Dead Against Her by Melinda Leigh is the fifth book in the Bree Taggert romantic suspense/police procedural series. Bree has been sheriff in her hDead Against Her by Melinda Leigh is the fifth book in the Bree Taggert romantic suspense/police procedural series. Bree has been sheriff in her home county in upstate New York for a few months. The book is set in Grey’s Hollow in Randolph County. The sheriff’s department is asked to do a wellness check on an elderly widow. When Bree arrives, she finds two people dead. One of the victims is a corrupt former deputy Bree recently forced out of the department.
As Bree, part-time civilian criminal investigator Matt Flynn, and the rest of the department search for clues, they find that other people had trouble with the dead deputy. However, someone doesn’t want Bree to get answers. She becomes a target of efforts to destroy her reputation and career. When an officer disappears, she won’t back down.
Bree is smart, skilled, honorable, and determined. She joined law enforcement to help people and that is what she intends to do. Bree shows a lot of growth in this story and her character was more dynamic. Matt is a former sheriff’s deputy injured in the line of duty. He was going to start a K-9 training program, but his sister Cady is using the kennels for rescued dogs. Matt is a great investigator and loves dogs, including his retired K-9, Brody. Cady has common sense, teaches kickboxing and self-defense classes, and has good people skills. The storyline is engaging, suspenseful, and includes some very tense scenes. The first chapter is chilling. It pulled me into the tale quickly and kept me rapidly turning the pages all the way to its shocking conclusion. The personal attacks and how Bree reacts to them gives readers greater insight into some of her strengths. The author has weaved another installment involving family, relationships, balancing work and family, romance, death, lies, hate, fear, trust, greed, refusal to work for a woman, and much more.
Overall, this book has twists, tension, violence, and relatable main characters. If you are expecting a solid series that will have mysteries, suspense, crime, action, and eventually some romance, then this is a series that I recommend. Besides this one, I’ve read the first three books and the prequel in the series. I accidentally skipped book four and plan to read it soon.
I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date May 17, 2022. ---------------------------------------- My 4.21 rounded to 4 stars review is coming soon....more
Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh is the fourth book in the Bree Taggert romantic suspense/police procedural series. Bree has been sheriff in her Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh is the fourth book in the Bree Taggert romantic suspense/police procedural series. Bree has been sheriff in her home county in upstate New York for a few months. The book is set in fictional Grey’s Hollow in Randolph County. Bree and her younger brother Adam are visiting their abandoned family farm that Adam recently purchased when they find human bones. The bones are of a man and a woman, both murdered in the same way.
When it turns out the murders occurred 30 years ago, Bree’s dead father becomes a suspect along with a squatter found on the Taggert farm. When Bree’s niece is abducted, the cold case steps up a notch. The investigation has made someone angry. As Bree, part-time civilian criminal investigator Matt Flynn, and the rest of the department search for clues, Bree has flashbacks to her troubled childhood.
Bree is smart, skilled, honorable, and determined. She joined law enforcement to help people and that is what she intends to do. She has trouble delegating at times because it’s out of her control. Bree shows a lot of growth in this story and her character was more dynamic. Matt is a former sheriff’s deputy injured in the line of duty. He was going to start a K-9 training program, but his sister Cady is using the kennels for rescued dogs. Matt is a great investigator and loves dogs, including his retired K-9, Brody. Cady has common sense, teaches kickboxing and self-defense classes, and has good people skills.
The storyline is engaging, suspenseful, and includes some very tense scenes. The first chapter is chilling. It pulled me into the tale quickly and kept me rapidly turning the pages all the way to its shocking conclusion. Besides the investigation, readers get some insight into the political aspect of being a sheriff, something Bree hates, but gets good advice from her administrative assistant. The author has weaved another installment involving family, relationships, balancing work and family, a slow-burn romance, murder, lies, trust, and much more. However, the ending felt somewhat rushed.
Overall, this book has twists, tension, violence, and relatable main characters. If you are expecting a solid series that will have mysteries, suspense, crime, action, and eventually some romance, then this is a series that I recommend. Besides this one, I’ve read the four other books and the prequel in the series. I plan to read books six through eight next month and am looking forward to reading book nine which will be published in early July.
I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date September 14, 2021. ---------------------------------------- My 4.31 rounded to 4 stars review is coming soon....more
Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh is the third book in the Bree Taggert romantic suspense/police procedural series. Bree has been sheriff in her Drown Her Sorrows by Melinda Leigh is the third book in the Bree Taggert romantic suspense/police procedural series. Bree has been sheriff in her home county in upstate New York for a few months. The book is set in Grey’s Hollow in Randolph County. An abandoned car is reported to the sheriff’s office and Bree discovers the body of a woman floating near the bank of the river. How did she die and why wasn’t she reported missing? Bree and part-time civilian investigator Matt Flynn and the rest of the department search for clues in Holly Thorpe’s personal and professional lives. However, nothing is clear-cut and more incidents occur complicating the situation.
Bree is smart, skilled, honorable, and determined. She guards her privacy, isn’t demonstrative, and had a rough childhood. Matt is a former sheriff’s deputy injured in the line of duty. He was going to start a K-9 training program, but his sister Cady is using the kennels for rescued dogs. Matt is a great investigator and loves dogs, including his retired K-9, Brody. Cady has common sense, teaches kickboxing and self-defense classes, and has good people skills.
The storyline is engaging, suspenseful, and includes some very tense scenes. It pulled me into the tale quickly and kept me rapidly turning the pages all the way to its shocking conclusion. The author has weaved another installment involving family, relationships, romance, death, grief, lies, trust, support, respect, and deception.
Overall, this is an excellent book that has twists, tension, red herrings, and relatable main characters. If you are expecting a solid series that will have mysteries, suspense, crime, action, and eventually some romance, then this is a series that I can recommend. I’ve read the first three books and the prequel in the series and have the next two on my reading schedule for this month.
I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date March 16, 2021. ---------------------------------------- My 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review is coming soon....more
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