REDEMPTION ROAD by John Hart

REDEMPTION ROAD is a mystery with many twists.  Police officer, Elizabeth, is on suspension for investigation of the murder of two men.  They had kidnapped a teen girl but did Elizabeth have the right to murder to them like they were murdered?  They had their knee caps shot off and their groins obliterated.  In the meantime ex-cop, Adrian, is being released from jail.  Elizabeth has always been his only champion. She didn't believe he was guilty of murdering the woman he was convicted of murdering.  The back story is constantly changing, not in a confusing way; unless you are trying to guess the outcome.  There are many characters whose lives are intertwined.  The murderer is easily guessed but why, is the hard question.  I would definitely recommend this book.

THE OBSESSION BY NORA ROBERTS

I enjoyed this book.  It grabbed my attention at the beginning.  Then when it switched gears and began telling about Naomi's dating life and house remodeling, I thought oh boy another romance.  I guess you figured, I'm not a romance lover.  Now I don't mind some mixed with my murders but strictly romance is a "no go."  Well, I was wrong there.  In comes the serial killer and my attention was grabbed, again.  Great story about a young girl, Naomi who finds out, at 12, her dad is a serial killer.  He gets caught and I thought it was over.  Not so, enter a copy cat of her father and my interest is, again, peaked.

TRY NOT TO BREATHE by Holly Seddon

Very interesting book.  Amy was atacked and nearly beaten to death.  She is in a coma but can she tell those investigating who did it?  Dr Haynes has been experimenting with comatose patients to discover if there is brain activity.  doe he find activity in Amy's brain.  Did she knowthe person who beat her?  And the underlying story finds Alex, a journaist, trying to get a great story to work her way back into the newspaper businees.  She was fired from her job due to her drinking.  how much will she lose before she finds her way out?  The experiments on the patients in chronic vegetative states was intersting.  I hope one day this can come true.

BOURBON KiNGS by J R Ward

I really liked this book.  I hated to see it end.  I can't wait for the next one.  Lizzie finds herself being sucked in again.  Can she resist?  Lane has hurt her once so she must be strong and stay away from him now that he's back and MARRIED.  With the festivities of the derby coming up, there are more troubles uncovered. Lane must face all of these, but will he have to face them alone or will his family or Lizzie be by his side?

PRETTY GIRLS by Karin Slaughter

I really did have trouble putting this book down.  I guessed after a bit of reading that Paul was the culprit but didn't see how far reaching it could be.  Claire had always been a quiet girl but didn't realize her husband, Paul, was actually controlling her.  He was so upstanding wealthy and brought so much to her life.  More to her life than she could ever imagine.  But he took her family away from her.  When Claire finally sees him as his true self, she is totally shocked. How could she be so blind?  Great book and it's as good as Gillian Flynn's GONE GIRL.

KILLING LESSONS By Saul Black

Wow.  If you like blood and gore, this book is for you.  Leon was learning challenged but no one ever really cared.  His grandmother tried to teach him his ABC's but he couldn't learn them so she engraved them on his body.  Oh yeah!  He then tried to learn them and show by killing women and inserting items with the beginning letters in their mouths.  The police officers had a very difficult time finding him because he left the bodies all over the country.  He was caught but the story to how is the important part.  The brains and strength of the officers were amazing as was the underlying story of who was trying to frame detective Valerie.  Good story a bit too much gore for me.

COBWEBS by Mary Coley

I enjoyed the  book, COBWEBS, by Mary Coley very much.  There was plenty of suspense, great descriptions, and excellent characterization.  When her great aunt calls Jamie to come to her! Jamie leaves immediately.  But, before Elizabeth can tell Jamie what she thinks is very important, someone tries to kill Elizabeth. Everyone seems to love Elizabeth, so who can it be?  I never had a suspicion of who the culprit was.  I would have liked to get to know Elizabeth better.  She must have been a great aunt.