Book Review of Dark Angel (Detective Beth Katz, Bk 1)

Dark Angel (Detective Beth Katz, Bk 1)
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Beth Katz is an FBI agent. She is also a vigilante serial killer. Beth figures she might as well eliminate the pedophiles and human traffickers so they don't have to rely on the justice system to take care of them. With each of her kills, she leaves a tarot card. In fact, this has led to the FBI trying to track down the "tarot killer".

Beth has been transferred to the FBI's Montana field office to work with Agent Dax Styles. Right away they are asked to help out the local sheriff on a case where two eleven-year-old girls are missing. Search parties are combing the woods when they find a body. Beth looks at the scene and remembers a cold case. Two young girls disappeared. One was found murdered, her clothes stacked neatly beside her. The other girl was never found. Beth realizes that this is the work of the Pied Piper. She makes it her goal to find him before another little girl disappears.

This is the first time I've read a book by D.K. Hood. I was hooked on her writing from the first chapter. Beth knows how a psychopath thinks because she is one herself. She is working with Styles; and knows he has been assigned by the brass to watch her every move. Dax is not a by-the-book agent. He wants to give Beth some room to work, but make sure she doesn't go off on her own and endanger herself.

This book had a great mystery. I loved how Beth and Dax worked together with the sheriff to identify their killer. There was lots of suspense in this story. I thought Beth took a few too many chances. She kept me on the edge of my seat. I'll definitely be reading the next book in the series. My rating: 4.5 Stars.

This book has been re-released as âWildflower Girlsâ.