Ramon Muñoz has spent five years in prison, convicted of a murder his family is convinced he did not commit. Unable to get the courts to take them seriously, they turn to private investigator Paige Holden for help.
Paige cannot resist the family's pleas. But when Ramon's wife, having just handed her the evidence that will help prove his innocence, is brutally executed in front of her eyes, Paige is thrown headlong into a case which will place her life into jeopardy.
As Paige risks everything to prove Ramon was set up, she comes to realise that there is more at stake if Ramon is freed than she could have ever guessed. Can Paige stay alive long enough to unmask an unstoppable killer who will not rest until there's no one left to tell?
Rating: 4 Stars
I can't quite explain how but this story didn't really head in the direction that I expected. I think it was because while the prologue was an excellent opener, I didn't expect it to end up where it did. However the way the prologue was written has you gripped and instantly you want to know who is behind the murder of Crystal Jones and what it is that she has proof of.
This is one of those books where there are several strings to follow at any one time, and that's just on the crime front. We follow not only Paige and Grayson as they try to figure out what is going on, but also the sniper who isn't really that bad a guy, and some woman named Adele who for quite a while doesn't really seem to fit into the story. However Rose has done really well with tying everything up together at the ending, and she manages to keep you guessing about the identity of Crystal's murderer right up until the last few chapters.
I loved her characterisation, especially where Silas was concerned. Even though he is essentially playing the bad guy, he's actually a really nice person who has only ever tried to protect his family. However that led him into making an awful decision and he's been stuck in a rut ever since.
So why didn't I give this five stars? Because personally I hated the romance between Paige and Grayson. There was nothing for it to be based upon, no foundation to work with. And yet within days they're a forever couple. I'm just not buying it. Although there was a lovely sex scene for me to get excited over.
Would I recommend this book? Oh yes. For anyone who says a woman can't write crime, go and read this and then come back to me with your opinions.
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