Review: Great debut by Smith!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
Jennifer is newly widowed at the ago of 39. With her grown daughter in college she decides to make a move that she's always dreamed of. She moves to be close to the mountains (and the bears!) in Crested Butte, Colorado and she got a job as an entertainment journalist for the local newspaper. Jenn wants some meatier stories so when a serial killer has appeared in their town she jumps at the chance to cover the story, without her boss's approval, but that's beside the point. And she doesn't want to just be a pushy reporter, she wants to help catch the killer.Jack is the Sheriff of the town of Gunnison. He has not been successful in love. The women that he's dated always want to change him and they hate that his job is 24/7. But when the pretty reporter moves to town, pushing her way onto the case, she makes him reconsider having a long-term girlfriend.This story is actually pretty funny. Jack is all alpha, Jennifer is ballsy. The secondary characters are a trip. They all want to help Jenn catch the killer but they're all a pain in Jack's ass. Seriously funny. I also enjoyed the whodunit aspect of the story which kept me on my toes trying to guess who the killer is. And just when you think you know, there's more. Good stuff!I noticed a few Kristen Ashley-isms ("You get me?", "I'll give him that play.") but not enough to bother me. Ashley was clearly an inspiration but Smith has a lot of talent, her own certain something. I look forward to more books from her.