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Book Review of Deadly Affairs (Francesca Cahill, Bk 3)

Deadly Affairs (Francesca Cahill, Bk 3)
Deadly Affairs (Francesca Cahill, Bk 3)
Author: Brenda Joyce
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This book is actually the second of a trillogy by Brenda Joyce which begins with the first book Deadly Pleasure and includes the final book Deadly Desire.

As the heiress to a vast fortune ammassed by her millionaire father, just after the turn of the 20th century, Francesca Cahill's life should be mapped out for her: find an eligible suitor, marry and have children. But Francesca is an unconventional young lady who is not about to give up her knack for sleuthing-even if it brings her closer to danger than she could ever imagine.

Murder strikes once again in the seamy underbelly of New York's high society, exposing scandalous secretsand unleasing an intense investigation into one of the most brutal crimes the city has ever known. Innocent women are being murdered and there seems to be a strange connection between them. Can Francesca unravel the clues - or by doing so will she place herself and other women in grave jeopardy? Francesca must join forces with New York City's Police Commissioner Rick Bragg, the man she cannot resist loving as their seach takes them throuhg a twisted labrynath of menacing lies, corruption and a passion the refuses to be denied.