The Girl in the Woods (Misted Pines, #2)
Kristen Ashley
This body would be the last for Zachariah Lazarus… The Crystal Killer’s latest casualty was discovered in a sleepy town in the Pacific Northwest, Misted Pines. His years in the FBI, and tracking the Crystal Killer, have taken their toll on Rus. He lost his marriage to the job. And the burdens he carries for the victims was crushing him. Misted Pines has recently survived a killer’s rampage and a town scandal that made global news. The media was primed to devour a new story. So Rus already has his work cut out for him. But it’s more. Something is just not right with this latest victim. As Rus works with the local sheriff to unravel the mystery, the victim’s employer, Lucinda Bonner, decides she’s going to do everything she can to help. To help Rus find the killer. To help Rus survive the hunt. To help Rus navigate the intricate, and sometimes sordid, history of the town of Misted Pines. And to help Rus let go of his burdens.
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Heavy on the mystery/thriller plot, lighter on the romance. Rus is a burned out, tired FBI agent. He’s about to retire when he closes this last case. Lucinda owns a burlesque theater, club and later we find out a huge hotel and half the real estate in town. They have instant attraction and their relationship builds from meeting and there’s no question both are in it. The real drama is the murder(s). It’s pretty graphic and gruesome. And there’s multiple sexual crimes. It was kind of a bananas crime solving plot.
KA sets up so many sequels with heros falling out of the pages. The widowed sheriff Harry, Jason and Jesse twin private detectives, Porter and Jaeger with hero names. And KLEO! Plus Rus’s kids. This might end up an 8 book series.
Note: this is on the Money Bags shelf because Lucinda is loaded.
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