Dead Man's List (San Diego Case Files #3) by Karen Rose
Publication Date: March 4th 2025 by Berkley
Pages: 472
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★
My
Thoughts:
Detective Kit McKittrick and Sam’s hiking date ends abruptly
when they stumble upon a dead body. The victim ends up being a corrupt
councilman and there’s no shortage of suspects. As his deeds are revealed it’s
no wonder someone took him out! Sam, as the police department’s consulting
psychologist helps Kit and Connor as they methodically hunt for the killer.
Meanwhile, Rita, one of the girls the McKittrick’s are fostering,
is set to testify against her mother’s murderer. She receives a veiled threat, putting the
whole family on high alert.
Dead Man’s List was a layered mystery that captured
and held my attention from beginning to the wild end! Lots of reveals! I loved
seeing Kit, Sam and Connor in action, handling the suspects. It was a great
crime/police procedural! The personal relationships with family and friends’
factor in heavily and I loved the support they gave each other. The ladies from
the senior center always make me laugh, too!
Most of Ms. Rose’s romantic suspense stories could be read
as standalones, but Dead Man’s List is the third book in the San Diego Case
Files, and I think it’s best to read in order as the relationship between Kit
and Sam is a slow going one starting with the first book. There’s also the
continuing mystery of who killed Kit’s foster sister when they were teenagers. A
bit of information has been revealed in each installment.
4 Stars
Book Description:
Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick's latest case exposes San Diego’s seedy underbelly in this nerve-shattering tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose.
On a long-anticipated second date with police psychologist Dr. Sam Reeves—right as things are getting steamy—Kit stumbles across the mutilated body of a local San Diego politician. The politician is loved by many of his constituents but is hated and reviled by many more. That the suspect list is long is no surprise to anyone, but exactly who ends up on it stuns Kit and her team.
As the SDPD reveal the victim’s sinister dealings, Kit and Sam are forced to navigate the lawless world of the city’s most rich and powerful citizens to find answers. But time is rapidly running out, with their sources of information dropping like flies as the killer methodically eliminates loose ends—and anyone else who stands in the way.
About
the Author
Karen Rose is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the bestselling New Orleans, Sacramento, Baltimore, and Cincinnati series. She has been translated into twenty-three languages, and her books have placed on the New York Times, the Sunday Times (UK), and Germany's der Spiegel bestseller lists.
This sounds really good and a series (trilogy?) that I want to read. I've got several of this author's books on my TBR list...what are a few more? ;D Hope to read some this summer.
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