Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Review: Her Deadly Secrets by Laura Griffin


Publication Date: July 2nd 2019 by Gallery Books
Pages: 368
Source: Publisher
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo

About the book:

A young private investigator discovers the price of keeping deadly secrets when a ruthless killer sets his sights on her in this pulse-pounding thriller from the USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author of the Tracers series.

Private investigator Kira Vance spends her days navigating the intricate labyrinth of Houston’s legal world, and she knows all of its shadowy players and dark secrets.

On a seemingly normal day, she’s delivering a report to her top client when suddenly everything goes sideways and the meeting ends in a bloodbath. Twenty-four hours later, the police have no suspects but one thing is clear: a killer has Kira in his sights.

Fiercely independent, Kira doesn’t expect—or want—help from anyone, least of all an unscrupulous lawyer and his elite security team. Instead, she launches her own investigation, hoping to uncover the answers that have eluded the police. But as Kira’s hunt for clues becomes more and more perilous, she realizes that she alone may hold the key to finding a vicious murderer. And she knows she must take help wherever she can find it if she wants to stay alive…

My Thoughts:
Kira, a new-ish private investigator and Jeremy one of the security specialist with Wolfe Security are thrown together when a case Kira and her boss are working turns deadly.  Jeremy is assigned to protect her, but Kira doesn’t want to be hemmed in while she’s trying to find a killer. However, she does see the wisdom of protection when it becomes clear she’s on the killer’s radar.

Kira’s is trying to piece together clues from her boss’s investigations to track down a killer, and while she has Jeremy at her back 24-7 he sort of becomes her reluctant partner in the case. Reluctant not because Jeremy doesn’t want to investigate, but because he doesn’t want Kira in any more danger than she’s in already.  Of course, being in such close proximity the attraction they feel for each other becomes hard to ignore. Jeremy doesn’t want his feelings for Kira to distract him from his job to make sure she’s safe, so it’s a little dance of giving in and backing off; that is when they’re not smack in the middle of danger.

I know I’m in for an exciting, fast-paced read when I pick up one of Laura Griffin’s mysteries.  While the beginning of Her Deadly Secret starts off with a bang, there was a bit of a lull until the story really took off for me, but when it did my attention was 100% consumed.  Part crime procedural and part romantic suspense. Thrills interspersed with chemistry a-brewing, and stolen moments of passion. Kira and Jeremy’s story was an exciting read!

4 Suns




13 comments:

  1. I still have not tried one of her books!

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  2. sorry to hear it had a bit of a lull, but it can happen sometimes - especially with mysteries. Sounds like a good one!

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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  3. Yes, this does sound just the thing. Still need to pick up my first one of hers.

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  4. I've been working my way through Griffin's Tracer Series and really enjoying each and every one. She's a great author, isn't she?

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    1. She really is! I still need to read a bunch from her Tracers series. I've read the most recent ones only.

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  5. I have a couple of her books and need to get to them. I do enjoy the thrillers and mysteries:)

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  6. Alright you've put this author on my radar xD

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  7. I need to read her books! I wasn't sure if I would like this one so I didn't accept it. Now I'm kicking myself for that. Good to know it starts with a bang! I love that!
    Genesis @ Whispering Chapters

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    1. I love Laura Griffin's books. Hope you give her a try sometime. :)

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  8. I enjoyed this one as well! Her books are always solid reads fore me!

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  9. I love when you get an author you know will deliver! I've never read anything by Laura Griffin, but it looks like I need to change that! Great Review Rachel!

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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  10. Knowing you’re on a killer’s radar sounds terrifying. I don’t often pick up mystery/thrillers but this one sound exciting and well-done, even with the slight lull in the beginning.

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