Emily Tizzano might have had to give up on her police career when she was falsely accused of corruption and taking bribes - but she hasn't given up on helping people. With the assistance of her tech support friend, Mike, Emily takes on the cases no one else will and helps the victims find answers and if required - justice.

This started out strong and then kind of fizzled. Emily was an alright character - I can't say I really connected with her but I had no objections to her personality either. I liked the dog, Miner and the friendship with Mike, her dog sitter and sometimes techie but although the crime interested me to begin with it soon got boring. There just wasn't really any investigation beyond a lot of sitting around wishing she wasn't in Stockton interspersed with feeling rage and it was boring to read.

Perhaps more annoyingly was that the crime itself didn't really make sense. I'm not sure if I missed something or the author did. For instance - if he killed her by accident on the trail - how did he have photos of her? Why did he keep the shoe or send it to Emily? Why did he kill Cameron's horses or stab Emily? There was no actual evidence? What did it matter if they asked questions? Plus who broke into the hotel room? And why steal the receipt with Nate Gillibrand's name on the back? I ended up with more questions than answers. Especially with the ending. Wtf was that ending? I'm all for vigilante justice - when it makes sense. This did not. Why on earth would you line it up so that you are the last person seen with the soon to be victim? I get her shooting him - I did not understand the logic behind committing a crime when there's a witness to put you there and cops that are pretty much guaranteed to be on their way. Honestly, that just lost me. I mean I could've handled a boring case, but stupidity in my main character is a much harder sell.

2.5 stars, rounded to 2. ( )