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A dead body on your front porch, a man you have never seen before and another mystery for Logan and Skye to unravel before more bodies are found. So much for recuperating from the ongoing onslaught of her slightly deranged sister, Christy. Somehow this thriller comes very close to home and that is not just on Skye’s front porch. Is this connected to the inheritance Christy is hounding her about?

This story is not one you will set aside until you figure out what the mystery is and how the pieces all come together. An ARC of this Johnston & Fletcher Thriller was received through BDM, LLC and BookSprout. These impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.

What on earth could a police officer with a K-9 partner have in common with a psychologist? Perhaps nothing until they started working together to find a lost child and solve a murder.

Dr. Skye Johnston had her own counseling service and there was little she had not heard from a client. However, helping in a murder investigation was new, even to her. Logan Fletcher and his K-9 Riggs, felt her help was important in solving this crime. And thus a new partnership began…

An early copy of this Johnston & Fletcher thriller was received through BDM, LLC and BookSprout. These impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.

No means no - right?

Oh my gosh! The author kept me guessing and then, just when I thought I knew who the perpetrator was, a plot twist was tossed in. This story certainly had me sitting on the edge of my seat at times, wondering if Emily had chosen the wrong case to help with.

This wonderful story was received through BookSprout and BDM Publishing. These impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.

Following an incident at an arrest Max Grady finds himself kicked out of the police force and spiraling into depression and alcoholism.

When his former partner is called into investigate a OD victim at the same apartment block when Max's mother also OD'd Max is forced to sober up and lend a hand.

A flawed main character and a partner who is very aware of her limitations make an interesting duo which, when combined with a suitably evil villain and an excellent plot make this an enthralling read which is difficult to put down

Betrayed is a prequel to the Emily Tizzano series and is available upon signup to the author's newsletter. Betrayed covers the events surrounding Emily's retirement from the Chicago police department.

Once again, I have more questions than answers - not least of which is why and how was she framed? I mean sure there's some kind of answer provided but it's not remotely sufficient. Some guy who was jealous of her? Planted evidence that she was taking bribes. It sounded extremely weak. I'm just not sure if that was intentional or not. For instance could that just be a cover story dreamt up to clear Emily from the charges. I mean the envelope of cash money could be from her ex father in law, the mob boss for having gotten her fired? But I could just be reading way too much into it.

It was a short quick read and an okay introduction to the series. 2 stars.

Emily Tizzano might have had to give up on her police career when she was falsely accused of corruption and taking bribes - but she hasn't given up on helping people. With the assistance of her tech support friend, Mike, Emily takes on the cases no one else will and helps the victims find answers and if required - justice.

This started out strong and then kind of fizzled. Emily was an alright character - I can't say I really connected with her but I had no objections to her personality either. I liked the dog, Miner and the friendship with Mike, her dog sitter and sometimes techie but although the crime interested me to begin with it soon got boring. There just wasn't really any investigation beyond a lot of sitting around wishing she wasn't in Stockton interspersed with feeling rage and it was boring to read.

Perhaps more annoyingly was that the crime itself didn't really make sense. I'm not sure if I missed something or the author did. For instance - if he killed her by accident on the trail - how did he have photos of her? Why did he keep the shoe or send it to Emily? Why did he kill Cameron's horses or stab Emily? There was no actual evidence? What did it matter if they asked questions? Plus who broke into the hotel room? And why steal the receipt with Nate Gillibrand's name on the back? I ended up with more questions than answers. Especially with the ending. Wtf was that ending? I'm all for vigilante justice - when it makes sense. This did not. Why on earth would you line it up so that you are the last person seen with the soon to be victim? I get her shooting him - I did not understand the logic behind committing a crime when there's a witness to put you there and cops that are pretty much guaranteed to be on their way. Honestly, that just lost me. I mean I could've handled a boring case, but stupidity in my main character is a much harder sell.

2.5 stars, rounded to 2.