Review: The Blue Journal by L.T. Graham

Description:
When one of Randi Conway’s psychotherapy patients is found dead of a gunshot wound, the investigation is turned over to Lieutenant Anthony Walker.

Formerly a New York City cop, Walker now serves on the police force of an affluent community in Fairfield County, Connecticut.  He lives among the privileged gentry, where he understands that appearances are often far removed from reality.  This certainly proves to be true in the death of Elizabeth Knoebel, when Walker discovers that she had been keeping a private journal entitled “SEXUAL RITES”.  

In her diary, Elizabeth was recording the explicit details of her sexual adventures with various men, many of whom were married to the women in her therapy group.  Elizabeth was a predator bent on seducing and, in some instances, humiliating these men, obsessed with a perverse mission that Walker believes led to her murder.

As Walker uncovers the secrets of Elizabeth’s memoir, he becomes convinced that her killer is another of Randi Conway’s patients.  

But which one?

My Thoughts:
I loved a good mystery that keeps me guessing. This one kept me guessing to the very end. Elizabeth wasn't a very nice person and the more that is revealed, the more suspects there are. And the more that the reader hates her. She's one of those murder victims that you can't help but have some sympathy for the killer. I thought characters, too. Hope to read more Detective Anthony Walker novels and I hope to see more of Randi Conway as well.


My Rating: *****
Steam Factor: !!!!


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Review: Blast From the Past by J.E. Fishman

Description:
The only series based on the real world of the NYPD Bomb Squad. Technical advisor Lt. Mark Torre, Commander NYPD Bomb Squad

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN COPS LIKE THESE.
YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED NEW YORK LIKE THIS.

Is Kieran Lehane a good cop on a rogue investigation? Or is he just a rogue cop?

Federal investigators examining the wreckage of Triangle Flight 699 declared the tragedy an accident and folded their probe. But NYPD dog handler Kieran Lehane, the squad's oldest detective, secretly pursues the case, forcing a review hearing. Then, much to his surprise, Lehane's dog suddenly "alerts" on a visitor to the hearing. The detective gives chase. Although he loses his suspect, he now has just what he wished for and more. He has the feds' attention, his squad's attention, and the terrorists' attention. There's just one problem: He may soon be forced to choose between saving the next planeful of victims and saving himself. 

My Thoughts:
Kieran is trying to solve a case that is 10 years old. He doesn't like the way it seemed to be covered up and can't let it go even when told by his superiors. Not even when things start to get dangerous. Even his friends think he has an unhealthy obsession. I enjoyed following along as Kieran put the pieces together with the help of a determined reporter and a sweet bomb-sniffing dog named Georgia. Enjoyable police procedural/ thriller. I've read the first in this series but not the others. They stand alone, though they share some characters.

My Rating: *****
Steam Factor: !!

*Notes: Mild language, some violence.

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