Published by Blackstone Publishing Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, suspense
Format: Audiobook
Detective Elise Sutton enjoys solving cold cases. They are puzzles to her and is an expert on how killers leave clues and are caught. She also teaches forensic science. One day she walks into a department store to buy towels for her daughters. She never expected to be stepping into chaos. She sees a shooter pointing a gun at a “tall man” and takes action. The witnesses at the scene corroborate Elise’s accounts of what happened that day. She is hailed as a hero, but she is conflicted. She had to take a life to save a life. Whew! What a decision to make. Elise is also struggling with issues in her marriage on top of all her guilt over the shooting.
When she has contact with Wade Austin, the “tall man” she saved, it becomes clear that he is not who he says he is. Things become muddled and a threatening game of cat-and-mouse begins.
I enjoyed how Elise was presented as strong yet vulnerable woman. I also enjoyed the POV’s and the sections on the “Kill Room”. I kept trying to figure out how this was going to connect to the shooting.
This was a well thought out and executed (no pun intended) book. The characters are complex, and I enjoyed getting into their thoughts. This was a gripping and tension filled cat-and-mouse that kept me wondering what was going to happen next.
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narration.