Sandy M’s review of Don’t Trust a Killer by Cynthia Eden
Contemporary Romantic Suspense published by Hocus Pocus Publishing 18 Sep 18
I’ve been reading Cynthia Eden’s Lazarus Rising series and have enjoyed every single book. So when I came across this new standalone, I wanted to check out her contemps versus paranormals. I’m very glad I did.
Bree is a new FBI agent and has been assigned to help take down New Orleans’ biggest and baddest. He has his hands in nearly everything, and her boss thinks the man is also a murderer. There’s a serial killer on the loose and every victim is somehow connected to Kace Quick. Bree has an interview with him and it’s up to her to make entry into his domain to bring him down. What she doesn’t realize is appearances can be deceiving.
That’s not to say that Kace isn’t bad in some respect. Ms. Eden has given him a heartbreaking but double-edged background. You have to decide how much you’re willing to take from him. I’m able to take quite a bit because eventually the man does acknowledge his love for Bree – it wouldn’t be too much of a romance without that, so the reader knows that’s coming. He’s street smart and identifies Bree from the beginning, but he keeps her around for that “something” that can take a man over the edge and begin to change.
I like when Bree decides to think for herself instead of like her asshole of a boss. She begins to see that all the talk and rumors about Kace aren’t necessarily true and she chooses his side when the chips are down.Things move fast in this book, and there’s plenty of twists and turns to keep you reading. There’s also a couple of things you’ll have to let go – Bree’s ability to work the silks in a dance routine at Kace’s club and be absolutely wonderful at it, when all the experience she has is taking some lessons when she was about fifteen. But that’s okay by me, because I really enjoyed these two characters a lot. Especially when things get hot and heavy. Sizzling has never sounded so good.
A very good read when you’re in the mood for suspense and mystery with your romance.
Grade: B+
Summary:
To catch a killer…you have to use the perfect bait.
FBI Agent Bree Harlow is working the biggest case of her career. She’s undercover on the hunt for a killer who has murdered three women—and she isn’t going to stop until she brings down her prey. She’s scored a job at Fantasy, the hottest club in New Orleans, and she’s just caught the attention of the club’s owner, the sexy and dangerous Kace Quick. Everyone knows the guy is shady—and probably linked to every criminal activity in the Big Easy. She shouldn’t find him so attractive. Shouldn’t want to do anything but lock the guy away. After all, he is her chief suspect.
Be careful…sometimes, you can’t see the danger coming.
Kace knows there is far more to Bree than meets the eye. He isn’t a fool, and he can spot a Fed from a mile away, though he does admit that Bree is the sexiest FBI agent he’s ever seen. He lets her play her game, though Kace plans to keep his hands very far off his gorgeous new problem. Then the attacks begin. Attacks all focused on Bree. And suddenly, it’s not a game any longer because Kace isn’t about to let his FBI agent get caught in the crossfire.
To hurt a man, you have to destroy what he wants most.
Kace has a powerful enemy working in the darkness—a man who wants to destroy Kace by making him look guilty as hell. Kace is being set up for murders he didn’t commit. And now, the killer has locked onto his next victim—Bree. Despite Kace’s best efforts, he has let Bree get too close. For the first time in years, Kace cares about someone else—a fatal flaw. And the killer in the dark can’t wait to make Kace pay for past sins…The killer thinks he can hurt Bree, and by hurting her, the mighty Kace Quick will fall.
Things aren’t always as they appear…
Bree won’t be anyone’s victim. She’s not the damsel in distress—she’s the woman ready to take down a murderer. She’ll break every rule in the FBI’s precious handbook in order to protect the lover she knows is innocent. Kace is hers, and Bree won’t let anyone hurt him. She’ll catch the real killer, she’ll prove his guilt, and maybe, just maybe, Bree and Kace can stop their world from going down in flames.
Sex, murder, and lies…just another day in the Big Easy…
Read an excerpt.
