Dark Hearts (Special Agent Beth Katz #3)

FBI agent Beth Katz and her partner Dax Styles are back!!!!! Woohoo! I had high hopes coming into this book and D.K. Hood did not let me down. I found this book to be thrilling, gripping, thought provoking, suspenseful, and hard to put down. In this book they are hunting a diabolical and crafty serial killer. I was fully invested in this book from the very beginning and my attention never wavered. I enjoyed the pacing, the wonderful writing and the sense of danger, and the characters.

Beth Katz is such an interesting character. Not only is she and FBI agent but she is the daughter of a serial killer and a vigilante killer! Whew! Talk about a lot going on in someone’s life. Beth is a strong cookie who doesn’t back down, she is intelligent, crafty, and strong. Dax Styles is also a great character. He is charming, smart, dedicated to his job, and very observant. I enjoy their working relationship. There is some sexual tension between them and while it is fun to read, I hope they never cross that line.

I love books with tension and suspense and this book had both. I liked the cat-and-mouse in this book. There is a sense of danger and unease that flows throughout the book. Will the killer strike again? Will Beth and Styles solve the case? I enjoyed being a silent observer watching Beth and Styles hunt for a killer while Beth was also trying to hide her “secret” life as a vigilante. This kept things interesting and tense.

Although this book could be read as a stand-alone, I highly recommend going back to the beginning of the series. It provided a lot of Beth’s backstory which I feel would make this book even more enjoyable. This was a pulse pounding page turner and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!!!!!!

Gripping, well written, suspenseful, and hard to put down!

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.