Suspense

El detective Duncan Hatcher es llamado en plena noche para que acuda a una peculiar escena del crimen: la casa del juez Cato Laird. El caso parece raro: Elise, la joven esposa del juez, ha sorprendido a un ladrón en plena faena y lo ha matado en defensa propia. Duncan no cree en la inocencia de Elise e intuye que su actuación es sólo parte de la historia... Elise se encuentra en privado con el detective para hacerle una revelación increíble, y Duncan interpreta que se trata de la mentira de una mujer culpable. Pero, ¿y si estuviera diciéndole la verdad? En esas circunstancias, Elise desaparece.

Suspense in which a decent cops worst enemy may be his own conscience and trusting the wrong person could mean the difference between life and death.

Erin St. Claire writing as Brown, Sandra

3/21/18 Done. Would never recommend this book and it was not time well spent IMO. Romance?!? This is not romance, more like lust which can be fine but I think it was awkward adding sex scenes to the detective mystery. Instalove and the h is like do whatever you want with me in bed because I love you so, so much and H is all in turmoil because he loves and wants her so bad but he's keeping his gun nearby because he doesn't really trust her.

Not a fan of the narrator. His girl voices .... not good.

I can't imagine ever reading another book by this author. A 13 hour CD and the truth of the story is revealed in the last hour, as expected but the previous 12 hours weren't that memorable, suspenseful or exciting. I hate mysteries. h had all the answers but couldn't tell the H because it would only make it a 2 hour story. The monologuing by the bad guy was of course caught on tape so he'll be easily prosecuted. I guess my f-i-l liked it for the "twists" which I was "whatever" about.
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2/23/18 My father-in-law asked me if I ever read it because he just finished it and really liked it. He offered to lend me his Kindle so I could read it. So for him, I will read it so we can talk books. Found it on CD, great!
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Ut-oh it opens on a court case with cops and lawyers and a judge. *sigh* Where are the fairies and magic? I actually hate mysteries which this is crowd-sourced as. I love my father-in-law though. (Last book I read for my mother, this one for my father-in-law, next for me? Actually I have plenty going for me) ( )

Reading a Sandra Brown novel is always an entertaining treat and "Ricochet" is no exception. The homicide detective partnership pairs Detective Sergeant Duncan Hatcher and Detective DeeDee Bowen with the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. There is mystery, suspense, romance, betrayal, secrets, police investigations, and court room drama for a roller coaster reading experience filled with unexpected twists and turns. At the end of each chapter, I found myself saying, "just one more chapter."
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