Publication Date: September
12, 2023
Format: Kindle
Genre: Mystery Romance LGBTQ
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Publisher: Bold Stroke
Books
Length: 304
Pages
Buy: Paperback
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Synopsis
Forty years ago, Sydney Hansen’s best friend was murdered. His killer
left her a menacing note. Now the man Syd suspected was behind the killing
has died—and she receives another threat, attached to a photo of her
thirteen-year-old great-niece. Terrified but angry, she turns to the NYPD
and Detective Gale Sterling to reopen the case.
Gale has been handling cold cases for over a decade, burying herself in
her work and caring for her elderly father, a former detective himself.
But this case isn’t like the others. Maybe it’s Sydney Hansen—she finds
her beauty captivating. Or maybe it’s the bullet she takes for Syd one
night when their date turns into an impromptu stakeout.
Syd and Gale just want to protect the innocent and bring a killer to
justice, but as their feelings for each other grow the once cold case
turns dangerously hot.
Review:
I received a free copy of this book from Bold Stroke Books through
Netgalley.com I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Sydney has been sitting on evidence in the murder of her best friend scared
to come forward after death threats to his son. Now the son is grown
and has a daughter of his own and has found out about how his father died.
Sydney also wants to learn what happened to her best friend and get some
justice but she receives another threat. This time it doesn't deter
her and she goes to the police.
I really enjoyed this story. I find with a lot of lesbian mystery
romances it's more about the romance than the actual mystery but this was
not. The cold case of what happened to Wyatt is a twisty winding road
that has many possible suspects, missing evidence, a mole in the NYPD and a
tap on Sydneys computer.
Gale and her partner Tommy take on the case. I love their interaction and
their nicknames for each other. You can feel the closeness these two
have from working together for so long. When Gale and Sydney meet there is
an instant attraction but both have wounded hearts and then there is the
cold case investigation between them. This is a slow burn romance and
it felt right, and natural.
Well written with a great mystery and so many layers to a brutal murder that
happened many many years ago. It seems MM romances are all the rage but
lesbian stories don't get as much press or love. This is definitely a good
one. Not every character is gay and the story line will have you second
guessing yourself over and over.
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