Review: Stalking Sapphire
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2013
Stalking Sapphire by Mia ThompsonSapphire Dubois is not your typical Beverly Hills resident. While other girls her age are out shopping or partying or just hangin' out, Sapphire is busy creating traps and luring serial killers into them. In two years, she has managed to catch seven serial killers, leaving them waiting for the police to find as Sapphire disappears into the night. She prefers that no one knows about her nocturnal activities.However, someone is now onto her game. Someone has turned the tables and is now stalking Sapphire.Detective Aston Ridder is an experienced detective who has just been transferred to the Beverly Hills division. Unlike others who might have been in his situation, he is not happy with the transfer; there is not enough crime in his new division to suit him. Instead of busting drug dealers and murderers, he's now discouraging shoplifters at upscale retail establishments. He received this fake promotion because he accidently backed off a building while apprehending a suspect and broke his leg. How much punishment did one man deserve? He feels betrayed by the transfer and immediately requests a transfer to another division with more action.Aston's and Sapphire's paths collide when first they meet at a fundraiser, and again when Aston gets assigned to investigate a series of crimes related to a kidnapping and mutilation that seem to be directed at Sapphire. Sparks fly.Mia Thompson does a very nice job of creating plausible characters and keeping the action consistent throughout. Her writing style is smooth and polished, providing an engaging read. I began the novel and continuing reading until it was finished. That's the sign of a good mystery.I received Stalking Sapphire as a review copy from NetGalley for review purposes.