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Checkmate: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller

Feb12

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From Amazon:

The first thriller in the Blackstone and Prescott series by New York Times and USA Today best selling author, Linda S. Prather. Adam Blackstone is challenged to a unique game of chess by a deranged opponent. There won’t be a stalemate, resignation or draw—the only way to win the game is CHECKMATE.

Adam Blackstone’s obsession with serial killers ran deep in his veins. As a psychopath himself, he couldn’t resist the pull towards their twisted minds and brutal crimes.

When he joins forces with FBI agent Samantha Prescott, they return to Blackstone’s birthplace of Lexington, Kentucky to play a dangerous game. But as the stakes rise and the endgame draws near, Blackstone realizes that winning means succumbing to his own darkness and becoming just like the killers he studies.

My Review:

Sam or Samantha is full of sass yet very quick and totally competent as her outward appearance didn’t give off the same vibe. Late to meet her prospective partner, dressed as plain Jane but deadly with a Glock. Checkmate is written skillfully using the game of chess. Agent Blackstone needed a guard, and Sam was who he ended up with. The wit and expertise jumped off the page from the start. Now it’s the next reader who get to find out the rest of the story.

Taking Notes on Murder

Feb12

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Mysterious notes are showing up in Fiona’s kindergarten classroom claiming a suicide from 2005 was actually a homicide. Detective Landry maintains the messages are too vague, possess no integrity, and do not warrant a review of the old case. Fiona’s not convinced. She’s determined to find the author of the enigmatic notes and uncover the truth about a man who had many secrets and countless enemies, including Fiona’s mother and former suspect—Nancy Quinn! Can Fiona crack this cold case and what will it take to get Detective Landry involved? Don’t miss taking notes on this murder!

My Review:

Murder plus one. Whoever heard of an old murder and a plus one? Well, me for one. There can be actually plus two or three. Who knows? That’s the key. One never knows what’s around the corner when your main couple are peeking into an old cold case and it stirs up problems for quite a few others in town. Never mind a precocious little sassy kindergarten pupil, garulous other, and plenty of kind folks as well. The icing? How about long dead Grandma Ev showing herself? That would be a kicker if it even happens. Grandma Ev’s spirit does let everyone know her thoughts as coffee cups and more float along in mid-air.