I picked up this book because the author writes books with JA Konrath. This book has a short stint with a crossover character (Jack Daniels). This is a kickoff to the Val Ryker series. Val is police chief in a small town. A killer that she put away has been released since the body of the person he was accused of killing has just been found dead in the lake. This sets off an explosion of events that pits Val against a cunning killer, more murders, job suspension, and surprising suspects as she tries to find the real killer while trying to stay alive herself. I will continue with this series ( )

The story is predictable and over the top. Relationship between two of the main characters felt forced just for the sake of writing a sexual element into the book. I doubt I will read another by this author. ( )

I could hardly put this one down. ( )