Review: 2 Good Mysteries in One Package!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
I always enjoy these boxed sets. I was lucky enough to catch an after Christmas sale and quickly read both novels.Stranger in Town is about 2 young girls who have been kidnapped a couple of years apart. Sloane is hired by the father of one of the girls and he is certain they are connected, kidnapped by the same person, because he and the other family received drawings that appeared to have been done by the missing girls. Sloane investigates starting with the first kidnapping and uncovers new evidence. She has also attracted the attention of Detective Cade McCay who is taking over for his father in solving the last kidnapping. It appears that sparks might be flying between Sloane and Cade but she reminds him and herself that she is involved with Giovanni and not looking for another romance.Bed of Bones begins 60 years earlier when a young boy falls to his death down an old mine pit and 7 dead women are also discovered down there. A man who lives nearby is arrested in their deaths. Cut to present time and a film has been made about that story. A bomb goes off in the movie house during the premier, killing several people. The movie maker, Melody is a suspect in the bombing because she disappears after the bombs explode. Melody and 2 other women are discovered murdered near the opening of the deserted mine shaft. It appears that someone is recreating the old murder scene and has been caught part way through. Cade from the previous novel shows up on scene when his daughter Shelby runs away from home and straight to Sloane. He hangs around long enough to help Sloane solve the mystery, and it appears to lay down the foundation for a romance to come between them in future novels?Both books were page turners - I hated to put them down. Looking forward to the next book in the series.