She receives anonymous calls warning her of the consequences if she fails to resign. She ignores the threats until Jan is found dead in a pool of jellyfish. She deeply grieves her loss even as she feels guilty by not acting on the personal threats. Still, a determined Neely plans to uncover the identity of the killer regardless of whether she obtains any cooperation from her own staff. M.K. Wren's new series is a twenty-four karat winner that reads more like a suspense thriller than a police procedural.
Readers see bigotry operate in a de facto open manner as well as hidden in the shadows.
The heroine is a strong person who bends but becomes more powerful as she refuses to allow narrow minded individuals to stop her from accomplishing her job.