Review: Secrets Uncovered
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
Brandy Alexander escapes to LA, running from a failed romance of ten years and hoping to establish herself as an investigative reporter. Somehow, fluff pieces on dog shows and the like just don't grab her attention, although that's her beat. Drafted to be in her best friend's wedding, she returns to her home town and finds it much more exciting than LA, although not in an entirely positive way.Her best friend, John, is visibly nervous when meeting her at the airport and she discovers he may be the target of a murderer, as a result of taking pictures at a party. Although the pictures were given to one of Phily's Finest, they disappeared from the investigation. When John's boat is blown up and he's considered dead, the investigation into his death is stalled. To complicate issues (and Brandy seems to be able to complicate anything), her ex-boyfriend, Bobby, is one of the cops and Brandy's not at all sure who the bad guys are and who the good guys are, especially when she hooks up with Nick Santiago, a sexy man with a murky background and equally murky present. Throw in an ultra-conservative mayor, who seems to control the police force, construction contracts that seem less than ethical, Bobby's interest in and protection of Brandy, despite the fact he's married, and you have a formula for mayhem laced with chaos, as Brandy insists on pursuing what she sees as wrongs that need to made right. The fact her little investigation may mean she won't live long enough to accomplish her goal adds to the suspense.