An okay story, the medical was weak and the romance was on the soft side. The characters were lacking that oomph that I look for in a police mystery. ( )

Let Down by Borrowed Time, my fourth CJ Lyons Thriller

I loved all three of the previous CJ Lyons thrillers I've read. Borrowed Time was the first one that included a medical setting.

The author does her usual great job of creating suspense, and generally her writing is good. However, i was disappointed by the following in this novel:

1. Policewoman Kate O'Hern's recovery from being shot and declared clinically dead is way too fast to be believed.

2. Dr. Josh Lightener falls in love with Kate unbelievably quickly. Even though he does question his ethics in this situation, I still found it disturbing that he would continue to pursue his romance.

3. The romance wasn't the only thing rushed, the plot moved at breakneck speed in a very unrealistic way. As a result, the character development suffered and the protagonists weren't fully three-dimensional.

4. The motivation of the killer isn't adequately explained and remained confusing to me.

The above issues detracted from what was otherwise a decent plot, which also incorporated paranormal elements.

I still have two more Lyons Thrillers lined up to read, and hope that Borrowed Time was the only less than stellar novel by an otherwise favourite author. ( )